Adding a Rubric to Different Activity Types

You can add rubrics to any Canvas Assignment, Discussion or Quiz.

To do this, navigate to Assignments in your course site and open the activity to which you’d like to add a rubric, then:

To add a rubric to an Assignment:

1. Click the Edit button.
   
2. Beneath the prompt, find and click the + Rubric button.
3. Skip to the Creating a Rubric section

To add a rubric to Discussion:

1. Click the triple dot options button and select Add Rubric
   
2. Skip to the Creating a Rubric Section

To add a rubric to a Quiz:

1. Click the triple dot options button and select Show Rubric
   
   
2. Click the Add Rubric button.
   
3. Skip to the Creating a Rubric Section

Creating a Rubric

1. You’ll start with a rubric with one criterion that you can edit or add to:
   
2. Enter a Title for the rubric.
3. Edit the Criterion
   
4. A window will pop up asking you to enter the Description and Long Description for the Criterion. Use this space to describe for your students what they’ll be graded upon (e.g., Content, Structure, etc.). For guidance on developing rubric criteria and ratings, please visit the Assessments & Grading page.
5. Click Update Criterion
6. For detailed information about creating the rubric criterion’s point ranges and rating descriptions, please visit the Instructure Support Site.
7. To create a new row/criterion, press + Criterion and repeat steps 3-6.

Assessments & Grading

We emphasize the importance of aligning assessments with learning objectives, ensuring that they accurately measure the desired outcomes. Clearly define what students are expected to do, and ensure that assessments measure these specific outcomes. This alignment ensures that assessments are meaningful and relevant, guiding students towards the intended learning targets. Please visit the Assessments & Grading page for more tips about assessment.