openedx/edx-ora2

Rubric point assignment is too rigid

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e0d commented

Assigning point level to a criteria – can’t predict where cut points need to be until instructor has seen submitted assignments and can gauge studentwork as a wholeMuch more work for faculty (having to parse out criteria and points so granularly) yet doesn’t fit actual needs of grading

I'm going to disagree with this one from an educational research viewpoint. Developing a strong rubric ahead of time is better practice and leads to fairer grades. If we want to use a Gradescope-type approach that has a rubric with post-hoc adjustable point values, I'm ok with that, but a "we'll see what comes out" approach leads to grading based on assumed characteristics of the work instead of observed ones.