Creating a New Rubric
If you’re grading a completely new assignment, you can create a new rubric by clicking the Optional Settings link at the bottom of a New Assignment page:
Or if you want to add a new rubric to an assignment inbox that already exists, you can click the More actions link for an assignment on your individual classes’ home page.
And from the drop-down menu that pops up, select Edit settings. It’ll bring you to the same type of page that you see when you create new assignments, and you can change the rubric from the Optional Settings link there.
Once you’ve reached the assignment’s main settings page (the one that pops up when you create a new assignment), scroll down to this section. Click the Launch Rubric/Form Manager link.
The pop-up shown below will appear. It’s kind of a pain to work with, but that’s why you have a guide. To create a new rubric, click the top-left button with three white horizontal lines. Click Create New Rubric.
When you reach the new rubric template, look to the bottom of the pop-up and click the middle pencil icon. This makes the rubric more versatile when it comes to assigning point values to the rubric.
Below is an example of a new rubric. Here’s a breakdown of the important sections to fill in:
- The white titles across the tops of the columns can just say, “Full credit,” “Partial credit,” or “No credit.” Anything along those lines works, they’re just placeholder titles for how successful the student scored.
- The dark gray titles along the left side of the rows should be where you write the title of whatever criteria you’re grading on. For example, outlines have the following criteria: Summary, Q&A content, CC prompt, and CC Thesis. Essays often have criteria such as: Thesis, Body Paragraph 1, 2, 3, Organization, Writing/grammar, Conclusion.
- Finally, the large gray boxes in the middle of the page are where you type in your point values for each level of the rubric. I recommend always dividing your scores evenly. For example, say you have an essay worth 30 points total. A student can earn a maximum of 10 points for their thesis, 10 points for their body paragraphs, and 10 points for their conclusion. When you create the scales for each of these categories, space them out evenly. If you create a rubric where a student can score 0, 5, or 10 points on their thesis, then it gives you the option of giving them no credit (0) for a nonexistent or really bad thesis, half credit (5) for a decent thesis, or full credit for a great thesis.
When you are done, save your rubric with the button at the bottom-right corner!