InterPro - Teaching and Learning - Creating Rubrics and Scoring Guides

The following document provides information on how to create and use rubrics in your course.

Benefits of using grading and evaluation criteria:

save time
communicate expectations to students
create transparency with students about how their work is being evaluated and graded
increase consistent and equity in evaluation across a course
easily identify patterns in student performance
empower students to self and peer-review their own work

Getting started with Rubrics

choose 1-2 assignments to start
consider creating a rubric for larger assessments that are time intensive to grade and may need clearer expectations (e.g. team project, final presentation, etc.)
consider creating rubrics for assessments that repeat throughout the term (e.g. discussion forum responses)

How to Create a Rubric

identify the assessment to use the rubric
identify the learning outcomes to be demonstrated in this assessment - these become the evaluation criteria
identify the levels of achievement by which you will evaluate the demonstrated skills, knowledge

How to Access InterPro Rubric Templates on Canvas for Your Course Materials