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A detailed reference of every major feature in Rubric Maker, written for educators.
Access: Main menu → Rubrics → New Rubric (or open an existing one)
A rubric consists of one or more criteria (rows) and performance levels (columns). Add as many of each as you need. Every cell can contain a description, a point value, and optional sub-items.
| Mode | How it works |
|---|---|
| Total Points | Each criterion has a raw point value. The final score is the sum of all selected levels. |
| Weighted Score | Each criterion has a weight (percentage). The final score is a weighted average, expressed as a percentage. |
- Sub-items: Attach a checklist to any level. Students can be scored on individual items within the level, giving more granular feedback without changing the overall rubric structure.
- Point ranges: Instead of a fixed point value, define a minimum and maximum. The grader uses a slider to pick the exact score within that range.
Link any criterion to educational standards (CCSS, NGSS, state standards, and more) via the Common Standards Project API. Saved favourites appear at the top of the picker for quick access.
Rubric criteria can be linked to one of three descriptor frameworks:
| Framework | Use case |
|---|---|
| CEFR (A1 → C2) | Language proficiency — dominant in European language education |
| IB Learner Profile | 10 IB attributes (inquirer, thinker, communicator, etc.) |
| Bloom's Taxonomy | 6 cognitive levels (remember, understand, apply, analyse, evaluate, create) |
A framework selector in the RubricBuilder lets you choose which framework to use when linking descriptors to criteria. CEFR badges appear in the grading interface and on exported reports.
Access: Rubrics list → select a rubric → Grade
Pick a student from the class roster before grading. Create and manage students from the Students page.
- Click a level cell to select it as the student's score for that criterion.
- Toggle sub-item checkboxes to score individual checklist items within a level.
- Drag the slider (point-range levels) to set the exact score.
Pre-write feedback snippets and tag them by criterion or topic. While grading, open the comment bank and click a snippet to insert it into the feedback field. Edit and reuse snippets across multiple students.
Attach a student's work directly to the graded rubric. Supported formats:
- Word documents (
.docx) — rendered inline via Mammoth - PDFs — rendered inline via PDF.js
- Images (
.png,.jpg,.gif, etc.)
Documents with embedded text are searchable. Scanned images without a text layer are passed through Tesseract.js OCR to extract readable text.
Click the microphone button in the feedback field to dictate feedback by voice. Uses the browser's built-in Speech Recognition API (requires Chrome or Edge).
Below the rubric grid, add a general comment that applies to the whole submission. This appears on the exported PDF report.
For grading large classes without leaving the keyboard:
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
1 – 5
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Select performance level for the focused criterion |
Tab / Shift+Tab
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Move focus between criteria |
Ctrl+S |
Save and advance to the next student |
? |
Open the shortcut cheat-sheet overlay |
Level buttons show a subtle shortcut hint on hover.
The grading interface is optimised for classroom tablet use:
- Enlarged tap targets on level selector buttons.
- Swipe-to-next-student gesture.
- Floating save button pinned above the on-screen keyboard.
- Speaking session timer and pronunciation error buttons sized for thumb use.
- Tested at 768 px (iPad portrait) and 1024 px (iPad landscape).
Access: Rubrics list → select a rubric → Compare
Grade two students side-by-side in a split-screen view. Useful for calibrating scoring consistency — you can see both responses and scores simultaneously and adjust one without losing sight of the other.
Access: Main menu → Statistics
- Class average, median, highest, and lowest scores.
- Score displayed as raw points or percentage depending on scoring mode.
| Chart | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Score histogram | Distribution of grades across the class |
| Criterion heatmap | Which criteria students perform best and worst on |
| Criterion radar | Per-criterion performance on a radar/spider chart |
| CEFR progress | How many students are at each CEFR level |
| Class trend | Average score over time (across multiple grading sessions) |
| Learning goal chart | Aggregate attainment per learning goal |
All charts update in real time as grading data changes.
Access: Main menu → Students
- Add students individually or import a class list from CSV.
- Organise students into classes.
- View a student's full grading history on their profile page.
- Generate share codes and QR codes for student-facing features (self-assessment, essay submission).
Students can submit essays via a share code. The essay is stored locally (no server involved). The grader can:
- View the submitted essay inline with the rubric.
- Export a slip sheet with the essay metadata.
When a graded submission has an essay attachment, an Analyse Document button appears in the grading interface. It runs the document through the built-in NLP pipeline:
- Vocabulary highlighting — target vocabulary items are highlighted inline.
- Grammar flagging — common errors are flagged with suggestions.
- Comment bank insertion — detected vocabulary items can be added to the comment bank in one click.
Results are persisted with the grade so they are available on reopening. Powered by vocabularyAnalyser.ts, grammarChecker.ts, and textExtraction.ts.
- Self-assessment: Share a link/QR code with students. They score themselves against the rubric criteria. Their self-scores appear alongside the teacher's scores.
- Peer review: Students review each other's work using the rubric. Peer scores are stored separately and visible to the teacher.
Access: Main menu → Speaking
Record and manage oral assessment sessions. The speaking assessment uses separate scoring dimensions suited to spoken language (fluency, pronunciation, interaction, etc.).
Access: Main menu → Export (or from within a graded rubric)
| Format | Content |
|---|---|
| Formatted student report with rubric grid, scores, and feedback. Export one student or the whole class. | |
| Word (.docx) | Raw rubric data. Or upload a custom .docx template with mail-merge fields for a branded report. |
| CSV | Flat table of scores per student per criterion, suitable for Excel or a gradebook. |
| JSON backup | Full export of all app data (rubrics, students, grades, comments). Use for backup or device transfer. |
Upload a .docx file with placeholder fields such as {{studentName}}, {{totalScore}}, {{criterion_1}}. The export engine fills these in for each student and produces individual Word documents. A sample template is available at public/sample-template.docx.
Use Print Rubric (triggers window.print()) to print without generating a PDF first. A @media print stylesheet hides the sidebar, topbar, and action buttons, enforces page-break rules between criteria sections, and applies portrait or landscape orientation based on the rubric's format setting.
Access: Settings → Microsoft 365
Connect with an Azure AD account via MSAL to access OneDrive files. Once connected, you can open student documents directly from OneDrive inside the attachment viewer without downloading them first.
Access: Settings → Database → Connect & Sync
An optional sync layer that mirrors your data to a Supabase (PostgreSQL) instance. Enables:
- Syncing rubrics, students, and grades across multiple devices.
- Sharing rubrics or classes with colleague accounts (viewer or editor access).
- Storing attachments and export templates in Supabase Storage, removing the localStorage size limit for files.
The app continues to work offline via localStorage even when Supabase is configured. See the Supabase Sync page for full setup instructions.
Access: Sidebar → Privacy (shield icon) or navigate to /privacy
An in-app GDPR/AVG documentation page covering:
- All data categories and what is stored where (localStorage vs Supabase).
- Legal basis for processing student data.
- Right to erasure and data portability instructions.
- Contact information for the Dutch supervisory authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens).
Access: Settings → Data Management
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Export backup: Downloads a
rubricmaker-backup-<date>.jsonfile containing all rubrics, students, grades, comment bank entries, and settings. - Import backup: Upload a previously exported JSON file to restore all data. This overwrites existing data, so export a backup first.
- Use backups to transfer data between devices or browsers.
Access: Topbar → bell icon | Settings → Notifications
A notification bell in the topbar shows a badge count of classes with overdue grading. Clicking it lists which classes haven't been graded recently.
- Browser notifications: Opt in via the browser's Notification API to receive reminders even when the tab is in the background.
- Configurable threshold: Set the number of days without grading before a class is flagged as overdue (default: 7 days). Adjust in Settings → Notifications.
The reminder logic reuses the at-risk detection already present on the Dashboard.