diff --git a/common/lib/capa/capa/templates/rubricinput.html b/common/lib/capa/capa/templates/rubricinput.html
index 051b9fe0e0..19e67a30c1 100644
--- a/common/lib/capa/capa/templates/rubricinput.html
+++ b/common/lib/capa/capa/templates/rubricinput.html
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <form class="rubric-template" id="inputtype_${id}">
     <h3>Rubric</h3>
     % if view_only:
-    <p>Select the criteria you feel best represents this submission in each category.</p>
+    <p>The highlighted selection matches how the grader feels you performed in each category.</p>
     % else:
-    <p>The highlighted selection best matches how the student feels you performed in each category.</p>
+    <p>Select the criteria you feel best represents this submission in each category.</p>
     % endif
     <table class="rubric">
         % for i in range(len(categories)):