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Handin: Create Rubrics

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Rubrics help to evaluate students' work based on criteria and scales that can be created within Aula. They allow students to understand what is expected of them from an assignment, and why they received a particular grade.

How to Create a Rubric

  1. Head to Journey > Assignments > Handin
  2. Switch to the Rubrics tab and click Create rubrics in the top right corner
  3. Choose the Scoring type to the right of the screen
  4. Add criteria, descriptors, and scores
  5. Confirm with Save

How To Import a Rubric

It's possible to import a rubric to Aula from elsewhere. To do so, you'll need a rubric in the .json file format.

  1. Head to Journey > Assignments > Handin
  2. Click on the Rubrics tab
  3. Click on Import rubric in the top left
  4. Choose a .json file from your local drive
Screenshot highlighting the Import Rubric button

 

How to Attach a Rubric to an Assignment

Once you've created or imported a rubric, you'll be able to attach it to your new Handin assignments.

  1. Head to Journey > Assignments
  2. Click on New assignment > Handin
  3. Add the assignment details: Title, description, open and close dates
  4. Under Grading type, choose Rubrics from the drop-down and select a relevant rubric
attaching rubrics.gif

Note

Please note that it's not possible to add a rubric to a Handin assignment after the first submission.

How to Edit a Rubric

The rubric created can easily be edited to cater to what you need to evaluate.

  1. Head to Journey > Assignments > Handin > Rubrics
  2. Click on the rubric you want to edit
  3. The edit option is visible within the rubric
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Note

Note

Please note that a rubric can only be changed before the first submission is graded. After the first grade is saved, making changes to rubrics will be locked.

 

How to Delete a Rubric

You can easily delete a rubric you created if no longer needed:

  1. Head to Journey > Assignments > Handin > Rubrics
  2. Click on the rubric you wish to delete
  3. Click on the 3 dots inside the rubric > Delete 
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Re-Use a Rubric in a Different Space

Once a rubric is created, it can be used in a different space by exporting and importing it.

  1. Head to Journey > Assignments > Handin > Rubrics
  2. Click on the 3 dots next to the rubric you would like to export
  3. Click Export to download the rubric to your computer
  4. Click on the title of the space you are currently viewing and select the title of the space where you would like to import the rubric
  5. Head to the Rubrics tab
  6. Click Import rubric
  7. Select the downloaded file from your computer
  8. Click Open

 

Note

The full rubric, the score in points, and the percentage grade will be visible to students, all educators, and any external examiners added to the space. It isn't currently possible to export the rubric results as a CSV / XLS. Scores will only be available to students by clicking on the "Release grades" button.

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