Grade with a rubric

This article is for teachers.

You can use a rubric to grade and give feedback. You can grade rubrics from the Student work page or the grading tool.

After you start grading, you can’t edit or delete the assignment's rubric.

For details on how students can check their rubrics, go to Check your work with rubrics.

Grade rubrics from the grading tool 

See a rubric while grading

1. On a computer, go to classroom.google.com.
2. Click the classClasswork.
3. Click the assignmentView assignmentthe student’s file.
4. In the right column, click Grading .
   
5. To expand or collapse a criterion’s description, click the Down arrow  or Up arrow .
   

Select a rating for each criterion

The rubric score automatically updates as you select rating levels. 

1. On a computer, go to classroom.google.com.
2. Click the classClasswork.
3. Click the assignmentView assignmentthe student’s file.
4. In the right column, click Grading .
   
5. To assign a rating level for each criterion, choose one:
   • Click a rating level for each criterion.
     
     Note: To undo your selection, in the expanded criterion, click Clear .
   • If you’re using the criterion for scoring, enter a number.
     

Manually change the total grade

You can manually enter a new grade for a student's assignment without changing your level selections. 

1. On a computer, go to classroom.google.com.
2. Click the classClasswork.
3. Click the assignmentView assignmentthe student’s file.
4. In the right column, click Grading .
   
5. Under Grade, manually enter a grade for the student's assignment. 
   

Grade rubrics from the Student work page

See a rubric while grading

2. Click the classClassworkthe assignment.
3. Click View assignment.
4. On the Student work page, at the left, click a student’s name.
   
5. Choose an option:
   • To expand or collapse all criteria, at the right, click Expand criteria  or Collapse criteria .
   • To expand or collapse individual criteria, next to a criterion, click Expand  or Collapse .

Select a rating for each criterion

You can select rating levels with criteria expanded or collapsed. Classroom automatically saves your selections and calculates a total grade.

1. ​
2. Click the classClassworkthe assignment.
3. Click View assignment.
4. On the Student work page, at the left, click a student’s name.
5. To select a rating level, choose an option:
   • Under a criterion, click a rating level.
     
   • Next to a criterion’s points, enter the student’s points.
     Classroom selects the rating level for the points you enter.
6. (Optional) To undo your selection, in the expanded criterion, click Clear .

Manually change the total grade

You can manually enter a new grade for a student's assignment without changing your level selections. 

2. Click the classClassworkthe assignment.
3. Click View assignment.
4. On the Student work page, click the student's grade you want to change.
   
5. Enter a new grade for the student.
   The grade saves automatically.
6. (Optional) To return the student’s new grade, next to the grade, click More Return.

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