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title: Grading a discussion submission using a rubric
description: "Complete the following steps to grade Discussion submissions using an attached D2L Rubric. - Go to the Discussion tool on the Navigation bar. Scroll to the discussion you want to grade and click the arrow next to the title to…"
url: "https://pikespeakelearning.online/docs/grading-a-discussion-submission-using-a-rubric/"
updated: "2024-01-23"
category: D2L / Discussions
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# Grading a discussion submission using a rubric

Complete the following steps to grade Discussion submissions using an attached D2L Rubric.

- Go to the Discussion tool on the Navigation bar. Scroll to the discussion you want to grade and click the arrow next to the title to expand your dropdown menu.  Select Assess Topic.

![](https://pikespeakelearning.online/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/disc-rubric-1-1024x565.png)

- Alternatively, you can click on a students submission from the Grades area.

![discussion icon from grades area](https://pikespeakelearning.online/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/disc-rubric-6-1024x411.png)

- Select Topic Score or Discussion post under the student name (both are blue hyperlinks).

![topic score link on a discussion post](https://pikespeakelearning.online/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/disc-rubric-2-1024x650.png)

- In the Evaluation pane on the right, you may do either of the following:
  - Grade with sliders:
    - Click the title of the rubric, or the down arrow to complete the rubric and assess the student’s submission by dragging or clicking the slides on the rubric with the right pane.

![discussion rubric slider window](https://pikespeakelearning.online/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/disc-rubric-3-670x1024.png)

- Grade in a pop out window:
  - Click on the "pop out" icon, and in the new floating Assess Rubric window, click the appropriate radio button criteria to score the submission. Then click close.

![](https://pikespeakelearning.online/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/disc-rubric-4-645x1024.png)

- In the Evaluation pane, verify the score has transferred correctly from the rubric to the Score box.  Input additional comments in the Overall Feedback box, click Publish to record the feedback and score.  Clicking Save Draft will allow you to come back and Publish the student’s score and feedback at a later date.

![overall feedback field and publish/save draft buttons](https://pikespeakelearning.online/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/disc-rubric-5-645x1024.png)

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