Assignment Rubrics from Scratch

Margarita Berezyanskaya

Last Update vor einem Monat

1. On your course, click the Turn editing on button.



2. In the topic where the link to the Assignment should appear, click on the Add an activity or resource link.



The Add a new activity or resource pop-up appears.


3. Select Assignment in the Activities tab.



The Adding a new Assignment page appears.


Settings in the General section are used to set the general information about the activity.


4. Input the Assignment name.


5. Input the Assignment Description.



6. For this example, assume that an appropriate Availability for submissions is set.


7. Set the Submission types to File submissions.


8. Scroll down to the Grade section.


9. In the Grading method drop-down menu, choose Rubric.



10. Set Grade to pass to 70.


11. Scroll down and click on the Save and display button.


12. On the screen, this notification appears.



13. Click on the Define New grading form from scratch button. Do not choose Create new grading form from a template.



14. Input a rubric Name and Description.



15. Ensure that you have a copy of the original rubric.



16. Below the description the Rubric criterion table appears.



17. Click in the first cell, Click to edit criterion.


18. Paste or type in the first item, "conveys the message: reader may..."



19. In the next column, click on the Click to edit level text.


20 Input the level descriptor and the corresponding points.
Note: Having levels with 0 is recommended – add these even if your model rubric doesn't have a 0 level.



21. Continue filling out the level descriptor cells.


22. If additional cells are required, click on the Add level link.



Note the duplicate icon on the left of each criterion row.



23. If more criterion rows are required with the same levels, click the Duplicate icon and edit the new criterion. Alternatively, click on the + Add Criterion link below the table.


24. A duplicated criterion row appears as a clone of the previous row.



25. Continue editing and adding Criterion rows until the rubric is complete.


26. If the criterion rows need to be rearranged, use the Move icons on the left.



27. Below the rubric are the Rubric options.



28. Choose the Rubric options that meet the requirements of the assignment.


29. Click on the Save rubric and make it ready button.


30. The Grading Summary page appears, and you can return to the course home page.



31. If you decide to change any aspect of the rubric, click on the Action menu icon in the Grading summary page and click on the Define rubric link.


32. Edit the rubric as required.


33. Click on the Save button.


34. This results in a final rubric.


35. Return to the course home page using the breadcrumbs menu.


36. The Assignment activity link appears on the course main page. 



37. Use the Switch role to... student function to try it as a student.