Role: Teacher
Estimated time: 5–6 minutes

What this guide helps you do

This guide shows you how to:

  • Enable rubric marking

  • Attach curriculum

  • Generate a rubric

  • Edit criteria and levels

  • Save and reuse your rubric

Rubrics are ideal for extended responses, projects, and analytical tasks.

Step 1: Enable Rubric Marking

Inside your assessment, open Settings.

Under Marking Criteria, choose either:

  • Rubric
    or

  • Points and Rubric

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Once you select one of these options, the Curriculum section becomes available.

Step 2: Add Curriculum

Click Add under Curriculum.

You can:

  • Search your local curriculum

  • Select recommended outcomes

  • Or add curriculum manually

Once curriculum is selected, it connects directly to the rubric builder.

This ensures your rubric aligns with curriculum standards.

Step 3: Open the Rubric Builder

After selecting Rubric in Settings, click the Rubric option in the left-hand menu.

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This is where you build and manage your marking criteria.

Understanding the Rubric Layout

Your rubric includes:

  • Criteria (what is being assessed)

  • Weighting (how much each criterion contributes)

  • Levels (performance descriptors)

Each criterion has a weighting value.

⚠️ Important:
The total weighting must equal 1.0.

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For example:

  • Two criteria at 0.5 each

  • Four criteria at 0.25 each

The system will alert you if the total does not equal 1.0.

Generating a Rubric from Curriculum

On the right-hand side, you’ll see the AI Assistant.

You can click:

Generate from Curriculum

The AI will:

  • Read the attached curriculum

  • Create aligned criteria

  • Generate performance levels

You can then review and edit any part of the rubric.

Creating a Rubric with a Custom Prompt

You can also describe what you need in the AI prompt box.

For example:

  • “Create a persuasive writing rubric for Year 6 with 4 criteria.”

  • “Generate a humanities source analysis rubric with evidence weighting.”

You can even:

  • Paste an existing rubric into the prompt

  • Ask the AI to restructure or refine it

The AI will generate the rubric directly into the table for editing.

Editing Criteria and Levels

You can also:

  • Click into any criterion to edit the title

  • Adjust weighting

  • Edit performance descriptions

  • Add or remove levels

  • Add additional criteria

You remain in full control — AI suggestions are editable.

Saving and Updating

Once your rubric is ready:

Click Save Rubric.

You can return at any time to:

  • Edit criteria

  • Adjust weightings

  • Refine descriptors

Changes can be made before final grading.

Using Points and Rubric Together

If you selected Points and Rubric:

  • Individual questions will still carry points

  • The overall rubric will apply holistic grading

  • The AI blends both into the final result

This is useful when combining structured questions with extended responses.

A Note on Workflow

We are continually refining the rubric experience based on teacher feedback.

If you have suggestions about how this flow could better support your marking process, we welcome your input.

You can:

  • Contact our team directly

  • Submit feedback through the platform

  • Share ideas via our community channels

Your classroom experience shapes how TeachersAI evolves.

Things to Remember

  • Rubrics work best for extended writing and complex tasks

  • Weighting must equal 1.0

  • You can edit rubrics at any time before final grading

  • AI assists — you remain in control

Once your rubric is complete, the next step is assigning the assessment to your class.