Rubrics: How to Create and Edit a Rubric in Taskstream

Creating a New Rubric

To access the Rubric Wizard, click Lessons, Units, and Rubrics from the main navigation bar.

The Top navigation bar for the Taskstream LAT menu showing tabs: Folios & Web Pages, Lessons, Units & Rubrics, and Standards. The Lessons, Units & Rubrics tab highlighted.

Click Go to the Rubric Wizard.

The Rubric Wizard section showing a brief description of the tool with a link labeled ‘Go to the Rubric Wizard.’

At the top of the page, click Create New.

The Rubric Wizard section showing the Pending Rubrics listed, with the Create New button and a Refresh buttons.

In the new section that appears, choose one of the following:

  1. New Blank Rubric
  2. Upload a Rubric
  3. Adapt a Rubric

Editing A Rubric

Adding Content

To enter original content into the blank text boxes of a given row, click in the box. When you click, the text box turns yellow to show it is enabled.

The Rubric creation grid showing three levels labeled Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3, each with an optional heading field and +Column / –Column buttons. A large colored text box under Level 1. A blank criteria field on the left with + Row and Attach Standards buttons below it.

Adding Rows

Below the criterion text box, click the + Row button. The new row will appear immediately below where the button was clicked.

The Rubric creation grid showing Criterion 1 on the left with +Row and –Row buttons and an Attach Standards button below. Three levels (Level 1, Level 2, Level 3) appear across the top, each with an optional heading field and +Column / –Column buttons. Each level contains large empty text boxes across two rows. An arrow points from the top Level 2 box to the corresponding lower box.

Adding Additional Columns

Below each column heading, click the + Column button. The new column will be added immediately to the right of where the button was clicked.

The Rubric creation grid showing Criterion 1 and Criterion 2 on the left, each with +Row and –Row buttons and an Attach Standards button. Four levels (Level 1 to Level 4) appear across the top, each with an optional heading field and +Column / –Column buttons. Each level contains large empty text boxes across two rows. An arrow points from Level 2 to Level 3.

Deleting Rows or Columns

  1. To delete a row, click the - Row button below the appropriate criteria box
  2. To delete a column, click the - Column button beneath the column heading

The Rubric creation controls showing the Criterion 1 section with the highlighted –Row button beside the +Row button, and the Level 1 section with the highlighted –Column button beside the +Column button. The Criterion box also includes an Attach Standards button, and the Level 1 box includes an optional heading field.

Adding Standards

To add/tag standards to specific rubric criteria, click the Attach Standards button below the appropriate
criterion.

The Rubric creation grid showing the Criterion 1 box on the left with +Row and –Row buttons and the highlighted Attach Standards button below. Level 1 appears on the right with an optional heading field and +Column / –Column buttons.

In the Browse Standards page, select standards from State, National, or Local Standards OR browse or select from Your Target Sets, if applicable.

Note: If a standard is being edited by Taskstream, you may have areas that are unavailable for inclusion.

The Select from State, National, or Local Standards page showing a notice highlighted in stating that some standards are currently being edited and may be unavailable. A dropdown menu for selecting USA–CAEP Accreditation Standards (2015) appears with a Go button. Below are links to View State Standards, View US National Standards, View United Kingdom Standards, and Other Nations’ Standards.

After saving your selections, the standards chosen will appear just below the row of the rubric where the Attach Standards button was clicked.

To Rename a Rubric

  1. From the main Rubric Wizard page, click the Rename button lto the right of the rubric name. 
  2. Enter a new name for that rubric and select the Apply Changes button.

The Item row showing the title ‘2022 Key Assessment 1 Erikson’ with action buttons Edit, Rename, Copy, and Delete. The Rename button is highlighted.

See these additional resources:

How to Attach a Rubric to a DRF Template

How to rename a rubric

Export Taskstream Rubric to Word

Sharing Forms, Rubrics, and Templates Created by Other TS Coordinators

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