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Moodle Help & Support (Staff)

This refers to Moodle 34.2 from September 2017 onward.1 from December 2023 onwards.  

NOTE: The guidance on this page applies to Turnitin Assignments only. Marking in Moodle Assignments should be carried out with the Moodle marking tools. The processes detailed below cannot be used in a Moodle assignment, even with Turnitin similarity reports enabled. 

 

If you mark Turnitin assignments online, you may find this a better way to mark assignments. It requires time to create the rubric criteria but once you've set it up, it can be reused for other assignments in that module.

"Rubric scorecards can be used to evaluate student work based on defined criteria and scales. Rubrics effectively capture expectations for learning outcomes as well as shortcomings, enabling you to evaluate student work quickly and objectively. And, when rubrics are attached to your assignments in Turnitin, students have the benefit of seeing the rubrics and understanding your expectations in advance of completing their assignments." (Turnitn Turnitin Academy, 2013)

WARNING NOTE: Do not edit, change, disconnect or re-connect a rubric once marking has started. This risks loss of rubric comments.

Table of Contents

Navigating to the Rubric in Turnitin

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In your module, click on the Turn editing on button (top right).

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  1. On Moodle, go to the Turnitin assignment you wish to add a grading form or rubric.

If you have had submissions

You would use this method if you have received at least one assignment.

  1. Go into the Submissions inbox and click on Grade ('blue pencil' icon on the line of the assignment you wish to edit).

  2. In the assignment click on the Rubric icon.


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Creating the Turnitin Rubric

  1. Once you have clicked on the Rubric icon, click on the

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  1.  'Rubric/Form manager' (

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  1. 'Cogwheel' icon in the top right corner)

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  1. to start creating a new rubric or attach a previously created rubric to the assignment.

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2. An example Grading Form appears.

Click the hamburger menu in the top left corner. You now have the option to 'Create New Rubric', 'Create New Grading Form' or Upload Rubric or Grading Form.

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Rubric scoring

This determines the way you set up the rubric.  The percentage set-up is the most commonly used.  The different rubric scoring set-ups (left-right) are explained below:
 
'Standard rubric': This set-up allows you to enter scale values and percentage criteria.

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'Custom rubric': This removes the ability to weight the criterion but allows you to set different marks for each scale description rather than a whole item e.g. the scale item 'Poor' could be worth 0 in terms of one criterion and worth 1 for another.

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'Qualitative rubric': This removes the ability to weight criterion and add marks to scale items.  This is purely based on the feedback.  This is helpful for assignments where no grade is required but feedback is essential e.g. in Nottingham Advantage Award modules.

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Criteria

Start by setting up the criteria, considering criterion names and descriptions (what they 're are looking at) and their weighting (if all criteria are not equal).  The criterion description is not necessary but can be helpful if you have multiple graders to ensure their understanding of the criteria associated with that criterion.  Click directly on the boxes you would like to amend, this brings up a white text box.  See example below: 

  • The + next to CRITERIA '+' in the top right creates more criteria
  • The '%' next to each criterion name is the weighting. It shows how important the criterion is compared to the others when it comes to allocation of marks. If all criteria are considered equal, leave the weighting as 0%, if different, change to a percentage out of 100. The total must bring the percentage to 100%. Click on it to amend.
  • Click on the Criterion name to amend it.

Click on the empty space under each title to add a "Description". It is a breakdown of what you are taking into consideration when marking the assignment.

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Scale

Once you've decided on the criteria for the rubric you can easily set up the scale.  Things to consider are the title and description (if used), and the marks to be allocated for each scale item.  The description is not necessary but can be helpful if you have multiple graders to ensure their perspective of each scale item is the same.  Again, click directly on the boxes you would like to amend, this brings up a white text box.  See example below:

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  • "Scale title" helps to distinguish the different scale items and create low-to-high scale set-up.
  • "Mark awarded", below, is the number of marks to be awarded for meeting this scale item.
  • '+', in the top right corner, to create more scale items.
  • In each empty cell, you can write a description "Description" of the scale item for each criterion. The general reason why this mark was given and suggestions for improvement. This cannot be amended for each student.

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Rubric scoring

This determines the way you set up the rubric.  The percentage set-up is the most commonly used.  The different rubric scoring set-ups (left-right) are explained below:
 
Standard rubric
This set-up allows you to set the weighting in percent and enter marks for different scale items.
 
Custom rubric
This removes the ability to weight the criterion but allows you to set different marks for each scale description rather than a whole item e.g. the scale item 'Poor' could be worth 0 in terms of one criterion and worth 1 for another.
 
Qualitative rubric
This removes the ability to weight criterion and add marks to scale items.  This is purely based on the feedback.  This is helpful for assignments where no grade is required but feedback is essential e.g. in Nottingham Advantage Award modules.

If you haven't had submissions yet

  1. Go into the Turnitin assignment you've created. 
  2. Click on the Rubric Manager icon.  

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3. Start a new rubric by clicking 'Create new rubric'.

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4. Choose which type of rubric (quantitative, custom or qualitative)

5. Set up titles for the Criteria on the left, plus descriptions  (see above for explanation)

6. Set up titles and marks for levels on the horizontal (see above for explanation).

Creating a Grading Form

  1. Click on the Rubric Manager icon or launch rubric manager  (see above)
  2. Select 'Create new grading form'

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3. Give the Grading Form a "Name" by clicking on the blue pencil at the top of the form.

4. Give each criterion a "Title" (and a "Description" if you wish)


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5. You can choose whether to enable scoring or not. (i.e if you want each to be able to add a mark: you can choose when marking whether to apply it to produce a final grade). Scoring is set to enabled by default, to switch this off just untick the 'Enable Scoring' box at the top of the screen. 

6. Click 'Save'


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Now attach the rubric you just created as below.

Attaching the rubric to and detaching the rubric from an assignment

Note: Do not edit, change, attach or detach a rubric once marking has started. This risks loss of rubric comments.

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Once you have created the rubric you need to add it to each assignment you mark.

  • In the rubric, click 'Save'
  • Click on the Off button next to Attach to assignment in Ensure the toggle switch to the bottom left corner of the grading form is switched 'On' to attach the rubric to the assignment.

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To remove a rubric from an assignment

  • Click on the On button next to Attach to Assignment to detach this toggle switch to the bottom left of the grading form and switch to 'Off' to remove the rubric from the assignment.

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Alternatively, you can attach your assignment to any rubric by going :

  1. Go to your Moodle modules site

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  1. .
  2. In your module, click the 'Edit mode' button to turn editing on (top right).

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3. Press the 'Edit' link next to your Turnitin assignment and then

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press 'Edit

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settings'.


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4. Inside the Turnitin assignment settings scroll down and press

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'GradeMark Options

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' to expand the

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section.


5. Select the rubric you wish to add from the drop-down menu.

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6. Click on 'Save and return to module' when done

7. Click the toggle switch in the top right of the page to turn off 'Edit mode' 

Importing/Exporting a rubric

Exporting the rubric

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  1. Go to your Moodle modules site
  2. In your module, click the 'Edit mode' button to turn editing on (top right).

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  3. Press the Edit link next to your Turnitin assignment and then press 'Edit settings'
  4. Click on the Launch rubric manager link under "GradeMark options"

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5. Click on the '

View import/export options' button ('arrow out the box' icon)

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and select 'Export'.

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6. This downloads a .rbc file.  This cannot be opened on your computer but can be easily imported into another assignment in another module (see below).

7. When you have done, save the settings of your assignment on Moodle and turn off the 'Edit mode' toggle switch to the top right of the main Moodle page

Importing a rubric

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  1. Go to your Moodle modules site.
  2. In your module, click the 'Edit mode' toggle switch to turn editing on (top right).

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  3. Press the Edit link next to your Turnitin assignment and then press 'Edit settings'
  4. Click on the Launch rubric manager link under 'GradeMark options'

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  5. Click on the 'View import/export options' button ('arrow out the box' icon) and select 'Import'.

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  2. If you are importing a previously created rubric exported from Turnitin
    • Click 'Select files' and choose your .rbc file

If you are importing a new rubric you've created in Excel

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and not Turnitin;

    • Click 'Download Example Template' to make sure it looks like the required template, amend if necessary.
    • Click 'Select files' and choose your Excel file.

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7. When you have done, save the settings of your assignment on Moodle and click the 'Edit Mode' toggle switch to turn off editing.

Downloading a rubric report once grading is complete

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This can only be done via www.turnitinuk.com

  1. Go to www.turnitinuk.com
  2. Enter the

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  1. "Username" (the email address you use in Moodle) and the

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  1. "Password" Turnitin sent you. (You can recover the password if necessary)
  2. Check you're logged in as instructor (fourth black tab should say 'Instructor')
  3. Click on title of module
  4. Choose assignment of interest and click 'View'
    This will list the papers
  5. Click 'Grademark Report' towards top right
  6. Click 'Rubric/Form' tab (see 1 in image)
  7. Click 'Export report' (see 2 in image)
  8. Save the Excel CSV file where you can access it later.

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