You can create rubrics from within the Gradebook and associate them with assessments later. You can also create a rubric when you create an Assignment or a Test.
Rubrics can be copied from Blackboard Learn Original for use in ultra. The rubric(s) can then be associated with a Blackboard assignment, test or discussion.
Rubrics can be created within the Gradebook and also in a Blackboard Assignment or Test. Once created, rubrics can be modified and associated with individual assignments, tests or discussions.
Overall workflow for creating rubrics
add a rubric (within Gradebook or to an assessment)
define its criteria
specify achievement levels
add weights and percentages
Add a rubric within Gradebook
The guidance below shows how to set up a standard / quantitative rubric from within Gradebook. Other rubric types available are: percentage, point and point range.
Select the Gradebook and then Markable items. Then go into Gradebook Settings using the cog icon.
This opens the Settings side-panel, scroll down to Course Rubrics and select Create.
On the New Rubric page, type a title with a limit of 255 characters. If you don't add a title, "New Rubric" and the date appear as the title.
Select Percentage Range from the Rubric Type drop-down menu.
By default, there are four criteria rows and four achievement level columns. Mouse over the border of the cells in the top row to create a new achievement level. Click inside the cells to edit levels, amend the percentage ranges and add a description.
Mouse over the border of the cells in the first column to create a new Criterion. Click inside the cell to rename each Criteria to reflect your assignment learning outcomes.
Amend the percentage weighting of each Criteria so the overall total is one hundred.
Select Save.
When you create a rubric, this will be available to use in the module in which it was created. You can also copy a rubric from one module to another.
Copying rubrics from Blackboard Learn Original
In your module, in the Course content area, click on the plus + and select Copy Content from the drop-down menu.
Choose the course that contains the rubric that you wish to copy, and expand the Rubrics folder containing the rubric(s) that you would like to copy.
Select the rubric(s) you wish to copy.
The chosen rubrics will appear in the selected items panel.
Click Start copy to copy the rubrics to your ultra module.
These rubrics will appear in the Add marking rubric settings for you to choose (see below).
Associate a rubric with a Blackboard assignment, test, discussion or Journal
In your module, find the assessment that you would like to associate your rubric with.
Select the Settings icon to open the Settings Panel.
In Additional Tools, select Add marking rubric.
To use an existing rubric, select the one you want from the list under the buttons and click Add.