By the end of this guide you'll create an evaluation grid (rubric) and use it to mark a piece of work criterion by criterion.
Open Evaluation Grids
- Sidebar → Teacher Tools
- Open the Evaluation Grids tab
If the list is empty, you'll see No evaluation grids yet. Create one to get started!
Create a grid
Click New grid.
Fill in:
- Grid name (required)
- Description (optional)
- Sufficient threshold (%) — used for pass/fail when no grade scale is linked
- Grade scale (optional) — link a scale from the Grade Calculator to convert the total into a letter or numeric grade (None if you only want points)
Criteria and levels
Under Criteria, click Add criterion for each dimension you mark (e.g. Content, Language, Structure):
- Criterion name
- Description (optional)
- Max points
For each criterion, add Levels (Add level):
- Label — e.g. Excellent, Good, Insufficient
- Description (optional)
- Points — score for that level (within the criterion’s max)
You need at least one criterion, and each criterion needs at least one level. Click Save grid when you're done.
Later you can Edit grid or Delete grid (confirm when asked).
Grade with a grid
On the list, open a grid and choose Use for grading.
- For each criterion, select a level (click again to clear)
- Watch Running total / Achieved against Total available
- When a grade scale is linked, you'll also see the converted grade and pass/fail
Click Back to list (or Done) when you finish that student.
Build the grid once, then reuse it for every essay or presentation in that unit. For a single total score without criteria, the Grade Calculator is faster.
What's next?
- Grade Calculator — create and manage the scales grids can use
- Schedule and manage exams — store the exam paper on the calendar
- Gap Fill Generator — build a cloze worksheet for practice