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A rubric is an assessment tool for communicating expectations of quality. They are a way to set up custom or Outcome-based assessment criteria for scoring. You can add rubrics to assignments, quizzes and graded discussions.

Ways To Use Rubrics for Grading

Rubrics are typically comprised of rows and columns. Rows are used to define the various criteria being used to assess an assignment. Columns are used to define levels of performance for each criterion.

Rubrics and Peer Reviews
If you have any assignments that require
peer reviews, then consider attaching a rubric.
A rubric gives students a starting point for feedback.

There are THREE (3) ways you can leverage rubrics in your courses:

Rubrics as a reference.
Use rubrics to help students know exactly what you are expecting. It is not necessary to use the rubric as a grading tool.
Rubrics for grading.
Use rubrics as a grading tool. Simply click on the rubric rating for each criterion to calculate total point value. The calculated score will directly feed into the gradebook.
Rubrics for grading (free-form)
Use rubrics as a grading tool. But instead of leveraging the rubric ratings, write in your own comments and manually award point values to each criteria. The calculated score will directly feed into the gradebook.

The following tutorials relate to course Rubrics:

What is a Rubric?
How do I create a Rubric?
How do I add a Rubric to an Assignment?
How do I add a Rubric to a Graded Discussion?
How do I add a Rubric to a Quiz?
How do I edit Rubric details?
How do I use free-form comments instead of ratings in a Rubric in SpeedGrader?
How do I manage course-level rubrics?
How do I align an Outcome with a Rubric?
How do I use a rubric to grade submissions in SpeedGrader?