Create Turnitin Assignment guide

Rubrics can be used to evaluate student work based on defined criteria and scales. They are a set of standards linked to the levels of student achievement. Each criterion within a rubric includes a description of the level of achievement and a numeric value can be attached to each criterion.

When marking, rubrics allow the lecturer to select the level the student has achieved against each criterion and add further comments for each. If the numeric grade option is used, the rubric will calculate a total grade for assignment.

The Rubric should be designed using the assessment criteria for a specific module assignment. Guidance on writing effective rubrics, with a checklist for checking your completed rubric is available from Arizona State University, link below.

Benefits of using Turnitin rubrics

• Rubrics can reduce the time and administrative burden of marking assignments especially for large student cohorts. When attached to an assignment, marking can be quicker.
• Some academics have reported greater consistency across multiple markers when rubrics are used.
• Rubrics can be easily shared with others.
• Rubrics make the grading process more transparent to students.

Screencast from Turnitin with great advice on best practice to create effective rubrics.

The end of the screencast demonstrates how to create a Rubric using the Turnitin web version which the University does not use. Move onto the subpages for step-by-step guidance on how to create different kinds of Rubrics for use with Turnitin in Moodle.