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Canvas LMS Course Design

By : Ryan John
Book Image

Canvas LMS Course Design

By: Ryan John

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (15 chapters)
Canvas LMS Course Design
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Creating Rubrics and using Outcomes


The rubrics you can create within Canvas display the outcome followed by a grid containing the criterion ratings you created to rate students' performances. Using a rubric to assess a student's work, you will select the criterion rating that best describes the work they completed to meet the desired outcome. Based on the criterion ratings you choose and the point values associated with these ratings, Canvas determines the student's score based on the point value attained for each outcome.

With that understanding, let's look at how to create rubrics for Canvas assignments. Let's begin by creating a rubric within the Outcomes page using the following steps:

  1. Click on the Manage Rubrics button at the top right of the Outcomes page menu, as shown in the following screenshot:

  2. You will be taken to the Course Rubrics page. If you have not created any rubrics, this page will appear blank. On the right-hand side menu of this page, click on the Add Rubric button.

  3. A new...