Blackboard Ultra offers several ways to create rubrics, allowing you to streamline your grading process and provide clear feedback to students. This article provides a brief overview of three key rubric types: holistic, analytic, and AI-generated.
1. Holistic Rubrics:
- What They Are: Holistic rubrics provide an overall assessment of student work. Instead of evaluating individual criteria, you assign a single score based on the overall quality of the submission.
- When to Use: Ideal for assignments where you want a general impression of student performance, or for quick grading of large volumes of work.
- Creation in Blackboard Ultra: You can create holistic rubrics by combining all your evaluation criteria into a single criterion box. You will then set performance levels and assign overall scores.
- Watch the Tutorial: Creating Holistic Videos in Blackboard Ultra
2. Analytic Rubrics:
- What They Are: Analytic rubrics break down assignments into specific criteria, allowing you to provide detailed feedback on each area. Each criterion has defined performance levels with descriptive feedback.
- When to Use: Best for complex assignments with multiple criteria, where detailed feedback is crucial for student learning and improvement.
- Creation in Blackboard Ultra: Blackboard Ultra's default rubric setup is designed for analytic rubrics. You can customize criteria, performance levels, and weighting.
- Watch the Tutorial: Analytic Rubric Design in Blackboard Ultra
3. AI-Generated Rubrics:
- What They Are: Blackboard Ultra's AI Design Assistant can automatically generate rubrics based on your assignment instructions. This tool provides a quick starting point for rubric creation.
- When to Use: Useful when you need to create a rubric quickly or want a starting point for customization.
- Creation in Blackboard Ultra: Simply use the "Generate" option when creating a rubric, and the AI will create a draft based on your instructions. You can then refine and edit the generated rubric.
- Watch the Tutorial: Working with AI Assisted Rubric Design in Blackboard Ultra
Key Considerations for All Rubric Types:
- Blackboard Ultra allows you to choose between percentage-based and point-based rubrics.
- You can edit and customize all aspects of your rubrics, including criteria, performance levels, and weighting.
- Using rubrics consistently can improve grading efficiency and provide students with clear expectations.
By understanding the different types of rubrics available in Blackboard Ultra, you can choose the best approach for your assignments and enhance your grading practices.
*This knowledgebase article was created with the assistance of Gemini AI.