With any of the Blackboard internal assessment tools a Marking rubric may be used. If so it is important that you view the rubric before completing the assignment.
View Rubric
- Step 1: Click on the submission point. A panel will open on the right-hand side of the screen.
- Step 2: Click on the Marking rubric link
- Step 3: Open Rubric
Open the rubric
When the link to the rubric is clicked the right-hand side panel will change to show the rubric details
- (a) The rubric criteria will list (closed) in the panel. Click on the arrow to open.
- (b) The scales of each criteria will open beneath the criteria heading and will have a description of how that level will be reached.
- (c) There will be a score next to the description. If the rubric is being used quantitatively that score will be zero.
- (d) All the unopened criteria will remain in the list only showing the title and what percentage of the mark this criteria contributes to.
Submission Details & Information
Other information in the right-hand panel can be important.
- (e) Assessment due date – due date and time
- (f) Attempts – you will usually be given multiple attempts, the exact number will be stated here
- (g) Marking – most assignments will be marked out of 100 but some may be different
- (h) Description – specific text regarding this submission – also appear under submission point
Guide last updated on April 8, 2024
