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Rubrics in Blackboard

The Blackboard rubric tool offers a flexible, effective means to evaluate student coursework. Different configurations provide instructors with the ability to design a highly customizable rubric to measure a variety of criteria. Blackboard rubrics can be used holistically or analytically, and range from highly sophisticated and granular to simple and straightforward.

All new Blackboard template courses are pre-populated with several versions of discussion and essay rubrics as well as a "Special Project" rubric. Use these as a starting point or design new rubrics based on your existing course materials.

Blackboard rubrics are easily exported and imported between Blackboard shells, so creating tiered versions for courses in a sequence is quick and easy. Also, sharing with your program or department colleagues can help keep assessment measures consistent across programs.

As always, if you'd like a rubric consult or mini-tutorial, don't hesitate to write [email protected] or call 503 491 7170