Moodle Rubric2Feedback

Moodle Rubric2Feedback is a Firefox extension designed to streamline the feedback process for Moodle assignments. When grading assignments, Moodle often uses a rubric with multiple criteria, each with a set of selectable levels. This extension:

Reads the rubric: It scans the rubric on the assignment grader page, resets each criterion’s level numbering so that every criterion starts at level 1, and then determines the selected level.

Inserts feedback: Finally, it inserts the combined, sanitized HTML feedback into the active Moodle feedback editor (whether that is a rich text (Tox/Atto) editor or a plain textarea).

.txt File Format

Your feedback file should be a plain text file that is tab-delimited. It must have a header row followed by one row per rubric criterion. Here’s how to structure it:

Header Row: The first row must define the columns. It should include:

Criterion

level 1

level 2

level 3

level 4

level 5

Example:

Criterion level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4 level 5

Data Rows: Each subsequent row represents a single rubric criterion. The first column contains the criterion’s name, and the following columns contain the feedback message for each level (from 1 to 5).

Example:

Technical Sound Design Skills Your work is missing basic technical skills. I'd recommend reviewing [[text:week 1 resources; link:http://example.com/week1]]. There are some syncing issues; try revisiting [[text:week 2 techniques; link:http://example.com/week2]]. You've demonstrated a good understanding of the DAW. Strong work overall—your integration is excellent. Outstanding technical execution. Your sound elements are flawless. Collaboration & Teamwork There’s limited evidence of teamwork; review [[text:group roles; link:http://example.com/group]]. Coordination could be stronger. Good job on distributing roles. Excellent teamwork was evident. Exceptional collaboration. Your group worked seamlessly together.

Technical Sound Design Skills with feedback messages for levels 1–5.

Collaboration & Teamwork with its own set of feedback messages.

Supported Markup Syntax

The extension supports a couple of simple markup conventions within your feedback messages:

Bold Text: Any text enclosed in double asterisks will be converted to bold text.

Input: **Outstanding technical execution.**

Output: <strong>Outstanding technical execution.</strong>

Format: [[text:Link Text; link:http://example.com]]

Example Input: [[text:week 1 resources; link:http://example.com/week1]]

Output: <a href="http://example.com/week1" target="_blank">week 1 resources</a>

How It Works

Upload: Click the "Upload Feedback" button to select and upload your .txt file. The file is stored (using a namespaced key to avoid conflicts with other extensions).

Insertion: The final HTML is inserted into the active Moodle feedback editor (whether it's a rich text editor like Tox/Atto or a fallback plain textarea).

This description, along with the file format and markup guidelines, should help users understand how to properly use the Moodle Rubric2Feedback extension. Let me know if you need any further details or adjustments!