There are two ways to generate a rubric in Blackboard:
- You can create one manually,
- or You can generate one using the AI Design Assistant.
How do I create a rubric in Blackboard manually?
- In the Gradebook, or on an Assignment, Test, or Discussion page, select the Settings icon to open the Settings panel.
- If creating a rubric from the Gradebook, skip this step. For an Assignment, Test, or Discussion under Additional Tools, select Add grading rubric.
- Click Create to create a new rubric. (If you want to use an existing rubric for an Assignment, you can select the one you want from the list under the buttons and click Add.)
- On the New Rubric page, use the pencil icon to edit the title of the rubric.
- In the Rubric Type field, select Percentage, Percentage range, Points or Points Range.
- Percentage-based rubrics. The criteria total percentage must equal 100%. You may only use whole numbers. You may add rows set to 0% as long as your total percentage equals 100. If the percentages don’t equal 100, a warning message appears at the bottom of the screen. Select Balance Criteria next to the message to auto-adjust the percentages so they equal 100. Or, you can manually update the percentages as needed.
- Percentage-range rubrics. Each level of achievement has a range of values. When you grade, you select the appropriate percentage level for a particular level of achievement. The system calculates the points earned by multiplying the weight x achievement percentage x item points.
- Adding/changing content in a rubric:
- To edit a cell in a rubric: Hover over said cell to access the edit icon.
- To add a column/row: Select the plus sign wherever you want to add it and enter a title.
- To edit/delete a title: To access the edit/delete icons, hover over the cell for the column or row.
- To edit a cell in a rubric: Hover over said cell to access the edit icon.
- When you are finished, select Save.
How do I generate a rubric using the AI Design Assistant?
- Follow instructions above for 1 – 2, then click Generate.
- The system automatically starts generating a rubric with the default settings as shown below. However, you can modify these settings and click the Generate button to generate a new one. Adding information in the Description field, such as criteria, helps to generate a more usable rubric. (There is also Advanced options where you can choose the output language. If this option is relevant for your course, you may use this.)
- If you find the generated rubric usable by updating it, click Continue.
- Update generated information to make sure that the description accurately reflect criteria and assessment levels. Then Save.
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