How rubric scores are made
Rubric scores combine assessments of words, measured performance, and your judgment into an assignment grade.
Kinds of rubric line
A rubric is the list of criteria and possible points used to assess an assignment. Each line receives evidence from the student's words, a supported measurement, or your judgment.
The AI assesses the student's words
Rubric values
| Format | Conversion from the AI level |
|---|---|
| Points | Level divided by 4, multiplied by the maximum; rounded to two decimal places. |
| Named levels | Nearest point value across the range; ties use the lower value. |
| Levels with equal points | Uses their order; ties use the lower level. |
| Whole-number scale | Maps across the scale; halfway values round down. |
| Checkbox | Checked for level 3 or 4. |
Several model assessments produce the lower middle level. A failed required transcript assessment keeps the AI rubric incomplete. You can score the work yourself or retry processing.
Totals
The Studio adds ordinary line points. A scaled line contributes its raw score divided by its scale maximum, multiplied by its point weight. A weighted section contributes its weight multiplied by its lines' average earned proportion. A bonus requires its baseline points first.
An inapplicable line can be excluded. The Studio scales the earned proportion of the remaining possible points to the full rubric. A line awaiting your score retains its possible points.
Prepara records one grade per student per assignment. The newest submitted recording supplies that record. Prepara retains the previous grade while the newest submission awaits grading.
Room grades
The Studio grades each student from their own recording, which contains only their voice. Evidence for the grade must quote the student's own words.
The Studio checks quotations against the named turn or written response and its author. A failed check prompts another answer. A second failed check leaves the line failed.
The shared recording displays a group card and discussion note. Each student's own score supplies their grade.
Lines scored from measurements
The Studio uses fixed rules for a Voice or Video line that has a supported measurement. It displays the resulting score with the measurement and flags the line for your review. You score Voice or Video lines that require your judgment. You also score lines whose required measurement is unavailable.
The rules below apply after the Studio confirms that the measurement exists. A recording with fewer than 30 spoken words receives level 0 on a measurable line. The Studio checks the higher scoring condition first in each row.
| Measurement | Levels from 4 to 0 |
|---|---|
| Speaking pace | The Studio gives 4 for 110 to 180 words a minute with zero flagged stretches, or 3 with flagged stretches; otherwise it gives 2 for 90 to 200, 1 for 70 to 230, and 0 beyond those ranges. |
| Filler words | The Studio gives 4 at up to 1 filler a minute, 3 at up to 2.5, 2 at up to 4, 1 at up to 6, and 0 above 6. |
| Long pauses | The Studio gives levels 4, 3, 2, 1, and 0 for respectively zero, one, two, three or four, and five or more long pauses. |
| Flat or quieter stretches | The Studio gives levels 4, 3, 2, 1, and 0 for respectively zero, one, two, three, and four or more stretches. |
| Eye contact | The Studio gives levels 4, 3, 2, 1, and 0 for respectively at least 80, 65, 50, 30, and below 30 percent. |
| Out of frame | The Studio gives 4 for zero recorded absence; otherwise it gives 3 for up to 5 percent, 2 for up to 15, 1 for up to 30, and 0 above 30 percent. |
| Second person | The Studio gives 4 for zero detected duration, 2 for up to three seconds, and 0 for longer. |
The time-limit line measures from the first spoken word to the last when those times are available. It otherwise uses recording length. It gives 4 within the limit, or 2 when the closing 20 seconds contain a fast-pace observation. It gives 1 up to ten percent over the limit and 0 beyond that. The line uses the student's extended time when an accommodation applies.
Questions
The rubric supplies the grade by default. You can weight the rubric and a case quiz, plus attendance and staying to the end for discussions. The weights total 100 percent.