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From assignment description to transparent, standards-aligned rubric in minutes—not hours.
The short answer
How do I build a rubric aligned to Ontario's achievement chart?
Use the chart’s four categories as your rows — Knowledge and Understanding, Thinking, Communication, and Application — and include only the ones the task actually assesses. Give each row four levels, and write level 3 first: it is the provincial standard, so if that descriptor reads like what a solid student in your room does, the other three can be written against it.
Keep it to four or five rows. A rubric with twelve criteria is applied by impression and then reverse-engineered into boxes, which is the opposite of what it is for. Hand it to students with the task, not with the mark.
Knowledge and Understanding
The facts, terms and procedures of the course.
Level 3 looks like
Names the four stages of aerobic respiration and what each one yields.
Thinking
Planning, processing, and critical and creative thinking.
Level 3 looks like
Chooses between two experimental designs and justifies the choice with evidence.
Communication
How the thinking is expressed, in whatever form the task allows.
Level 3 looks like
Explains the result to a reader who was absent, using the correct terminology.
Application
Using knowledge and skills in familiar and new contexts.
Level 3 looks like
Applies the same reasoning to a case the class has not seen.
Worked criterion
One criterion, four levels — what actually changes
Application, from the same SBI4U task: can the student use the concept on a case the class has not seen? Write level 3 first, then set the other three against it.
Level 1
50–59%
Uses the concept only on the example from the lesson, and needs the original context restated before starting.
Level 2
60–69%
Transfers the concept to a case that closely resembles the lesson example; names the similarity but not where it stops holding.
Level 3
70–79%
Provincial standard
Transfers the concept to a case the class has not seen, explains the reasoning, and names one way the new case differs from the lesson example.
Level 4
80–100%
Transfers the concept to a new case, identifies where it stops applying, and uses that boundary as evidence in the explanation.
Nothing above changes how much the student wrote. What moves across the four columns is independence and transfer, which is the only thing worth putting in a level descriptor — and the reason a longer answer is not automatically a better one.
See It In Action
Watch it build
in real time.
See a Grade 10 English essay rubric come together — form fill, AI generation, instant editing, and saving to your library.
- Describe the assignment and learning outcomes
- AI generates multi-level rubric aligned to Bloom's
- Edit criteria language directly in the browser
- Download as .pdf/.docx or save to your library
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AI transforms rubric design from a time-intensive bottleneck into a collaborative thinking partnership.
Research shows that manual rubric design takes 4–8 hours per module. AI compresses this timeline to 5–15 minutes while maintaining alignment with cognitive taxonomies like Bloom's Revised Taxonomy and rigorous standards like Evidence-Centered Design.
"Transparent rubrics make expectations explicit for every learner."
— How The Secondary AI designs inclusive assessment
The Process
From assignment
to grading framework.
Describe the Assignment
Provide the assignment type, learning objectives, subject area, grade level, and any specific rubric framework (holistic, analytic, SOLO progression). Specify if you want explicit alignment to standards.
AI Generates Rubric
The AI creates a multi-level rubric with clear performance descriptors aligned to Bloom's taxonomy and Evidence-Centered Design principles. All criteria are measurable, observable, and grounded in cognitive science research.
Refine & Customize
Edit criteria language for clarity, adjust performance levels, add student-friendly translations, or reorder criteria to match your teaching emphasis.
Deploy & Grade
Export as a shareable rubric for students, import into your gradebook, or use it with AI-assisted grading. Share across your department or save as a reusable template.
Research Foundation
Built on assessment
science & pedagogy.
Bloom's Revised Taxonomy
Every rubric is aligned to Bloom's cognitive levels (Remember → Create) with measurable verbs. AI ensures criteria reflect actual cognitive demand.
Learn more ↗Evidence-Centered Design
AI-generated rubrics follow ECD principles, connecting latent competencies to observable evidence through transparent measurement rules.
Learn more ↗SOLO Taxonomy
AI can generate developmental rubrics that track progression from unistructural to extended abstract. Perfect for formative assessment and portfolio-based learning.
Learn more ↗Universal Design for Learning
AI generates format-agnostic rubrics that evaluate core objectives regardless of submission type. Instantly create accessible versions.
Learn more ↗Process-Driven Assessment
AI rubrics can shift focus from final product to learning journey—rewarding meaningful revision, thoughtful use of feedback, and transparent use of AI tools.
Learn more ↗Efficiency & Grading Consistency
Rubric authoring in minutes rather than hours, with the same criteria applied to every submission — less fatigue, more consistency.
Learn more ↗What's Included
Transparent, inclusive rubrics from the ground up.
The rubric generator is included in all The Secondary AI accounts. Create unlimited rubrics for any assignment type, subject, or grade level.
- Multi-level rubrics aligned to Bloom's and SOLO taxonomies
- Mapped to your provincial, state, or national curriculum standards
- Evidence-centred design so every criterion is observable in student work
- Format-agnostic scoring criteria for diverse submission types
- Accessible, student-friendly language translations
- Developmental rubrics that track learning growth
- Export as PDF, Word, or shareable link
Assessment questions
Rubric and achievement chart questions
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