{"CACHEDAT":"2026-04-14 03:46:26","SLUG":"how-to-grade-using-moodle-rubrics-s6Aoy75wR5","MARKDOWN":"Rubrics can help you clarify performance expectations from students in their assessment tasks. This makes the task less ambiguous, easier to interpret and ensures greater reliability among different markers.\n\nMarking guides and rubrics should be made available for students to view. By drawing your students' attention to the grading criteria before assignment submission, they're more likely to meet expectations for the assignment.\n\n\n### Enable advanced grading using rubrics\n\n\n1. Navigate to the assignment you would like to grade with a rubric.\n\n \\\n2. In the top menu banner, select **Advanced Grading**.\n\n\n ![](/api/attachments.redirect?id=df1ef288-6774-4650-a00e-491ce761c001 \"left-50 =464x153\")\n\n\n\\\n\n\\\n\n\n3. From the Change active grading method drop-down options, select **Rubric**.\n\n \\\n4. You can now choose to:\n\n \\\n ![](/api/attachments.redirect?id=0d40ea94-bb7e-4ebf-80f3-13b717daebfb \"left-50 =591x143\")\n\n \\\n\n\n\\\n\n\\\n\n### **Define new grading form from scratch**\n\n\n1. Give your rubric a title and description.\n\n \\\n2. Define your rubric:\n\n \n 1. To add a criterion, click **+Add criterion** below the rubric to create another row. \n 2. To add a level, click **Add level** in the rightmost column to add another column. \n 3. To define criterion, select **Click to edit criterion** in the leftmost column of boxes.\n 4. To define levels and points, select **Click to edit level.** \n 5. To delete criteria or levels, click the **X** icon. \n\n **Note:** You can now also enter a negative value in the rubric criteria.\n\n\n ![](/api/attachments.redirect?id=26fbee35-bf73-421d-9638-25daa8458cf8 \"left-50 =633x422\")\n\n\n\\\n\n\\\n\n\\\n\n\\\n\n\\\n\n\\\n\n\n3. Select other rubric options as required.\n\n \\\n4. Once complete, click **Save rubric and make it ready.**\n\n\n### **Create a new grading form from a template**\n\n\n1. Browse the available templates by scrolling down the page. If you know the name of the template, you can also search for a template with the search bar at the top of the page.\n\n \\\n2. Find the template you would like to use.\n\n \\\n3. Click **Use this template** located below the **rubric options** for that rubric.\n\n \\\n4. Click **Continue** to confirm that you would like to use the grading form as a template for your assignment.\n\n\n#### Provide feedback and grade using a rubric\n\n\n1. Navigate to the assignment that you want to grade.\n\n \\\n2. Click **Grade** OR **View all submissions**, then for the student you would like to provide feedback for, click on the **Grade** button.\n\n \\\n3. The rubric will now appear in the grader interface. Click on the expand icon in the top right corner of the rubric to pop out the rubric for easier viewing.\n\n**Note:** Click this icon again to pop it back into the grading interface window\n\n\n ![](/api/attachments.redirect?id=a36862ca-ac1f-46e1-9c1b-d38a49cb818f \"left-50 =591x347\")\n\n\n\\\n\n\\\n\n\\\n\n\\\n\n\\\n\n\n4. To provide feedback:\n\n \n 1. Select the appropriate level for each criterion by clicking on it. Once selected it will be marked green.\n 2. Provide written feedback relating to each criterion in the boxes in the rightmost column as required.\n\n \\\n5. Once complete, click **Save changes** or click **Save and show** next to continue grading. \n\n **Note:** Moodle will automatically tally the points for each level selected and scale them to the overall grade set for the assignment.\n\n\n#### Export rubric grades\n\nRubric grades can be exported as a .csv file. This may be useful for record-keeping and analysis.\n\n\n1. When grading is completed, return to the assignment page and click on the settings **cog**.\n\n \\\n2. From the dropdown list, select **Export Rubric Grades.**\n\n \\\n3. You will be prompted to download the file.\n\n \\\n4. The file includes fields for **student details, scores and feedback** for each criterion, **graded by,** and **time graded.**\n\n\n**References**\n\nMonash University. (2024). *Learning and teaching: Teach HQ*. \n\nMoodle. (2024). *Moodle documentation 4.4*. ","HTML":"

Rubrics can help you clarify performance expectations from students in their assessment tasks. This makes the task less ambiguous, easier to interpret and ensures greater reliability among different markers.

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Marking guides and rubrics should be made available for students to view. By drawing your students' attention to the grading criteria before assignment submission, they're more likely to meet expectations for the assignment.

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Enable advanced grading using rubrics

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  1. Navigate to the assignment you would like to grade with a rubric.
    2. \n
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  1. In the top menu banner, select Advanced Grading.
    2. \n
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  1. From the Change active grading method drop-down options, select Rubric.
    2. \n
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  1. You can now choose to:
    2. \n
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Define new grading form from scratch

\n
    \n
  1. Give your rubric a title and description.
    2. \n
\n
    \n
  1. Define your rubric:
    2. \n
\n
    \n
  1. To add a criterion, click +Add criterion below the rubric to create another row.
    2. \n
  2. To add a level, click Add level in the rightmost column to add another column.
    3. \n
  3. To define criterion, select Click to edit criterion in the leftmost column of boxes.
    4. \n
  4. To define levels and points, select Click to edit level.
    5. \n
  5. To delete criteria or levels, click the X icon.
    6. \n
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Note: You can now also enter a negative value in the rubric criteria.

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    \n
  1. Select other rubric options as required.
    2. \n
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  1. Once complete, click Save rubric and make it ready.
    2. \n
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Create a new grading form from a template

\n
    \n
  1. Browse the available templates by scrolling down the page. If you know the name of the template, you can also search for a template with the search bar at the top of the page.
    2. \n
\n
    \n
  1. Find the template you would like to use.
    2. \n
\n
    \n
  1. Click Use this template located below the rubric options for that rubric.
    2. \n
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    \n
  1. Click Continue to confirm that you would like to use the grading form as a template for your assignment.
    2. \n
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Provide feedback and grade using a rubric

\n
    \n
  1. Navigate to the assignment that you want to grade.
    2. \n
\n
    \n
  1. Click Grade OR View all submissions, then for the student you would like to provide feedback for, click on the Grade button.
    2. \n
\n
    \n
  1. The rubric will now appear in the grader interface. Click on the expand icon in the top right corner of the rubric to pop out the rubric for easier viewing.
    2. \n
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Note: Click this icon again to pop it back into the grading interface window

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    \n
  1. To provide feedback:
    2. \n
\n
    \n
  1. Select the appropriate level for each criterion by clicking on it. Once selected it will be marked green.
    2. \n
  2. Provide written feedback relating to each criterion in the boxes in the rightmost column as required.
    3. \n
\n
    \n
  1. Once complete, click Save changes or click Save and show next to continue grading.
    2. \n
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Note: Moodle will automatically tally the points for each level selected and scale them to the overall grade set for the assignment.

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Export rubric grades

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Rubric grades can be exported as a .csv file. This may be useful for record-keeping and analysis.

\n
    \n
  1. When grading is completed, return to the assignment page and click on the settings cog.
    2. \n
\n
    \n
  1. From the dropdown list, select Export Rubric Grades.
    2. \n
\n
    \n
  1. You will be prompted to download the file.
    2. \n
\n
    \n
  1. The file includes fields for student details, scores and feedback for each criterion, graded by, and time graded.
    2. \n
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References

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Monash University. (2024). Learning and teaching: Teach HQ. <https://www.monash.edu/learning-teaching/teachhq>

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Moodle. (2024). Moodle documentation 4.4. <https://docs.moodle.org/404/en/Main_page>

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