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How do I associate a Rubric to an Assignment or Discussion?

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This article explains how to associate a Rubric to an assignment or discussion topic.

You can associate rubrics to assignments and discussions topics in Brightspace. This enables you to assess with a rubric and transfer the score into the Grades.

Associate a Rubric to an Assignment

  • Open the Edit Assignment screen of the Assignment you want to associate a rubric to.
  • Go to the Evaluation & Feedback tab
  • Click on Add Rubric
  • In the pop up screen, select the desired Rubric and click on Add Selected.
  • Finally hit Save and Close

Associate a Rubric to a Discussion Topic

  • Open the Edit Topic screen of the Discussion Topic you want to associate a rubric to.
  • Go to the tab Assessment
  • Click on Add Rubric
  • In the pop up screen, select the desired Rubric  and click on Add Selected.
  • Finally hit Save and Close

Disconnect a Rubric from a Discussion topic or Assignment

  • Navigate to Course tools in the navigation bar of your course
  • Click on Assignments or Discussions
  • Click on Edit Assignment or Edit Discussion
  • Click on the cross next to the Rubric
  • Save
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