D2L Brightspace: Rubrics

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Overview

FACULTY: Create a rubric in D2L Brightspace and connect it to an assignment or discussion.

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Creating a rubric

  1. From the course home page, select Other Tools in the menu bar and then select Rubrics in the dropdown menu.
  2. Select the blue New Rubric button.
  3. Enter a name for the rubric in the Name text box.
  4. After the name text box, use the Type button to choose the type of rubric you want to use.
    Screenshot showing where the type and scoring buttons are.
    • An Analytic Rubric allows you to identify criteria and point levels for each criterion.
    • A Holistic Rubric allows one overall criterion where you can identify the overall achievement on an activity.
  5. Next to the Type button, use the Scoring button to choose the type of scoring for the rubric.
    1. Points: all criteria are worth the same number of points.
    2. Custom Points: each criterion can be worth a different number of points.
    3. No Score: allows away to provide standardized feedback on activities.
  6. Use the Plus buttons on the left and right side of the levels to add additional levels.
    Screenshot showing the locations of the buttons to add levels
  7. Use the + Add Criterion button at the bottom of the table to add additional criteria to the rubrics.
    Screenshot showing where the button is to add additional criterion
  8. (Optional) If you want to break one area into more specific criteria, you can use the Add Criteria Group to add additional criteria groups.
    Screenshot showing where the button is to add a criterion group 
  9. At the bottom of the page, enter information for the overall score levels for an activity.
  10. Select the Close button when complete.

Attaching rubrics to discussions or assignments

  1. Go to the Edit page for the activity you want to attach the rubric.
  2. Expand the Evaluation & Feedback panel in the right sidebar
  3. Select the Add Rubric button.
    Screenshot showing where the Add Rubric button is located in an activity
  4. Select the rubric you want to add to the assignment.
  5. Select the Save and Close button at the bottom of the page.

As of June 2026, once attached, you will visually see a rubric icon with the discussion, assignment, or quiz.

The rubric icon:

Four by four rubric

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