Which of the following statement is NOT correct with respect to Rubrics as a…

A rubric is a scoring tool that lays down a fixed set of criteria and a fixed scale, with clear descriptors of what performance looks like at each point on that scale. Because every response is judged against the same pre-set criteria and descriptors, a rubric standardises judgement across raters and across students — its purpose is to reduce the influence of an individual evaluator's personal opinion, not increase it.

Checking each statement against this definition: a rubric does use a fixed scale, it does list characteristics of performance at each point on that scale, and it does give students a clear, stated performance target — all three describe genuine, defining features of a rubric. The remaining statement claims rubrics make evaluation “more subjective,” which is the opposite of what a rubric is built to do.

• “A fixed scale” is a structural feature of a rubric — it standardises scoring, so this statement holds true.

• “A list of characteristics describing performance for each point on the scale” describes the descriptor levels every rubric provides — this statement holds true.

• “A clear performance target for students” describes the transparency a rubric gives learners — this statement holds true.

• “Rubrics make evaluation more subjective” reverses the rubric's purpose: fixing criteria and descriptors in advance narrows evaluator judgement and increases consistency, so this statement does not hold.

The statement that does not hold about rubrics, and is therefore the answer, is the one claiming they make evaluation more subjective.