Blackboard Ultra (Faculty) - Rubrics: Create Rubric

Creating a Rubric

Instructors can create rubrics to assess student work in Blackboard Ultra. Rubrics can be associated with assignments, journal, and discussion items. Follow the steps below to create a rubric:

1. Navigate to the course where you want to create the rubric.
2. On the Course Content page, find an existing item or create a new one.
3. Select the item to access the Content and Settings window.
4. Click the gear icon to open the Assignment Settings panel.
5. Under Additional Tools, select Add grading rubric.
   
   
   
   
6. In the Add Rubric panel, select Create to create a new rubric. Previously used rubrics will be listed below. Click view View to review the rubric or Add to add it to the assignment.
   
   
   
   
7. On the New Rubric page, provide a name for the rubric in the Name field.
8. Use the drop-down menu to select the rubric type:
   
   
9. To add a row, hover over the line between row headings and click the plus button. Rows typically represent criteria for the rubric.
10. To add a column, hover over the line between column headings and select the plus button. Columns typically represent levels of achievement.
    
    
    
    
11. To edit a cell, hover over the cell and click the pencil icon. Type in the text boxes.
12. Enter your criteria in the Criteria Title column.
13. Enter achievement levels in the top row of each column. The default column names are "Proficient," "Good," "Fair," and "Poor."
14. Enter the point values or percentage for each cell in the rubric.
15. Select Save.

Additional Considerations

1. At this time, you cannot associate a rubric with a test unless you use the Turnitin rubric feature. Review this article for more information: Blackboard Ultra (Faculty) - Turnitin Assignments: Create a Turnitin Rubric
2. A rubric cannot be edited after it has been used to grade an assignment. Copy the rubric and make edits on that instead.
3. Associating a rubric with an assessment after grades have been assigned will result in override grades until you regrade it with the new rubric.

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