Rubric Scoring
How rubric scoring works in TestInvite — what rubrics are, which question types support them, and an overview of the four rubric types.
A rubric is a structured scoring framework that you attach to a question. Instead of a single pass/fail or numeric score, a rubric breaks the evaluation into named criteria — each assessed independently — so reviewers score responses in a consistent, repeatable way.
Which Question Types Support Rubrics
Rubrics can be attached to any input question type:
- Short Answer
- Long Answer
- Numeric
- Code
- Audio
- Video
- File Upload
- Photo
- Tabular
How Rubric Scoring Works
A rubric consists of one or more criteria — aspects of the response being evaluated. Each criterion can have a weight that determines how much it contributes to the overall score. The reviewer assesses each criterion and the rubric calculates an overall success rate (between -100% and 100%), which is then multiplied by the question’s point multiplier to produce the final score — exactly the same scoring mechanism used across all question types.
Rubric Display Options
Each rubric type has settings that control what candidates and reviewers see:
- Show rubric to candidate — display the rubric criteria to the candidate before they answer, so they know what they’ll be evaluated on
- Show criterion weights — display how much each criterion contributes to the total score
- Allow comments — let the reviewer add a comment per criterion
- Display mode — compact (condensed) or table (full grid view)
The Four Rubric Types
TestInvite offers four rubric types, each suited to a different evaluation approach:
- Percentage Selection — the reviewer selects a pre-defined performance level (cell) per criterion from a shared grid of headings. The cell’s pre-set percentage value determines the criterion score.
- Percentage Custom Selection — similar to Percentage Selection but each criterion has its own named performance levels with custom percentage values, giving more flexibility.
- Percentage Input — the reviewer types a percentage value directly for each criterion, within a defined min–max range per level.
- Percentage Interval Input — the reviewer enters a value that falls within a defined interval range. Similar to Percentage Input but criteria use interval-based scoring rather than weighted scoring.
Each type is covered in detail in its own child page.
A rubric where the reviewer selects a pre-defined performance level from a shared grid of headings and criteria.
A rubric where each criterion has its own named performance levels with custom percentage values.
A rubric where the reviewer types a percentage value directly for each criterion within a defined range.
A rubric where the reviewer enters a value that falls within a defined interval range per criterion.