Gradebook
Use pop-out rubric when grading group submissions
Impact: Instructors
Updated Help Topic: Not applicable
Idea Exchange ID: LEARNU-I-745
Instructors can now use the pop-out rubric when grading group submissions in Flexible Grading. This enhancement brings the same efficient grading experience already available for individual submissions to group work.
The pop-out rubric is a separate, moveable window and formatted in a grid view. Previously, the rubric was only available in a side panel and formatted in a stack. This update makes it easier to navigate and grade student submissions by providing a clearer, more comprehensive view of the rubric. Popping out the rubric lets instructors view the student submission and the rubric side-by-side for a more efficient grading experience. Instructors can quickly select performance levels and provide feedback in the rubric while viewing the student submission.
Instructors
Instructors can access the pop-out rubric when reviewing a submission.
- Bulk performance level selection: Apply a level across all criteria with one click.
- Cell syncing: Selected cells update the grade pill automatically.
- Focused feedback entry: Selecting a cell moves focus to the feedback textbox.
- Navigation warning: Alerts instructors if they try to leave with unsaved changes.
- Override warning: Shows a banner if the grade was overridden and disables rubric editing.
- Printing: Instructors can print blank or completed rubrics using the browser’s print function.
When the pop-out rubric is open, the ability to add Overall Feedback and grade with the rubric in the main grading interface is inactive. This prevents an instructor from editing the same information in two separate places simultaneously.
Administrators
Availability: Available for all Ultra courses.
Activation: None needed.
Configuration: None needed.