5. Using Rubrics in Turnitin

InformationInstead of giving a direct numerical grade on a Turnitin assignment, you can also create a rubric and assign points to different criteria to provide a reusable scorecard.

  1. From your course page, click on the Turnitin assignment (2014-02-28 08_46_26-Course_ Matt Wright) to go to its summary page (if you are not there already).
  2. Click on the Submission Inbox tab to see all of the student submissions.
  3. You will see a listing of all of the students in the course and their submissions (if they’ve submitted anything yet). Click the Pencil icon in the Grade column for the submission you want to grade.
  4. The student’s paper will appear in a new window. Click the Rubric icon in the lower-right.
  5. In the Rubric menu on the right, click the Wrench icon.
  6. In the pop-up that appears, click the List button in the upper left and select Create new rubric.
  7. Enter the Rubric name at the top of the rubric manager.
  8. Click any Criterion to rename it, click the percentage next to it to set its weight, and click the space below it to provide a description. If you need more Criteria, you can click the Plus icon to the right of the CRITERIA header to add extra rows.
  9. Similarly, you can click any Scale to rename it and click the number next to it to specify a value. If you need more Criteria, you can click the Plus icon to the right of the SCALES header to add extra columns.
  10. Click in any cell to specify a description for that level of the scale for that criterion.
  11. Click the SAVE button in the lower right to save the rubric, then click the Link button in the upper-right to attach the rubric to the assignment. Click the CLOSE button in the lower right when done.
  12. In the Rubric menu on the right, click any of the scale levels to set them for that criteria. When you have them selected, click Apply rubric percentage to grade to grade the paper.
  13. Close the window when done, or click the Left arrow or Right arrow buttons in the upper-right to quickly go to other submissions.