
Refer to Rubrics for more information
1. Navigate to the course Gradebook tab and select the settings icon to the right:

2. Scroll down to Course Rubrics and select "Create":

3. Add a title for your rubric:

4. Click the dropdown next to “Rubric Type” and select whether you would like the rubric scores to reflect as percentages, percentage ranges, points, or points ranges:

5. By default, Blackboard generates a blank rubric with four rows of criteria and four columns of scores. To add a row, hover above or below the title of an existing criterion and click the purple plus sign that appears:

6. Type a title for the criterion you created in the textbox that appears. Click out of the textbox to save your entry:

7. To add a score column, hover to the right or left of the title of an existing column and click the purple plus sign that appears:

8. Type a title for the score column in the textbox that appears. Click out of the textbox to save your entry:

9. To delete a column or row, hover over its title and click the trash can that appears to the right:

10. To enter values and descriptions for each score in the rubric, hover over a box and click the pencil that appears to the right:

11. Type a value and a description in the textboxes that appear. Click out of the textboxes to save your entries:

12. After entering descriptions and values for all criteria and scores in the rubric, click “Save” in the bottom right. Your rubric will now be accessible when creating a new assessment:
