Rubrics

All summative assessments should be published on Canvas under the Assignments tab. This gives learners access to all assessment information. These assessments must also include rubrics/assessment matrices/judgment statements in Canvas where possible.

Achievement-based assessments will have a pre-moderated rubric. This rubric needs to be added to Canvas as a Canvas rubric, not as a table at the bottom of the assessment.

Many competency-based assessments can use a Canvas rubric. Canvas rubrics can be set up as Met/Not Met instead of a mark range.

Why Use Canvas for Our rubrics?

• Assessments can also be quickly and effectively marked using SpeedGrader.
• Learners have consistency in the format of their learning material.

Quick Important Tips

1. Make sure that the rubrics/assessment matrices you post on Canvas have been pre-moderated (i.e., passed pre-moderation).
2. Make sure you show your students where the assessments are published on Canvas (i.e., under the ‘Assignments’ tab), have them review the assessments and rubrics and have an open discussion about the assessment(s) requirements and expectations. Make sure your students understand the rubric.

Example Rubric

Canvas uses particular terminology in its Rubrics. Here’s an example Word and Canvas version of the first part of a rubric (a full rubric has more rows in the table).

Word

Canvas

• Canvas rubrics contain a Title.
• The individual parts of the task that you award marks for are called Criteria. Above is only one Criteria (“Define the 4 Principles…”). A full rubric has multiple Criteria.
• At MIT we recommend four Ratings columns. These have headings Excellent, Good, Not Satisfactory, Poor. Your pre-moderated rubric may have different headings for ratings.
• MIT achievement-based courses have a 50% pass mark. A well-written rubric has the 50% mark in the middle.
• Canvas will allow a range of marks in each of the Ratings boxes, e.g. 20 to >14 pts
• Canvas calls marks points, and abbreviates it to Pts.
• There should be no difference between your pre-moderated rubric and your rubric in Canvas. The descriptors and the criteria should be copied into Canvas exactly as written in the pre-moderated version, and be assigned the same number of marks.