Rubrics

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Rubrics

The rubrics tool in Canvas is a great opportunity to communicate expectations you have for an assignment to students. Once a rubric is created it can be applied to any assignment and then utilized as a grading tool in SpeedGrader. Rubrics can also be copied from course to course.

Example of a Discussion Rubric table. The table is titled Discussion Rubric. The sections are titled Criteria, Ratings, and Points. The first criterion row is for Quality and is worth a possible 20 points. The possible ratings are 20 to 15 points for Initial Post thoroughly addresses each prompt, 15 to 10 points for Initial post addresses each prompt, 5 to 0 points for minimal references to prompt of assignment, and 0 points for no refernces to prompt of assignment. The next criterion row is for Participation and is worth a possible 20 points. The possible ratings are 20 to 15 points for Student responds to 2 peers and elaborates, 15 to 10 points for Student responds to 2 peers and somewhat elaborates, 10 to 5 points for Student responds to 1 peer and elaborates on their posts, 5 to 0 points for Responses to peers are limited, and 0 points for Student does not respond to peers. The next criterion row is for Organization and is worth a possible 5 points. The possible ratings are 5 to 4 points fort Structure of the postings are consistently clear and easy to follow, 4 to 2 points for The Structure and organization of the discussion postings are good but could be strengthened, 2 to 0 points for Structure of the discussion postings is not easy to follow, and 0 points for Lack of organization and structure detracts from the message of the writer. The final criterion row is for Grammar and is worth a possible 5 points. The possible ratings are 5 to 4 points for Rules of grammar, usage, and punctuation are followed and spelling is correct, 4 to 2 points for Rules of grammar, usage, and punctuation are usually followed and spelling is correct, 2 to 0 points for Discussion posting contains several grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors, and 0 points for Discussion postings contain numerous grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors. At the bottom of the table is text indicating the total points add up to 50.

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Example of an assignment with a rubric attached

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