What is a Turnitin rubric / grading form?

If you have submitted work via Turnitin, your tutors may choose to mark and provide feedback using a rubric or grading form.

What is a rubric?

A rubric contains definitions of marking criteria for your assignment. These are displayed in a table, with columns showing what is expected at each level in order to achieve particular marks.

What is a grading form?

A grading form is similar to a rubric, in that it contains definitions of marking criteria for your assignment. Instead of a table of columns showing descriptions of each level of achievement, your tutors can use a grading form to structure written feedback under a heading for each criterion.

Can I access a rubric/grading form before submitting my assignment?

If your tutors have attached a rubric or grading form to a Turnitin assignment, you can access this via the assignment Submissions Inbox. This may help you to understand the requirements of your assignment.

In your module, locate your Turnitin assignment and click View Assignment.
Click the blue rubric icon in the Tools section.
The rubric or grading form will open.

Rubrics will look something like this:

Grading forms will looks something like this:

How do I access feedback left through a rubric/grading form?

If your tutor is marking / providing feedback in Turnitin, this will be released on a pre-determined date (usually the assignment's Post Date listed in the Submissions Inbox).

Open the assignment Submissions Inbox.
Your submission is listed next to your name. Click on the submission title to open it.
When your submission opens, click the speech bubble icon in the panel on the right.
If your tutor has used a rubric or grading form, you can click View Rubric.

Rubric feedback will look something like this. Highlighted cells indicate your level of achievement against each criterion.

Grading form feedback will look something like this. Tutor comments are listed in a column on the right.