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GradeMark Rubric Manager
A GradeMark rubric is no different to the current marking guide you have in place in
your Learning Guide. You can create rubrics to grade Turnitin assignments via
GradeMark. Rubrics can be weighted, points-based, or qualitative for offering
standardised feedback on student papers.
Benefits of using a Rubric
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A rubric tool provides clear, concise and timely feedback when marking
assignments.
Adding a grading rubric clearly and consistently evaluates student assignments
These resources are developed by Blended Learning Team and provide further
information on how to design an effective rubric:
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Assessment Guide
Tutor's Guide
Accessing the Rubric Manager
Any unit that has a Turnitin assignment can have a rubric added for quick and
consistent marking. Rubrics are created using the Rubric Manager.
To access:
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From the Control Panel choose Course Tools>Turnitin Assignments and
select the relevant Turnitin Assignment link
From the top menu, choose the Libraries > Rubric Manager
From the action menu, choose: Create new rubric
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A rubric that you can edit will appear. The rubric appears as a table, with criteria
entered as row headings (Criterion 1, Criterion 2 etc.) and the scale (standards) as
column headings (Scale 1, Scale 2 etc.).
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Enter a name for the
rubric in the highlighted
field at the top of the
table.
Choosing your Rubric type
Standard (weighted) rubric
You will need to decide on criteria and the percentage weight, the different levels of
achievement (e.g. excellent, good, average, poor), and the relative value of each level
(e.g. 5 for excellent, 3 for average).
Custom rubric
The custom rubric allows you to assign a point value for each criterion and distribute
those points across a scale of achievement. A total is calculated by adding the highest
point values entered for each criterion. A grade is calculated by dividing the sum of the
total by the total of possible points.
Note: The ‘Custom Rubric’ will be the rubric type you are likely to use.
Qualitative rubric
The qualitative rubric allows you to create standardised feedback without applying
numerical values. To set up a qualitative rubric, you need to enter a detailed definition
for each criterion and scale mark.
Note: At this stage, rubrics that require a ‘sliding-scale’ or ‘range-scoring' cannot be
used with Grademark.
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Adding data to the rubric:
After you chose your rubric type, you can copy and paste the content from your rubric
(e.g. in a Word or Excel document).
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If additional scales / criteria are needed, click on the + symbol
Ensure to add the range of standards / scales that you wish to use for the
assessment (e.g. fail, pass, credit…)
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Enter the description for the criterion
at each scale and give a score. This
description will be visible to the
marker when marking, and the student
when reading feedback
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Scoring
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It is possible to enter decimal values into a rubric scale. To do this, enter in the
decimal and then press "Enter" on the keyboard. If you simply click away, the
number may revert to 0.0.
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Even though criteria fields can support decimal points, the overall score will be
rounded up or down as the Grade field can only support whole numbers.
Note: When creating your rubric, please save regularly to ensure data is not lost
Delete a scale or criterion
Unneeded scales or criteria may be deleted:
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Put your mouse over the heading of a scale or
criterion. A small trash icon will become visible.
Click the trash icon to delete.
Confirm deletion by click on Enter
Adding the rubric to the Turnitin Assignment link
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From the Control Panel
choose Course
Tools>Turnitin
Assignments and select the
relevant Turnitin link
Choose the Edit Assignment
tab and click on the Optional
settings link
Scroll to the bottom and at
Attach to this assignment
dropdown menu, select the
rubric and click on Submit
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What you will see when marking an assignment
Once a rubric has been attached to an assignment it can be used for consistent marking
and feedback for students.
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To access the rubric, you will need to navigate the Turnitin Assignment inbox
From the Control Panel choose Course Tools>Turnitin Assignments and
select the relevant Turnitin Assignment link to view and grade assignment
submissions
Click the Grade icon next to any student submission.
Click the Rubrics icon (bottom right).
To grade with the rubric scorecard, the marker clicks on the relevant score at each
criterion. The Rubric score below the scorecard displays the total of all the selected cell
values.
Each criterion will be displayed, with numbers for the scale
appearing to the right.
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Move your mouse over a number: criterion
information appears in the blue area at the bottom
of the rubric pane.
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Click a number in the scale to select it.
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If you select a number in error, click another
number, or click the number again to deselect.
Numbers selected in a rubric are automatic saved
when you select them.
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The Rubric Percentage displays the percentage of
the total points out of points possible for the rubric
scorecard. Click on the Apply rubric percentage to
grade button at the bottom of the rubric sidebar to
apply this percentage to the assignments total point
value.
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Once a grade is applied from the rubric scorecard it
will appear in the Grade field at the top right corner
of the document viewer.
Note: Each time the marker moves between papers, any
changes that have been made to the papers are saved
automatically.
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What students see when receiving their feedback?
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Students will navigate to the Turnitin assignment link and click on the View
option
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Quick Mark comments, general comments or rubric score card can be viewed
For information, see: GradeMark information for students
Enter grades using GradeMark
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From the Assignment Inbox click on the Title of the student’s assignment.
In the upper right corner you will see the area for entering a grade.
Click the - - icon, enter a grade and press Enter on your keyboard.
Navigate to other submissions for this assignment as needed using the arrows in
the upper right corner or close the Document Viewer and return to the
Assignment Inbox.
Note: To view any grading changes you will need to click on the Assignment Inbox tab to
refresh the display of updated information.
GradeMark and Grade Centre
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Grades entered through the Grade Centre are not added to the GradeMark
reports, however grades entered through a GradeMark reports automatically
flow through to the Grade Centre.
It is recommended that grades are added to the GradeMark report
When providing online feedback. This grade will then appear in context with the
relevant feedback
To ensure feedback and marks are released at same time:
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Go to the relevant Turnitin assignment link and change the Post-Date to the date
you wish to use
From the Edit Assignment tab, select the Optional Settings link.
At the option: ‘Reveal grades to students only on post-date’; ensure this is set to:
Yes
From Grade Centre, navigate to the relevant grade column and make the column
available to students (via column information).
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Duplicating a Rubric
Duplicate is useful when you have made a rubric and just need to tweak it for a different
assignment.
To access the Rubric manager
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From the Control Panel choose Course Tools>Turnitin Assignments and
select the relevant Turnitin Assignment link
From the top menu, choose the Edit Assignment menu option
At Optional settings, scroll to view ‘attached rubric to this assignment and
Launch the Rubric Manager
The most recently accessed of your rubrics will be
displayed.
Click the icon in the top left corner to display
options.
Select Duplicate this rubric.
A duplicate of the rubric will be displayed.
Make changes as required and Save.
Exporting a rubric
You can export a copy of your rubric if you have a colleague who would like to use it in
their own subject or assignment. The export file that is created has a .RBC extension and
cannot be opened independently – it must be imported into Turnitin to function
correctly
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Follow instructions as above
The most recently accessed of your rubrics will be displayed.
Click the icon in the top right corner to display options.
Select Export.
Choose to Save the .RBC file that is your rubric. This file may now be shared with
others.
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Import rubric
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Follow instructions as above
The most recently accessed of your rubrics will be displayed.
Click the icon in the top right corner to display options.
Select Import.
Browse to locate the .RBC file to import.
Import.
The imported rubric may now be edited as needed, then linked to an assignment.
Save your rubric.
Accessing class statistics
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Go to the Turnitin Assignment inbox and click on the GradeMark Report link
Click on the Rubrics tab
From this view, you can see the average scored incurred for each criterion and
export results into excel
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