Moodle Assignments - grading with a rubric

In the Moodle Assignment settings page you can choose to mark by using a Rubric, rather than simply selecting a grade.

Here's an example of a Moodle Assignment Rubric

Creating a Rubric

To create a new rubric in Turnitin you must first have a submission you can access, this is because rubrics can only be set up via the GradeMark view of Turnitin. 
Open an assignment in Turnitin (GradeMark)
Click on the last icon in the right hand panel
There should be a wrench icon in the top right of the panel, click on this
A new window should be launched containing a blank rubric (or the last rubric you created)
If you need to load a new blank rubric click the list icon in the top right corner of the window and select Create new rubric
Give the rubric a title, this is done by simply clicking and typing in the top bar of the window
Choose the type of rubric you want, there are currently 3 options, which can be accessed via the bottom left of the window. The options are:
Standard rubric: enter scale values for each column and weight your criteria rows using percentages
Custom rubric: enter any value directly into each rubric cell
Qualitative rubric: a rubric that provides standard feedback but has no numeric scoring
Once you have chose the type of rubric you want you can start adding the details, you can find more details in the section Editing a rubric
During and after adding all the details click Save in the bottom right hand corner of the window
If you wish to attach the rubrics to the assignment click the link icon in the top right hand corner of the window
After you have finished and wish to exit the window, click Close in the bottom right hand corner
To create a new rubric in a Moodle Assignment you must first set up a Moodle Assignment, this is because rubrics can only be set up via the Advanced Grading area in a Moodle Assingment. 

1. Create or open an existing Moodle assignment.
2. In the Moodle Assignment Settings page, in the Grade section, alongside Grading method choose Rubric.
3. Click Save and display to save the settings and enter the Moodle Assignment.
4. In the Settings menu to the left of the page, under Assignment Administration select Advanced Grading.
5. Click Define new grading form from scratch, unless you want to use an existing template.
   
6. Give the rubric a name and click in the left-most box to write the first criterion. E.g. 'Clarity' from the example above.
7. For examples of rubrics check out: http://rubistar.4teachers.org
8. Click in each section and add a description to each level for the criterion. Start with the inadequate level (scoring 0) and add in more proficient levels until you reach the highest level in your rubric.
9. To add new levels click the +Add level button.
10. To edit the scores for each level click on each and enter a number.
11. To add further criterion click the +Add criterion button and repeat the above process to edit the criterion name and level descriptions.
12. Once you have filled in the rubric click Save rubric and make it ready.
13. The next page allows you to Publish the form as a new template and should now say READY FOR USAGE.
14. In the Settings *menu to the left of the page, under *Assignment Administration select Edit Settings.
15. Ensure the Grade is still set to 100. It may have changed to match the maximum score in the rubric, which may not be 100.
16. Click Save and display.
17. Click View/grade all submissions. 
18. Click the pencil alongside the first person you want to grade and click on each area of the grading form to mark them. You can add additional comments in the last column (if enabled).
19. The grade will be calculated when you click Save changes. Save and show next will save the grade and feedback and display the next student's work for marking.

Find out more about Rubrics here...