How do I add a rubric to a Forum or Topic?

To significantly speed up grading for weekly or regular discussions, use a rubric to grade student activity within the Discussions tool.

Go to Gradebook.

Select Gradebook from the Tool Menu in your site.

Note: In order to attach a rubric to a Forum or Topic, you must first create a Gradebook item and attach the rubric to that item.

Add a rubric to a Gradebook item.

While creating or editing a Gradebook item, select Use the following rubric to grade this assignment to attach a rubric. Click Create or Save Changes.

Go to Discussions.

Select the Discussions tool from the tool menu of your site.

Add a rubric to a Forum.

Click Forum Settings.

  1. In the Grading area, make a selection from Gradebook item. Ensure that you select an item to which you've attached a rubric.
  2. Click Save.

Note: You must have an existing Gradebook item in order to associate the forum topic with that item, and the gradebook item must already have the rubric attached. If there are no existing items, you will need to go to the Gradebook to create the item first.

The Forum now displays a rubric icon (Preview Rubric), indicating that a rubric is attached.

Add a rubric to a Topic.

Click Topic Settings.

  1. In the Grading area, make a selection from Gradebook item. Ensure that you select an item to which you've attached a rubric.
  2. Click Save.

Note: You must have an existing Gradebook item in order to associate the forum topic with that item, and the gradebook item must already have the rubric attached. If there are no existing items, you will need to go to the Gradebook to create the item first.

The Topic now displays a rubric icon (Preview Rubric), indicating that a rubric is attached.