Build Assignment Rubric

Define a new grading form from scratch

Written By Ron Coller (Administrator)

Updated at August 22nd, 2024

If you are planning on using the Rubric in other courses or throughout the department - Please email Ron Coller at collerr@kellogg.edu and let him know the name of the course, section, assignment name, and finally the name to of the Rubric. Note a rubric template can be used by any other instructor in Moodle. 

Step 1: Login to your course and locate and click on the assignment you wish to create the Rubric for.

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Step 2: Click on the Gear icon towards the top right and click on Advanced grading from the drop-down menu. 

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Step 3: Change the active grading method to rubric from the drop-down menu.

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Step 4: Options to Define a new grading form from scratch. If you have already created the rubric and contacted Ron Coller to make it a template, then you can click on Create new grading form from a template. (see helpjuice article: Rubric)

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Step 5: Name - should include the course name, assignment name, and semester. Description should contain information about the rubric. 

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Step 6: Defining the rubric by adding criteria that you will be grading on. 

  1.  Click to enter the Criterion name
  2. Add the Level or what you are actually grading on
  3. Adjust the Points possible for this level

*Add level for additional levels for grading
*Add criterion for an additional row of grading 

Step 7: Rubric options currently the default is all are selected. You have the ability to uncheck any of the following options. For instance; having the rubric decided the overall score of the assignment, whether to show or hide the rubric from students and so on. 

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Step 8: Save rubric and make it ready when you are finished, you can make it ready for this assignment. Or you save as a draft and come back later to finish up. If you are wanting to use this rubric on other assignments or in another one of your courses, you will need to contact Ron Coller (collerr@kellogg.edu) and let him know so he can make it a template.