This guide will demonstrate how to create rubrics for grading in Blackboard Learn Ultra.
Accessing Rubric Creation
Rubrics can be created within the Blackboard Learn Ultra Gradebook. To access the Gradebook within your Ultra Learn course, click on Gradebook at the top of your Ultra course.
From any Gradebook view, click on the cog icon in the upper right hand corner.
The Gradebook Settings panel will now open on the right. Scroll down until you see a section labeled Course Rubrics.
- Use the Create button to create a new rubric manually
- Use the Generate button to create a rubric using the AI generation tools within Learn Ultra
Creating a Rubric Manually
Rubric Overview
Blackboard will create a rubric with four rows (criteria) and four columns.
- At the top of the page, you can change the rubric name.
- Rubric Type: The Rubric Type dropdown menu allows you to change the type of rubric. The options are Points, Points Range, Percentage, and Percentage Range.
- When you are finished setting up the rubric, click the Save button to save changes to the rubric.
Additional steps for setting up rubrics are outlined below:
Adding Rows (Criteria)
Additional rows (criteria) can be added by hovering your cursor between the Align with Goals link and the row (criterion) below it, as shown in the image above.
- Enter the name for the row (criterion) in the space provided.
- Enter the point or percentage value for the criterion and then press the Enter key to save the information.
Editing a Row (Criterion)
- To edit a criterion, click on the pencil icon in the upper right hand corner of the criterion header.
- To delete a criterion, click the trash can icon.
- To align a criterion with a goal, click on the Align with goals link. You will be asked to save the rubric before you can assign a goal.
Adding Columns
Columns can be edited by hovering your cursor on the dividing line between two columns and clicking on the + icon that appears
Enter the column name in the space provided and click enter to save the name.
Editing a Column
- Click on the pencil icon to edit the column name.
- Click on the trash can icon to delete the column.
Editing Rubric Cell Descriptions
To edit descriptions and point values for rubric cells, hover over the cell you wish to edit and click the pencil icon in the upper right hand corner.
This will enable editing for the entire row, so instructors can make changes row by row.
- Enter the points or percentage values for the selected cell.
- Enter a rationale for scoring in the provided field at the bottom. When you are finished making changes, click the Enter key.
Generating a Rubric Using Blackboard AI tools.
To generate a rubric using AI tools in Blackboard, click the Generate button under the Rubrics section
You will now see a screen labeled Generate Rubric. On the left, you will see a prompt similar to the one above, which will allow you to input the rubric parameters.
- Description: Enter a brief description for generating a rubric here.
- Rubric Type: Use the dropdown menu to change the rubric type (Percentage, Percentage Range, Points, Points Range)
- Complexity: Use the slider to change the level of detail in the rubric.
- Columns: Use the slider to change the number of columns in the rubric.
- Rows: Use the slider to change the number of rows in the rubric.
- Advanced Options: Click on Advanced options to change the rubric output language.
- When finished, click the Generate button to generate the rubric.
The auto generated rubric will appear on the right for your review. When you are finished, click the Continue button.
The generated rubric will now appear on screen and can be edited by the user. Once you have made the desired edits, click the Save button to save any changes made.