Grade with a rubric

To use rubrics, you need to sign up for the beta program. To learn more, go to Sign up for Classroom beta programs.

In Classroom, you can use a rubric to grade and give feedback.

Once you’ve selected rubric ratings or entered rubric points while grading, you can’t edit or delete the assignment's rubric.

See a rubric while grading

  1. On a computer, go to classroom.google.com.
  2. Click the class and then Classwork.
  3. Click the assignment and then View Assignment and then the student’s file.
    The file opens in the Classroom grading tool.
  4. In the right column, click Grading Grading.
  5. To expand or collapse a criterion’s description, click the Down arrow Down Arrow or Up arrow Up arrow.

Select a rating for each criterion

The rubric score automatically updates as you select performance levels. 

  1. On a computer, go to classroom.google.com.
  2. Click the class and then Classwork.
  3. Click the assignment and then View Assignment and then the student’s file.
    The file opens in the Classroom grading tool.
  4. In the right column, click Grading Grading.
  5. To assign a rubric level for each criterion, choose one:
    • Click a rating level for each criterion.
    • If you’re using the criterion for scoring, enter a number.

Manually change the total grade

Rubric grades aren’t automatically added to the grade field. 

  1. On a computer, go to classroom.google.com.
  2. Click the class and then Classwork.
  3. Click the assignment and then View Assignment and then the student’s file.
    The file opens in the Classroom grading tool.
  4. In the right column, click Grading Grading.
  5. Under Grade, enter the rubric's total score or an adjusted score for the assignment. 
 

Have more rubrics questions? Go to the Rubrics beta FAQ.

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