Rubrics

Rubrics are an assessment and evaluation tool used to communicate expectations and standards of quality for online-submitted student work.

Each rubric is comprised of various course outcomes that can be uniquely created for a specific assignment or built using existing outcomes. Rubrics consist of rows, which are used to define the criteria to grade an assignment, and columns, which dictate levels of performance for each criterion.

All rubrics and coursework evaluations on Canvas are stored in Outcomes, which acts as a central rubric repository where creating and editing rubrics can take place.

Why use Rubrics?

Rubrics are used to:

• Communicate coursework and assignment expectations to students.
• Align pre-determined learning objectives and outcomes to course assessments.
• Assess and evaluate online submissions, in combination with SpeedGrader™.

Adding a Rubric to an Assignment or Discussion

• Click on the Assignments link.
• From here, you can either create new, or choose from existing, assignments and discussions to add rubrics to. When creating a new assignment or discussion, click on Add Assignment, and in the type dropdown menu, select either Assignment or Discussion. Update any of the options according to your preferences and click Update.

• Click on the assignment/discussion's title to open it and then click on Add Rubric.

• From here, you can edit various rubric details, import existing outcomes, or find an existing rubric to insert into the assignment/discussion.

• Click Create Rubric when finished.

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Adding a Rubric to a Quiz

To add a rubric to a quiz:

• Click the Quizzes link and then click on the quiz's title.
• Go up to the top-right portion of the page and, next to the Edit button, click on the Settings button. Select Show Rubric, and when the pop-up window appears, select Add Rubric.

• From here, you can edit various rubric details, import existing outcomes, or find an existing rubric to insert into the quiz.

• Click Create Rubric when finished.

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