This article is for teachers.
In Classroom, you can create, reuse, and grade with rubrics for individual assignments. You can also export rubrics to share them with other teachers.
You can give feedback with scored or unscored rubrics. If a rubric is scored, students see their scores when you return their assignments.
Add or view a rubric
Rubric overview
| Number | Name | Description | Example |
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Criterion title | The name of a criterion you're evaluating | Introduction |
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Criterion description | A brief description of the criterion’s focus | The opening paragraph of your essay |
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Level title | Under a criterion, the title of a specific performance level. A word, phrase, letter, or number. | Excellent |
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Level description | Under a criterion, a description of the expectations or characteristics for a specific performance level | Uses several introduction strategies to engage the reader and present the topic. Establishes appropriate tone. Includes a clear, well-developed thesis statement. |
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Total rubric points | The total points available for the rubric | 100 |
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Total criterion points | The total points available for a criterion | 20 |
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Level points | The points available for a specific criterion level | 5 |
Create a rubric
You can create up to 50 criteria per rubric and up to 10 performance levels per criterion.
Note: Before you can create a rubric, the assignment must have a title.
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On a computer, go to classroom.google.com.
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Click the class
Classwork.
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Create an assignment with a title
- (Optional) To turn off scoring for the rubric, next to Use scoring, click the switch to Off
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- (Optional) If you use scoring, next to Sort the order of points by, select Descending or Ascending.
Note: With scoring, you can add performance levels in any order. The levels automatically arrange by point value. - Under Criterion title, enter a criterion, such as Grammar, Teamwork, or Citations.
- (Optional) To add a criterion description, under Criterion description, enter the description.
- Under Points, enter the number of points awarded for the performance level.
Note: The rubric's total score automatically updates as you add points. - Under Level title, enter a title for the performance level, such as Excellent, Full mastery, or Level A.
- Under Description, enter the expectations for the level.
- (Optional) To add another performance level to the criterion, click Add a level
and repeat steps 8–10.
- (Optional) To add another criterion, choose an option:
- To add a blank criterion, in the lower-left corner, click Add a criterion and repeat steps 6–11.
- To copy a criterion, in a criterion’s box, click More
- (Optional) To rearrange criteria, in a criterion’s box, click More
- Click Save.
Reuse a rubric
You can reuse rubrics you previously created. You can preview the rubric you want to reuse, and then edit it in your new assignment. Your edits don’t affect the original rubric. To reuse a rubric, your new assignment needs a title.
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On a computer, go to classroom.google.com.
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Click the class
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Create an assignment with a title
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Choose an option:
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To use a rubric from the same class, under Select rubric, click a title.
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To select a rubric from another class, from the class menu, enter a class name and click a title or click the Down arrow
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(Optional) To view or edit the rubric, click Preview
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To edit the rubric, click Select and Edit
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To preview other available rubrics in the class, click Back
or Next
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Click Select.
Add a rubric to an existing assignment
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On a computer, go to classroom.google.com.
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Click the class
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At the top, click More
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On the right, click Rubric and choose an option:
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Create rubric
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Reuse rubric
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Import from Sheets
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See an assignment’s rubric
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On a computer, go to classroom.google.com.
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Click the class
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Click the assignment
Tip: If you don't see a rubric, your teacher hasn't added one to the assignment yet.
- (Optional) To see or hide all criteria, click Expand criteria
or Collapse criteria
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- (Optional) To see or hide individual criteria, click the Down arrow
or Up arrow
Export a rubric to share it:
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Go to classroom.google.com and click Sign In.
Sign in with your Google Account. For example, you@yourschool.edu or you@gmail.com. Learn more.
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Click the class
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At the bottom of the assignment, click the rubric.
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At the top, click More
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Click Close
to return to the Classwork page.
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On the Classwork page, at the top, click Class Drive folder
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Choose an option:
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To share your entire folder, right-click the Rubrics Exports folder.
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To share one rubric, open the Rubric Exports folder
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- Select Share and enter the teacher's name or email address.
- Click Send.
Import a shared rubric:
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Go to classroom.google.com and click Sign In.
Sign in with your Google Account. For example, you@yourschool.edu or you@gmail.com. Learn more.
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Click the class
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Click Create
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At the right, click Add
Rubric
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Click the rubric you want to import
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(Optional) Make any edits to the rubric.
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Click Save.
Note: If the rubric doesn't save, export and import it again. Edits made to the Sheets file could cause the import to fail.
Edit or delete a rubric
Edit an assignment’s rubric
Before you start grading:
- You can edit and delete an assignment's rubric.
- You can't "lock" the rubric so that it isn't editable.
If you edit a rubric, the changes apply only to the assignment you're in. After you start grading, you can't edit or delete the assignment's rubric.
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On a computer, go to classroom.google.com.
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Click the class
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Click the assignment
Tip: If you don't see a rubric, your teacher hasn't added one to the assignment yet.
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In the top-right corner, click More
Note: This option isn’t available after you start grading with the rubric. -
Enter your changes
Delete an assignment’s rubric
This option isn’t available after you start grading with the rubric.
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On a computer, go to classroom.google.com.
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Click the class
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Click the assignment
Tip: If you don't see a rubric, your teacher hasn't added one to the assignment yet.
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In the top-right corner, click More
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To confirm, click Delete.