Rubrics are a flexible tool to make grading efficient for instructors and clear for students. Rubrics are useful for any type of assignment that requires manual scoring, whether discussions, essay question quizzes, or uploaded assignments. Attaching a rubric for an assignment allows you to apply grades with SpeedGrader, entering how students have done in each category, then automatically calculate their grade for the assignment. 

Learn how to create or edit your own rubrics and attach rubrics to assignments.

Attaching Existing Rubrics

1. Navigate to Assignments.
   
2. Find the assignment you want to attach a rubric to. Click it.
   
3. Click Find Rubric.
   Note: If you have no rubrics ready yet, we'll walk you through creating them in the next section.
   
4. Using the dropdown menu, where you'll pull your rubric from. You can pull from any of your Canvas courses.
   
5. Choose your rubric on the right.
   
6. Select + Add.
   
7. Double check your work with Preview Rubric.
   
8. If you want to make changes, click on the pencil icon by Preview Rubric. If you want to learn more about how to use the edit menu, continue reading ‘Creating New Rubrics’.
   

Creating New Rubrics

1. Navigate to Assignments.
   
2. Find the assignment you want to create a rubric for. Click it.
3. Click +Create Rubric.
   
4. Nameyour rubric. 
5. Using the dropdowns, choose its type, rating display style, rating order, and scored/unscored.
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6. To use the rubric in SpeedGrader, enable ‘Use this rubric for assignment grading’.
   Note: You can change the other checkbox settings too.
   
7. Build your rubric.
   Note: The steps followed here can be used to edit a rubric too. 
   1. Click Draft New Criterion.
      
   2. Name your criterion, and write a description.
   3. Set up your criterion's point levels. Set the number of points they are worth, the name of that level of achievement (such as meets expectations), and give a description of the expectations for reaching that level. Note: By default, Canvas creates five levels, but you can remove levels by clicking on the trash can icon on the right, or add levels by clicking on the blue plus that appears when you hover between ratings.
      
   4. If you want to score with a range, select ‘Enable Range’.
      
   5. Save Criterion.
   6. Fill your rubric with as many criterions as you would like!
8. Click Create Rubric. Once you've made your rubric, it will automatically attach to this assignment and be available to attach to future assignments.
   Note: This button will be Save Rubric instead if you are editing an existing rubric.