How do I edit an existing rubric?
There may be a variety of reasons to edit a rubric after it has been created. One of the most common reasons is that you've used it on a few essays and are finding that the descriptors need tweaking so that the scoring aligns with your expectations. The following article describes how to edit your rubric.
Step 1: In your Rubric Library, click the pencil icon in the row of icons to the right of the rubric title.
Step 2: Review and edit the criteria
The titles at the top of each rubric section reflect the criteria against which the rubric is evaluating student work.
- Deleting – delete unwanted criteria by selecting the trash can icon to the right of the criterion title
- Adding – add additional criteria by selecting Add criteria at the bottom of the rubric.
- Duplicating – duplicate existing criteria by selecting the copy icon to the left of the trash can.
Review and edit the descriptors for each level
Descriptors help the AI to understand how the criteria are to be evaluated and what score to assign based on that evaluation.
Each of the criteria must have multiple scoring levels and the descriptors for each level. These inform the AI with respect to the difference between student work that would receive a higher or lower score. The more descriptive you are, the more accurately the AI can assign a score.
Warning: If you only have 1 criterion, then the only possible result is a score of 100%!
Review and edit the scoring values
Each level is assigned a score. The AI evaluates the essay against the descriptors for each of the criteria and assigns the corresponding score to the student. You will want to ensure that the scoring is consistent with how you would assign a value to student work.
The final grade will reflect the sum of the scores for each of the criteria. So if you want the assignment graded out of 25, for example, you could assign a maximum of 5 points for each of the criteria (which would mean 6 levels for each, including 0 points).
But you can also weight the different sections by having different maximums and you can also use decimal points.
Please note: At this time, it is not possible to assign a value range to a level but assigning the highest score in a range (e.g., use 7 as the scoring option for a 4-7 scoring range) will allow for multiple possible scores to be assigned for that level by the AI.
Preview your rubric
It may be a little easier to picture how the rubric will work if you switch to the preview mode, which can be accessed by selecting the Preview tab just below the rubric title. It lays out the rubric in a tabular format that is a bit easier to read, particularly if some descriptors are longer than the input field and can't be seen without scrolling.
Step 3: Once satisfied with your changes, navigate to the bottom of the page and click the Save changes button.
Updated on: 09/19/2025
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