{"id":686,"date":"2024-04-29T08:40:56","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T08:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.moodleanswers.com\/using-rubrics-in-the-moodle-forum-tool\/"},"modified":"2025-10-09T20:38:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T20:38:44","slug":"using-rubrics-in-the-moodle-forum-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/2024\/04\/29\/using-rubrics-in-the-moodle-forum-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Rubrics in the Moodle Forum Tool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Moodle now allows the use of rubrics in the Forum tool. In this tutorial, we will show you how to set up your rubrics and grade the forum with them.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The first step is to create your Moodle Forum.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"index.php\/activities\/using-moodle-forums-effectively\">Click here for detailed information on how to use the Forum Tool<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once you have your forum created, click on the forum. Once you are in the forum you would like to create a rubric for, you can click <strong>Advanced Grading <\/strong>in the top menu.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-675\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/files\/2020\/04\/ChooseAdvanceGrading-1b9.png\" alt=\"Advanced Grading\" width=\"690\" height=\"171\" loading=\"lazy\" data-path=\"local-images:\/2023 images\/forumRubric\/ChooseAdvanceGrading.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/files\/2020\/04\/ChooseAdvanceGrading-1b9.png 690w, https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/files\/2020\/04\/ChooseAdvanceGrading-1b9-300x74.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From the\u00a0<strong>Advanced Grading\u00a0<\/strong>section, choose the dropdown list, and then choose <strong>Rubric<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-676\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/files\/2020\/04\/chooseRubric-8dc.png\" alt=\"Choose Rubric from the list\" width=\"627\" height=\"206\" loading=\"lazy\" data-path=\"local-images:\/2023 images\/forumRubric\/chooseRubric.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/files\/2020\/04\/chooseRubric-8dc.png 627w, https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/files\/2020\/04\/chooseRubric-8dc-300x99.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 627px) 100vw, 627px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From here, you will be able to set your\u00a0rubric criteria from scratch, or create a rubric from a template.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-677\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/files\/2020\/04\/RubricChoiceType-91f.png\" alt=\"RubricType\" width=\"575\" height=\"264\" loading=\"lazy\" data-path=\"local-images:\/2023 images\/forumRubric\/RubricChoiceType.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/files\/2020\/04\/RubricChoiceType-91f.png 575w, https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/files\/2020\/04\/RubricChoiceType-91f-300x138.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When creating a rubric from scratch for example, you will first give your rubric a title, and a description if you wish.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-678\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/files\/2020\/04\/ForumNameDescription-fac.png\" width=\"565\" height=\"253\" loading=\"lazy\" data-path=\"local-images:\/2023 images\/forumRubric\/ForumNameDescription.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/files\/2020\/04\/ForumNameDescription-fac.png 565w, https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/files\/2020\/04\/ForumNameDescription-fac-300x134.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then you can start adding your criteria as needed. Once you have your criteria set, click on\u00a0<strong>Save Rubric and Make it Ready<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-679\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/files\/2020\/04\/RubricCriterion-005.png\" alt=\"rubric criteria\" width=\"565\" height=\"257\" loading=\"lazy\" data-path=\"local-images:\/2023 images\/forumRubric\/RubricCriterion.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/files\/2020\/04\/RubricCriterion-005.png 565w, https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/files\/2020\/04\/RubricCriterion-005-300x136.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-680\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/files\/2020\/04\/save_rubric_ready-d42.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"464\" height=\"55\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/files\/2020\/04\/save_rubric_ready-d42.png 464w, https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/files\/2020\/04\/save_rubric_ready-d42-300x36.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once the rubric is created, you may then apply it to your forum.<\/p>\n<p>In the forum you just created, choose the <strong>Settings<\/strong> in the top centre menu to get access to the forum options.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-681\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/files\/2020\/04\/ForumSetting-ab9.png\" width=\"706\" height=\"61\" loading=\"lazy\" data-path=\"local-images:\/2023 images\/forumRubric\/ForumSetting.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/files\/2020\/04\/ForumSetting-ab9.png 706w, https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/files\/2020\/04\/ForumSetting-ab9-300x26.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the settings, scroll down and choose\u00a0<strong>Whole Forum Grading<\/strong>, then in the dropdown list, choose\u00a0<strong>Point<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-682\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/files\/2020\/04\/wholeForumSetting-685.png\" width=\"394\" height=\"295\" loading=\"lazy\" data-path=\"local-images:\/2023 images\/forumRubric\/wholeForumSetting.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/files\/2020\/04\/wholeForumSetting-685.png 394w, https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/files\/2020\/04\/wholeForumSetting-685-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This will then allow you to change the\u00a0<strong>Grading Method<\/strong> to\u00a0<strong>Rubric<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Next, click\u00a0<strong>Save and Return to Course<\/strong> at the bottom.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-683\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/files\/2020\/04\/save_and_return_nt-f44.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"46\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Your Rubric is now set up!<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Once you are ready to grade your forum using the rubric, you will click on your forum, then choose\u00a0<strong>Grade Users<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-684\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/files\/2020\/04\/gradeUsers-0b7.png\" width=\"413\" height=\"541\" loading=\"lazy\" data-path=\"local-images:\/2023 images\/forumRubric\/gradeUsers.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/files\/2020\/04\/gradeUsers-0b7.png 413w, https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/files\/2020\/04\/gradeUsers-0b7-229x300.png 229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve clicked on\u00a0<strong>Grade Users<\/strong>, you will notice the rubric criteria with students names in the right column. From here, you can select the points to be given to each student by clicking through each user, or searching for a specific student.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-685\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/files\/2020\/04\/StudentGradingRubric-1f4.png\" width=\"386\" height=\"561\" loading=\"lazy\" data-path=\"local-images:\/2023 images\/forumRubric\/StudentGradingRubric.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/files\/2020\/04\/StudentGradingRubric-1f4.png 386w, https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/files\/2020\/04\/StudentGradingRubric-1f4-206x300.png 206w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 386px) 100vw, 386px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moodle now allows the use of rubrics in the Forum tool. 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