Select Gradebook

Select Gradebook Settings

Select the Create or Generate option.

Give your rubric a description based on the assessment ID and title.

Select Percentage Range from the Rubric Type drop-down menu.

Rename each Criteria to match your Learning Outcomes.

Amend the percentage weighting of each Learning Outcome so the overall total is one hundred.

Insert additional Learning Outcomes or delete any you don't need.

Rename the column headings to match the Undergraduate levels of achievement.

Amend the percentage ranges of each level of achievement.

Select Save.

You have created a rubric.

The Undergraduate levels of achievement are as follows:

Distinction is between 70% and 100%

Merit is between 60% and 69%

Commended is between 50% and 59%

Pass is between 40% and 49%

Fail is between 0% and 39%

The Postgraduate levels of achievement are as follows:

Distinction is between 70% and 100%

Merit is between 60% and 69%

Pass is between 50% and 59%

Fail is between 0% and 49%

Select the Rubric or the Rubric Pop-Out option in the feedback and grading screen.

Select Show Full Descriptions for each Learning Outcome, bulk select a percentage score or enter a numeric value against each level of achievement.

Select Save once you have finished using the rubric.

The guidance for staff covering both letter grading using the old regulations and percentage grading using the new regulations has changed. Please refer to the link below for the most accurate guidance on how to grade student assessments. For more information about which regulations apply to the module(s) you are grading, please see: Academic Registry Staff Update August 2024