Objectivity and subjectivity in evaluation
The science and art of combining values and other facts
A statistician I know once said, “rubrics are a bit too subjective for me; I prefer objective evaluation methods”.
Why does this make me grind my teeth? 😬
My New Zealand Oxford Dictionary defines these terms as follows:
Objective: External to the mind; actually existing; real; dealing with outward things or exhibiting facts uncoloured by feelings or opi…
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