Plain answers about AI and your grade.
Rubrica helps instructors grade handwritten exams. If your course uses it, here is what that means for you.
What does Rubrica do?
It reads the answers on a scanned exam. It suggests a score for each question, based on your instructor's grading guide, and writes a short comment explaining the score. Your instructor reviews the results and can change any of them.
Is a computer deciding my grade?
No. Your instructor decides. The AI suggests a score and a comment, and your instructor can change either one. Rubrica cannot send a grade on its own.
Does a person look at my exam?
Your instructor decides how exams are reviewed. Some answers are marked for a person to check, such as handwriting that is hard to read. Exams close to a letter-grade line are graded twice. A report sent to a whole class goes only to exams your instructor has marked as reviewed.
Does the AI company see my name?
The name on the class list, your student ID, and your cover page are not sent for grading. Your answer pages are sent with a random code instead. This is how Rubrica is set up by default. If you write your name on an answer page, it goes with the page, so write it only on the cover.
Is my exam used to train AI?
The AI company is Anthropic. Its terms say it may not train its models on customer content. It also says this data is deleted within 30 days by default.
How do I get my results?
Your instructor emails you a PDF report. It shows your score, a comment on each question, and an overall summary. It comes from your instructor's own Gmail account, so it passes through Google with your name on it.
I think my score is wrong. What can I do?
The report emailed to your class includes a link to request a regrade. It opens an email to your instructor, who decides under your course's rules.
Will I be told if AI was used?
Your university decides how students are told about AI in a course. Each report also says at the bottom: "AI-Assisted, Human-Verified Exam Grading."
Is it fair to my handwriting, or if English is not my first language?
We do not know yet. We have not measured whether scores differ for students who write in a second language, or by handwriting. In one small study, the AI gave essays lower scores than a human did, most of all on the strongest essays. That is why instructors should review essay scores closely.
Is my class using Rubrica?
Ask your instructor. Whether to use it is a decision for your instructor and university.