Glossary · Meaning and specification
Rubric atomization
2InstrumentDecomposition taken too far: dozens of micro-criteria whose combination no longer reproduces how experts decide. The right grain is the smallest set of independently meaningful criteria that still reconstructs the expert decision.
Defined in
Handbook · InstrumentRubrics and criterion cardsA rubric is an intermediate representation, not a weak verifier. Compile tacit expertise into cards that send each criterion to its strongest mechanism.Related terms
- Rubric soup
- Several logically distinct criteria packed into one paragraph and scored by one judge on a single scale, so failures cannot be localized and compensation between criteria stays hidden. Its opposite error is rubric atomization.