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Create or reuse a rubric for an assignment
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.
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.
- On a computer, go to classroom.google.com .
- (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.
- To add a blank criterion, in the lower-left corner, click Add a criterion and repeat steps 6–11.
- 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.
- To use a rubric from the same class, under Select rubric , click a title.
- Click Select .
Add a rubric to an existing assignment
- Create rubric
- Reuse rubric
- Import from Sheets
See an assignment’s rubric
Tip: If you don't see a rubric, your teacher hasn't added one to the assignment yet.
Export a rubric to share it:
Go to classroom.google.com and click Sign In.
Sign in with your Google Account. For example, [email protected] or [email protected] . Learn more .
- At the bottom of the assignment, click the rubric.
- To share your entire folder, right-click the Rubrics Exports folder.
- Select Share and enter the teacher's name or email address.
- Click Send .
Import a shared rubric:
- (Optional) Make any edits to the rubric.
- 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.
Delete an assignment’s rubric
This option isn’t available after you start grading with the rubric.
- To confirm, click Delete .
Related topics
- Grade with a rubric
- View or update your gradebook
- Open your Google Drive folder as a teacher
- Share files from Google Drive
- Share folders in Google Drive
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