Rubrics Overview

A Rubric is an assessment tool for communicating expectations of quality.

Rubrics are a way to set up custom or outcome-based assessment criteria for scoring.

Rows are used to define the various criteria being used to assess an assignment.

Columns are used to define levels of performance for each criterion. 

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Some other rubrics considerations:

• Variety of assessments: Create and use rubrics for assignments, graded discussions and quizzes. 
• Flexibility with scoring: Rubric criteria can include a set point value or a range
• Streamline your grading: Select criterion boxes to automatically assign points
• Find Rubric: See your full bank of available Rubrics across courses 
• Share an assessment with a Rubric: This will also share the attached Rubric
• Account-level Rubrics:  Create these for account level access

Need more information? Check out these Canvas Guides:

• All about Rubrics
• How to add a Rubric to an Assignment
• How to add a Rubric to a Discussion
• How to use a Rubric In SpeedGrader

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