As an instructor, you can create, edit, and delete rubrics in your course. Rubrics are used as grading criteria for students and can be added to assignments, quizzes, and graded discussions.
Notes:
- Rubrics cannot be edited once they have been added to more than one assignment.
- When you delete a rubric, Canvas will remove the rubric from all associated assignments in the course and remove any existing scores and assessments given using the rubric.
- This lesson describes rubrics with Enhanced Rubrics feature option enabled. If the steps in this lesson do not match what is displayed in your account, learn how to manage rubrics in the Classic Rubrics interface.
Open Rubrics
In Course Navigation, click the Rubrics link.
View Rubrics
In the Rubrics page, you can view all existing rubrics in your course.
To search for a rubric, enter the rubric name in the Search field [1].
To import a rubric, click the Import Rubric button [2.]
To create a new rubric, click the Create New Rubric button [3].
To view saved rubrics, click the Saved tab [4].
To view archived rubrics, click the Archived tab [5].
You can sort rubrics in ascending and descending order by Rubric Name [6], Total Points [7], Criterion [8], and Location Used [9].
You can manage a rubric by clicking the Options icon [10].
To open an existing rubric, click the rubric's name [11].
Note: You cannot edit or delete a rubric once it has been added to an assignment. However, you can duplicate rubrics for additional edits or create new rubrics.
Edit Rubric
To edit the rubric, click the Options icon [1] and then click the Edit link [2].
View Uneditable Rubric
If a rubric has been used in more than one assignment, editing is limited.
However, you can create a copy of a rubric and make any changes when adding a rubric to an assignment.
Edit Rubric Details
To rename a rubric, enter a new name in the Rubric Name field [1].
To change the rating order, click the Rating Order drop-down menu [2].
To edit a rubric criterion description or long description, click the criterion Edit icon [3].
To delete a criterion or aligned outcome from the rubric, click the criterion Delete icon [4].
To duplicate a criterion from the rubric, click the criterion Duplicate icon [5].
You can rearrange criterion ratings [6].
If an outcome can't be edited, a Lock icon [7].
You can also add new criterion [8] and outcomes [9].
To save your edits, click the Save Rubric button [10]
Edit Criterion Details
To rename a criterion, enter a new name in the Criterion Name field [1].
To edit a rubric criterion description or long description, enter updated details in the Criterion Description field [2]. You can also edit points [3], edit the rating name [4], and edit the rating description [5].
To delete a criterion from the rubric, click the criterion Delete icon [6].
To save your edits, click the Save Criterion button [7].
Duplicate Rubric
To duplicate a rubric, click Options icon [1] and then click the Duplicate link [2].
Click the Duplicate button.
Copy Rubric
To copy a rubric to another course, click the Options icon [1] then select the Copy To link [2].
To pick the course you want to copy the rubric to, use the Select a Course drop-down menu [1] then click on the course [2].
To copy a rubric to a specific assignment, use the Select an Assignment drop-down menu [1] then click on the name of the chosen assignment [2].
To copy the rubric to another course, click Copy.
Archive Rubric
To archive a rubric, click Options icon [1] and then click the Archive link [2].
Archiving a rubric allows you to store old rubric content. Archived rubrics cannot be added to assignments, but if archived rubrics are in use, they remain in use. To allow an archived rubric to be added to an assignment, you must first un-archive it.
Unarchive Rubric
In the Rubrics page, click the Archived tab [1]. To unarchive a rubric, click the Options icon [2] and then click the Un-Archive link [3].
Delete Rubric
If you created a rubric in your course, you can delete the rubric. To delete a rubric, click Options icon [1] and then click the Delete link [2].
Rubrics can be deleted even if they have been used in more than one assignment.
Note: If you cannot delete a rubric, the rubric was created at the account level and aligned with an assignment in your course.
Click the Delete button.
When you delete a rubric, Canvas will remove the rubric from all associated assignments in the course and remove any existing scores and assessments given using the rubric.
