[Classic] Types of rubrics and grading forms

This guide helps instructors understand the rubrics and grading forms available for evaluating student work. Use these tools to assess submissions against defined criteria and scales.

You can create a rubric or grading form while creating an assignment or after a student submits work. You can also share these tools or upload a rubric or grading form provided by another instructor.

When creating an assignment, use the optional settings to attach an existing rubric or create a new one in the Rubric/Form Manager.

Rubric and grading form types

Depending on the assignment type, choose from four grading tools:

• Standard rubric: Use numerical scoring.
  • Enter scale values and criteria percentages.
  • Ensure the combined criteria percentages equal 100%. Each criterion represents a percentage of the student’s overall grade.
  • The maximum grade value is the highest scale value entered.
• Qualitative rubric: Provide feedback without numerical scoring.
  • Use descriptive scales and criteria instead of measurable values.
• Custom rubric: Adapt the rubric to your grading needs.
  • Enter descriptive scales and criteria. Assign each rubric cell its own point value and written feedback.
• Grading form: Provide feedback with or without numerical scoring or scaled criteria.
  • Use descriptive criteria without the scaled levels available in rubrics.
  • Add a numerical score for each criterion. The scores are combined to create an overall grade.