Rubric-Based Marking for Extended Response questions in Multi-Format Assessments 

Learn how to grade extended response questions in Multi format assessments

You can now grade extended-response questions in Multi-format assessments with the help of rubric-based feedback. This new marking version will enable educators to create rubrics, mark submissions based on the rubric, add specific comments to selected text, and provide overall feedback to extended response-type questions. 

In this article, we cover how to:

Adding rubrics to Extended Response questions in MFA

1. Launch Cadmus using the (external tool) link from within your LMS
2. Select Multi-Format as the format of your assessment. 
3. Under the Marking + Feedback section in the Set requirements, grading options and settings, select the Use Cadmus Marker option.
4. Add an extended response-type question. Click on Add Rubric at the top of the question.
   
   
   
   
5. Click on Create Rubric. You will have two options: ‘Create from scratch’ or ‘Re-use past rubrics’. Click Confirm after selecting the appropriate option.
   
   
6. When creating a rubric from scratch, select between list or grid views. The rubric format can be in actual points or weighted percentages.
7. Add scales, criteria, weightage % and descriptors to complete the rubric. Add colours to individual criteria. Click on the Add new scale or Add new criteria buttons to add new scales or criteria. 
8. Click on Reset to remove all the scales and criteria and start over. After making all the changes, click on Save the rubric.
   
   

   

   

9. After saving the rubric, you’ll be back on the task builder. Click on the Edit Rubric button to make changes to the saved rubric. Click on the Remove button to delete the added rubric.
10. When re-using rubrics, select a previously used rubric and click on Preview. If all the criteria and scales are fine, click the Use rubric button. You can then edit the rubric and save it to use for grading.

Grading Extended Response MFA questions with a Rubric

1. After the submission comes in, go to the Marking tab and click on the Mark button. Click the Open expanded view button below the extended response answer.
2. This will take you to the Marking panel. You will see the student's name on top. Use the navigation arrows on top or the Next Student button to switch between submissions.
   
   To the right, you will find the Marking and Feedback tabs. The Marking tab displays marking criteria per the selected rubric. Clicking on ratings would automatically calculate marks as per the weightage %. Custom marks can be input by clicking on the mark box.
   
   In the Feedback tab, comments can be added by selecting a portion of the work. Clicking on the three dots on the comment box will allow you to link the comment to a specific criterion from the rubric.