Every learning management system stores the rubric in a slightly different place, and the path is rarely intuitive. If you've been clicking around looking for "the rubric" and finding everything except it, this is the platform-by-platform path.
Moodle
Path: Course page → click the assignment → scroll to the bottom of the page, below the submission section. Look for a heading that says "Grading" or "Advanced grading". The rubric, if attached, appears as a table.
On some Moodle themes the rubric is hidden behind a button labelled "View grading information" or "Marking guide". Click it.
If the rubric is uploaded as a separate file (common with older Moodle installs), check the assignment description for an attached PDF or DOCX. Also check Files in the left sidebar.
Moodle mobile app
Tap the assignment → tap the three-dot menu → "Grading information" or similar. The mobile app exposes less than the web version, so switch to a browser if you can.
Blackboard Learn (Original)
Path: Course → Content area → click the assignment → look in the right sidebar under "Grading". Click the linked rubric name. A pop-up window opens with the criteria.
If you don't see a "Grading" section, scroll the assignment instructions — older Blackboard courses embed the rubric in the description rather than as a separate object.
Blackboard Ultra
Path: Course → Course Content → click the assignment title → in the assignment overlay, look for the "Details & Information" panel. Click "Grading & Submissions". The rubric is listed there if attached.
Ultra exposes the rubric more cleanly than Original. If you see a table called "Rubric" with criteria and levels, that's it.
Brightspace (D2L)
Path: Course → Assignments (sometimes called "Dropbox") → click the assignment → scroll to "Evaluation & Feedback". Click "View Rubric". A modal opens with the criteria, levels, and descriptors.
If "View Rubric" doesn't appear, the rubric isn't attached at the assignment level — check the syllabus, the course homepage, or message your instructor.
Brightspace mobile (Pulse)
Pulse, D2L's mobile app, often doesn't surface the rubric at all. Open the desktop site in a mobile browser instead.
Schoology
Path: Course → Materials → click the assignment → click "View Rubric" below the description, OR look in the right sidebar for a "Rubric" link.
Schoology occasionally embeds the rubric inside the submission interface — you only see it after starting your submission. Click "Submit Assignment" and scroll to find the rubric there if it's not on the description page.
Google Classroom
Path: Open the assignment → in the right panel, look under "Your work" or below the assignment description. The rubric appears as a card with criteria and points.
Google Classroom's rubric tool is newer and not all teachers use it. If there's no card visible:
- Check the attached files for a PDF rubric.
- Check the assignment instructions for a paraphrased rubric.
- If you're on mobile, switch to desktop — the mobile app sometimes hides the rubric panel.
What if there's still no rubric?
Three common reasons:
- The tutor is grading holistically. Some assignments don't use a formal rubric. The brief itself is your rubric — read it like one.
- The rubric exists but lives in the syllabus. Programme-level marking criteria sometimes apply to all assignments rather than each one.
- The tutor forgot to attach it. Email politely and ask. Most will share.
Once you have the rubric
Whichever platform you're on, the next step is the same: read the rubric the way the marker reads it. This guide walks through the method. Or upload your rubric to Rubrica's free rubric decoder for a plain-English breakdown, or to the full rubric checker to score your draft against every criterion before you submit.
Quick reference table
The TL;DR per platform:
- Canvas: Below the assignment description → "Show Rubric" button.
- Moodle: Bottom of the assignment page → Grading section.
- Blackboard Original: Right sidebar → Grading.
- Blackboard Ultra: Details & Information → Grading & Submissions.
- Brightspace D2L: Evaluation & Feedback → View Rubric.
- Schoology: Below description, or inside the submit interface.
- Google Classroom: Right panel, "Your work" section.