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Experience the game-changing potential of AI in rubric development. In this interactive webinar, you’ll learn how to leverage AI to create robust, adaptable rubrics that align with your learning objectives. Discover how AI can save you time, ensure consistency, and enhance the quality of your assessments.
Add Your Rubric Idea for Later
Add Your Rubric Idea for Later
Welcome to today's Lunch and Learn! Please add your rubric ideas to the Padlet, then we will try them out later.
Welcome to today's Lunch and Learn! Please add your rubric ideas to the Padlet, then we will try them out later.
Why Use AI for Rubric Creation?
Why Use AI for Rubric Creation?
Crafting rubrics can be tedious and time-consuming, requiring precision and attention to detail. AI has emerged as a game-changer, providing educators with tools to:
Crafting rubrics can be tedious and time-consuming, requiring precision and attention to detail. AI has emerged as a game-changer, providing educators with tools to:
- Save Time: AI tools reduce hours of manual work to minutes.
- Ensure Alignment: Easily align rubrics with grade-level standards and learning objectives.
- Enhance Consistency: Minimize bias with clear, repeatable criteria.
By integrating AI into rubric creation, educators can focus more on instruction and less on repetitive tasks.
By integrating AI into rubric creation, educators can focus more on instruction and less on repetitive tasks.
Foundations of Rubric Design
Foundations of Rubric Design
A well-designed rubric starts with a clear understanding of its essential components:
A well-designed rubric starts with a clear understanding of its essential components:
Criteria: What will be assessed (e.g., creativity, clarity, or teamwork).
Performance Levels: Ranging from "Emerging" to "Exemplary."
Descriptors: Detailed explanations for each level, guiding both assessment and student understanding.
Some say rubrics have four parts:
Some say rubrics have four parts:
Task description: Briefly outline the task to be performed by students.
Scoring and scale: Provide a numerical and descriptive scale for levels of development.
Criteria or Components: Lay out the components/categories of the assignment on which students will be evaluated.
Descriptors: Define and describe what work at each level of development looks like and the criteria aligned with your curriculum standards.
The author of this blog entry, How to Create a Rubric with ChatGPT, offers this customizable prompt for creating rubrics with ChatGPT (click link to get a copy via Google Docs). For fun, I generated it in another free AI chatbot (Mistral) and got this result (get a copy):
The author of this blog entry, How to Create a Rubric with ChatGPT, offers this customizable prompt for creating rubrics with ChatGPT (click link to get a copy via Google Docs). For fun, I generated it in another free AI chatbot (Mistral) and got this result (get a copy):
Prompts work in most chatbots with different quality results, depending on how much you are paying for the AI tool. Even MagicSchool's AI, Raina, will respond well to a rubric request.
Prompts work in most chatbots with different quality results, depending on how much you are paying for the AI tool. Even MagicSchool's AI, Raina, will respond well to a rubric request.
Rubric Types
Rubric Types
Sample Prompts:
"Create an analytic rubric for a middle school group presentation, with criteria for teamwork, visuals, and content quality, including performance levels like ‘Emerging,’ ‘Proficient,’ and ‘Exemplary.’"
"Design a holistic rubric for a high school multimedia project, emphasizing creativity, coherence, and overall presentation quality."
Developmental Rubrics
Sample Prompt:
"Generate a developmental rubric for tracking student growth in writing portfolios over a semester, focusing on clarity, vocabulary, and organization."
Culturally Responsive Rubrics
Sample Prompt:
"Create a culturally responsive rubric for a middle school global history project, focusing on cultural sensitivity and diverse perspectives."
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Let's Give it a Go
Let's Give it a Go
AI tools like TCEA's Rubric Designer, TeacherServer, MagicSchool, TeacherDashboard Rubric Maker, and Google Classroom Rubrics simplify rubric creation in real time.
AI tools like TCEA's Rubric Designer, TeacherServer, MagicSchool, TeacherDashboard Rubric Maker, and Google Classroom Rubrics simplify rubric creation in real time.
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Assessing the Results of AI Tools
Assessing the Results of AI Tools
OpenAI's Custom GPTs include rubric generators...Explore GPTs to see them:
OpenAI's Custom GPTs include rubric generators...Explore GPTs to see them:
Sample Detailed Prompt
Sample Detailed Prompt
"Create a rubric for a 3rd-grade Language Arts assignment aligned with the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). The rubric should assess the following skills and knowledge areas specified in the TEKS for English Language Arts and Reading (ELAR):
Reading Comprehension: Ability to determine the theme of a text, summarize key ideas (TEKS 3.6), and identify the author's purpose and craft.
Writing: Capacity to write narrative compositions with a clear beginning, middle, and end; demonstrate appropriate use of conventions such as capitalization, punctuation, and spelling (TEKS 3.11).
Speaking and Listening: Skills in presenting ideas clearly and listening actively, including making connections to ideas shared by others (TEKS 3.3).
Vocabulary Development: Demonstrating an understanding of context clues to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words and appropriate word choice (TEKS 3.7).
The rubric should include four performance levels: 'Emerging' (1), 'Developing' (2), 'Proficient' (3), and 'Exemplary' (4). Include specific, measurable descriptors for each level within the following criteria:
Reading Comprehension: Focus on summarization, understanding of text structure, and identification of main ideas and supporting details.
Organization in Writing: Assess the clarity and logical flow of ideas, with attention to beginning, middle, and end.
Conventions in Writing: Evaluate spelling, grammar, punctuation, and capitalization.
Speaking and Listening: Evaluate clarity of oral expression, engagement with the audience, and active listening skills.
Vocabulary Development: Assess correct use of context clues, synonyms, and word choice.
Each performance level should contain specific examples to clarify expectations. For example:
In the 'Emerging' level for Writing, "The narrative lacks a clear structure and contains multiple errors in spelling and punctuation that hinder understanding."
In the 'Exemplary' level for Reading Comprehension, "The student identifies the theme, explains how key details support the main idea, and offers examples of the author's craft."
Include a total score section and space for teacher comments to provide feedback. The rubric should be designed for ease of use and student understanding, encouraging self-assessment and teacher-student discussions about improvement. Add scoring columns. Finally, put results as a markdown table for easy export."
Results Appear Below
Results Appear Below
Total Score: 24/24 (Exemplary)
Total Score: 24/24 (Exemplary)
You must be logged in with a free ChatGPT account to access this tool. This tool was customized with information provided by TCEA staff and resources.
Citation:
ChatGPT. (2025, Jan 23). "Create a rubric ... A.I. Archives.
https://aiarchives.org/id/ZdFVc1o5bQ6JltMi1npB
You must be logged in to access this tool. Main components of the TeacherServer Rubric Maker interface:
Grade Level: A dropdown or text field where users can select the grade level for which the rubric is being designed (currently showing "Kindergarten").
Standard / Objective / Outcome: A field where the teacher can specify the learning standards, objectives, or outcomes the rubric will address.
Assignment Title: A text field where the assignment's name can be entered.
Assignment Description: A space to describe the assignment, providing context or details about what the assignment entails.
Point Scale: A dropdown menu allowing the user to choose the scale (e.g., 1-3, 1-4, etc.) for scoring the rubric.
Additional Instructions (Optional): A text box for any extra information or customization the teacher wants to include.
Generate Response Button: A button at the bottom labeled "Generate Response" to create the rubric based on the provided input.
Autofill Option: A button labeled "Autofill" that potentially provides suggested content for quicker rubric creation.
Grade Level: This dropdown menu allows the user to select the grade level for which the rubric is being created. In this case, it is set to "3rd grade."
Point Scale: This dropdown menu is used to specify the total points for the assignment. Here, it is set to "3."
Standard / Objective: This text box is for entering the educational standard or objective that the assignment aims to address. The example provided is "SWBAT write an argumentative essay," which stands for "Students Will Be Able To write an argumentative essay."
Assignment Description: This text box is for describing the specific task or assignment that students are expected to complete. The example given is "Write a persuasive essay that convinces the reader to change a school policy of your choosing."
Additional Customization for Rubric (Optional): This text box allows for any additional instructions or customizations for the rubric. The example provided is "Be sure to include supporting arguments as a category assessed."
Title: A text box labeled "Title" where users can enter the title of the rubric.
Description: A larger text box labeled "Description" where users can describe the assignment or rubric details. An example is provided: "This rubric is designed to assess students' analytical writing skills in the context of a literary analysis essay. It includes criteria for organization, evidence, analysis, and language usage."
Curriculum Information:
Grade: A text box to specify the grade level for the rubric.
Subject(s): A text box to specify the subject(s) the rubric applies to, with examples given as "e.g. English, Science."
Curriculum Standards & Learning Objectives (Optional): A text box where users can input the standards and objectives that the rubric aligns with. Examples provided include:
Create Rubric Button: At the bottom right, there is a purple button labeled "Create rubric" which users can click to generate the rubric based on the information provided.
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Padlet AI-Powered Rubric Maker
Padlet AI-Powered Rubric Maker
Subject: This field allows users to specify the subject area for which the rubric is being created. In this example, it is set to "English."
Grade Level: This section includes buttons for selecting the grade level of the students. The options range from Kindergarten (K) to Higher Education (Higher Ed). In this case, "12" is selected, indicating the rubric is for 12th-grade students.
Assignment Title: This text box is used to enter the title of the assignment. The example provided is "Community service graduation requirement essay."
Assignment Description (Optional): This text box allows users to provide a detailed description of the assignment. The example states: "Students will write a persuasive essay taking one side of the debate of whether or not community service should be a graduation requirement."
Rating Scale (Optional): This section provides options for selecting a rating scale for evaluating the assignment. The choices include 3, 4, 5, or 6. No specific option is selected in this instance.
Additional Details (Optional): This text box allows users to add specific descriptors, criteria, or standards to align with the rubric. It prompts users to include details such as levels of detail for criteria or specific standards.
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