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title: "Turnitin Rubrics"
slug: "turnitin-rubrics"
tags: ["Faculty", "Moodle", "Turnitin", "Assignment", "Settings", "Rubric"]
updated: 2021-07-08T06:50:16Z
published: 2021-07-08T06:50:16Z
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# Turnitin Rubrics

Rubrics can be used to evaluate student work based on defined criteria and scales. You can add rubric to a Turnitin assignment by accessing the Rubric Manager through clicking on **Launch Rubric Manager** under the **GradeMark Options** while creating the Turnitin assignment.![](https://cdn.document360.io/7a3c00d9-daf1-4451-a1a0-1e6ab8f34fa6/Images/Documentation/Grademark.jpg)

There are multiple ways of adding a rubric:

## Create rubric

To create rubric, please follow the below steps:

1. Access the Rubric Manager as described previously.
2. Click on the **menu icon** and then click on **Create new rubric**.![](https://cdn.document360.io/7a3c00d9-daf1-4451-a1a0-1e6ab8f34fa6/Images/Documentation/Create%20Rubric.jpg)
3. Edit the rubric as the following:![](https://cdn.document360.io/7a3c00d9-daf1-4451-a1a0-1e6ab8f34fa6/Images/Documentation/Edit%20Rubric.jpg)

## Import rubric

To import rubric from your device, make sure that the file format is “.rbc”, or “.xls” or “.xlsx” and then follow the below steps:

1. Access the Rubric Manager as described previously.
2. Click on the **Import/Export** button and then click on **Import**.![](https://cdn.document360.io/7a3c00d9-daf1-4451-a1a0-1e6ab8f34fa6/Images/Documentation/Import%20Rubric.jpg)
3. If you don’t have a file in hand, you can download the template by clicking on **Download Example Template**, as illustrated below. Fill the sheet using Microsoft Excel, as needed, and then save it in “.rbc”, or “.xls” or “.xlsx” format.![](https://cdn.document360.io/7a3c00d9-daf1-4451-a1a0-1e6ab8f34fa6/Images/Documentation/Download%20Example.jpg)
4. Select the file from your device by clicking on **Select files** button, as illustrated below, or by dragging and dropping the file into the white space.![](https://cdn.document360.io/7a3c00d9-daf1-4451-a1a0-1e6ab8f34fa6/Images/Documentation/Select%20Files.jpg)

**Note: Please read the below rules for importing rubric:**

- The file format must be “.rbc”, “.xls” or “.xlsx”
- Only one rubric can be uploaded per Excel file
- The rubric in the spreadsheet must have the scales of the rubric as its first row
- The rubric in the spreadsheet must have the criteria of the rubric as its first column
- If included, criteria descriptions should be in the same cells as the criteria titles separated by a line break
- Descriptors for the body of the rubric can be included
- Criteria titles must be 13 characters or less
- Grading formulas will not be imported with the Excel file
- Numerical values cannot be imported. If you would like to use numerical values, add them to the rubric after import using the rubric/form manager.

## Modify a previously added rubric

You can find the list of previously added rubric by following the below steps:

1. Access the Rubric Manager as described previously.
2. Click on the **menu icon** and you will be able to view a list of previously-created rubrics at the end of drop-down menu.![](https://cdn.document360.io/7a3c00d9-daf1-4451-a1a0-1e6ab8f34fa6/Images/Documentation/Modify%20Rubric.jpg)

Note:You can only modify rubric if it is not attached to an assignment. If you cannot modify the rubric, then click on **Duplicate this rubric** from the dropdown menu and then modify it and save it.

## Attach the rubric to the assignment

You can attach rubric to Turnitin assignment by selecting it from the dropdown menu under the GradeMark Options.![](https://cdn.document360.io/7a3c00d9-daf1-4451-a1a0-1e6ab8f34fa6/Images/Documentation/Attach%20Rubric.jpg)

## Related

- [Create a Turnitin Assignment](/create-a-turnitin-assignment.md)
- [Turnitin Similarity Report](/turnitin-similarity-report.md)
- [Turnitin Students Grade Report](/turnitin-students-grade-report.md)