Canvas Rubric for Quizzes/Exams?

[MingleDynasty24]

Hello, Everyone!

I am relatively new to being a Canvas administrator, and I have an instructor who would like to add rubrics to their quizzes/exams. They want to add a rubric to a 10-question/20-point multiple-choice quiz. Would there be any benefit to adding a rubric to this quiz? From my understanding, the quiz is automatically graded and entered into the gradebook. A rubric would not serve a purpose in this context, correct? The instructor would be better off explaining the expectations of the quiz in the directions. 

Secondly, regarding the exams, the instructor is teaching a face-to-face class but wants to create a rubric in Canvas for the 100-point exams students will take on paper. Would a rubric make any sense in this context? Thank you all in advance! 

[NoahBoswell]

Hey @MingleDynasty24 ,

You are correct, the scores from the Canvas quizzes are automatically entered into the Canvas gradebook, and then with a lot of schools who have a SIS connected it can be synced directly over to that gradebook as well.

I’ve personally never heard of a teacher using rubrics for quizzes, at least at our school (we are K12), that is not a common practice at all. Our teachers usually explain their expectations and other information in the quiz directions before the students take their quiz, or provide additional information once the student reaches a specific question on the quiz. But yeah, we have never ever used rubrics for quizzes, since quizzes can be automatically graded and are entered into the canvas gradebook seamlessly.

I hope this helps a bit!

- Noah