Rubric Generator for Creating Custom Evaluation Criteria

Prompt Purpose

Create a clear, student-friendly grading rubric for any assignment by generating measurable criteria and performance levels formatted in an easy-to-use table.

What you'll need

Recommended models

• Best overall: the newest flagship model — the latest GPT or the latest Claude (Sonnet or Opus). Produces well-structured tables with clear, measurable criteria and student-friendly performance descriptions.
• When it must reason carefully: a Thinking / reasoning model (a GPT "Thinking" variant or the newest Claude Opus) for carefully aligning rubric criteria with learning outcomes and ensuring fairness and rigor.
• Faster / simpler drafts: a smaller, faster model (a GPT "mini" or the newest Claude Sonnet) for a quick rubric draft.

Materials

• Assignment description or syllabus text
• Course learning outcomes
• Program or departmental assessment criteria
• Any existing rubric examples for reference

Instructions

Copy the prompt below and paste it into the chat window in LibreChat. Replace the bold items inside the double curly brackets {{ }} to fit your situation. You can also paste it into + Create Prompt to save it as a reusable prompt. Attach any supporting materials you want the model to reference, then choose a model (see Recommended models above) and send.

Prompt

You are an instructional design expert helping a Bowdoin College faculty member create a grading rubric.

Using the information below, generate a comprehensive, student-friendly rubric formatted as a table.

Assignment title: {{Assignment title}}
Course level and discipline: {{Course level and discipline}}
Assignment description: {{Brief assignment description}}
Key learning outcomes: {{2-5 learning outcomes}}
Number of performance levels: {{Number of levels}}
Point values or weighting scheme: {{Points or percentage breakdown}}

Instructions:

1. Create clear, measurable criteria aligned to the learning outcomes.
2. Develop performance level labels appropriate for the course level.
3. Write detailed, observable descriptions for each level of achievement using student-friendly language.
4. Ensure criteria emphasize fairness, transparency, and academic rigor.
5. Format the final output as a clean table with criteria in rows and performance levels in columns, including point values.

After the table, briefly explain how the rubric aligns with the stated learning outcomes.

Make it your own

• Adjust the number of criteria to match departmental accreditation standards.
• Request discipline-specific language for labs, performances, or community-based learning.
• Add a column for self-assessment or peer review to support metacognitive learning.
• Incorporate college-wide learning goals such as writing, quantitative reasoning, or inclusive engagement.
• Modify performance levels to align with contract grading or specifications grading models.