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Calibrated Rubric.

A scoring rubric whose scale itself has been calibrated — not just the wording — so each score maps to a defined, defensible performance state.

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Calibrated Rubric — A scoring rubric whose scale itself has been calibrated — not just the wording — so each score maps to a defined, defensible performance state.

An uncalibrated rubric is a list of words. A calibrated rubric is an instrument. The difference is that on a calibrated rubric, a score of 3 means the same thing on Tuesday in Fort Polk that it means on Friday in Camp Pendleton.

OCTAAR rubrics are published, versioned, and owned. Every score traces back to a rubric definition that exists in the platform, has an owner, has a version history, and lives under change control. When the rubric changes, historical scores remain attached to the version that produced them.

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Standardized rubric, Anchored rubric

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Cross-domain

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May 19, 2026 · OCTAAR Methodology Team

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