Systems and methods for electronic prediction of rubric assessments

Abstract

Various embodiments are described herein that generally relate to a system and method for processing a plurality of grade objects to determine a value for an intermediate result grade object or a final result grade object according to an assessment structure. This may be accomplished by obtaining values for a plurality of grade objects and applying various policies and aggregator functions to these values based on the assessment structure.

1 . A method for processing a plurality of grade objects, the method being performed by a processor, wherein the method comprises:
 obtaining a plurality of grade objects including a grade value associated with each grade object;   applying zero or more contributor policies to the plurality of grade objects to generate a set of processed grade objects;   applying an aggregator to the set of processed grade objects to generate an aggregate grade object; and   applying zero or more result policies to the aggregate grade object to generate a result grade object.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises storing the result grade object in a data store. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises at least one of displaying the result grade object on a display, generating a hardcopy output of the result grade object and sending the result grade object to an electronic device. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the method comprises relating the plurality of grade objects to one another according to an assessment structure before applying the zero or more contributor policies. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the grade objects comprise zero or more atom grade objects and zero or more aggregate grade objects. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more contributor policies comprise at least one of applying a weight to each grade object, wherein a weight of 0 can be used to remove at least one of the grade objects; removing X grade objects having highest values and removing Y grade objects having lowest values, wherein X and Y are positive integers. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the aggregator is configured to perform one of summing the set of processed grade objects, averaging the set of processed grade objects, obtaining a median of the set of processed grade objects, obtaining a mode of the set of processed grade objects, obtaining a minimum of the set of processed grade objects, obtaining a maximum of the set of processed grade objects, applying a Boolean logic expression to the set of processed grade objects and applying a numeric formula to the set of processed grade objects. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the zero or more result policies comprise at least one of limiting the aggregate grade object to a value of not more than 100% and converting the aggregate grade object to a discrete value that is closest in value to the aggregate grade object and is selected from a set of discrete values. 
     
     
         9 . A computing device for generating context specific terms, wherein the computing device comprises:
 a data storage device comprising at least one collection of electronic files defining at least one contributor policy, at least one aggregation function, and at least one result policy; and   at least one processor in data communication with the data storage device, the at least one processor being configured to process a plurality of grade objects by obtaining a plurality of grade objects including a grade value associated with each grade object; applying zero or more contributor policies to the plurality of grade objects to generate a set of processed grade objects; applying an aggregator to the set of processed grade objects to generate an aggregate grade object; and applying zero or more result policies to the aggregate grade object to generate a result grade object.   
     
     
         10 . The computing device of  claim 9 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to store the result grade object in a data store. 
     
     
         11 . The computing device of  claim 9 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to display the result grade object on a display, generate a hardcopy output of the result grade object or send the result grade object to an electronic device. 
     
     
         12 . The computing device of  claim 9 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to relate the plurality of grade objects to one another according to an assessment structure before applying the zero or more contributor policies. 
     
     
         13 . The computing device of  claim 9 , wherein the grade objects comprise zero or more atom grade objects and zero or more aggregate grade objects 
     
     
         14 . The computing device of  claim 9 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to the one or more contributor policies comprise at least one of applying a weight to each grade object, wherein a weight of 0 can be used to remove at least one of the grade objects; removing X grade objects having highest values and removing Y grade objects having lowest values, wherein X and Y are positive integers 
     
     
         15 . The computing device of  claim 9 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to implement the aggregator by one of summing the set of processed grade objects, averaging the set of processed grade objects, obtaining a median of the set of processed grade objects, obtaining a mode of the set of processed grade objects, obtaining a minimum of the set of processed grade objects, obtaining a maximum of the set of processed grade objects, applying a Boolean logic expression to the set of processed grade objects and applying a numeric formula to the set of processed grade objects. 
     
     
         16 . The computing device of  claim 9 , wherein the zero or more result policies comprise at least one of limiting the aggregate grade object to a value of not more than 100% and converting the aggregate grade object to a discrete value that is closest in value to the aggregate grade object and is selected from a set of discrete values. 
     
     
         17 . A computer readable medium comprising a plurality of instructions executable on at least one processor of an electronic device for configuring the electronic device to implement a method of for processing a plurality of grade objects, wherein the method comprises:
 obtaining a plurality of grade objects including a grade value associated with each grade object;   applying zero or more contributor policies to the plurality of grade objects to generate a set of processed grade objects;   applying an aggregator to the set of processed grade objects to generate an aggregate grade object; and   applying zero or more result policies to the aggregate grade object to generate a result grade object.   
     
     
         18 . The computer readable medium of  claim 17 , wherein the plurality of instructions further comprise instructions for 
     
     
         19 . The computer readable medium of  claim 17 , wherein the plurality of instructions further comprise instructions for at least one of displaying the result grade object on a display, generating a hardcopy output of the result grade object and sending the result grade object to an electronic device. 
     
     
         20 . The computer readable medium of  claim 17 , wherein the plurality of instructions further comprise instructions for relating the plurality of grade objects to one another according to an assessment structure before applying the zero or more contributor policies. 
     
     
         21 . The computer readable medium of  claim 17 , wherein the plurality of instructions further comprise instructions for 
     
     
         22 . The computer readable medium of  claim 17 , wherein the grade objects comprise zero or more atom grade objects and zero or more aggregate grade objects. 
     
     
         23 . The computer readable medium of  claim 17 , wherein the one or more contributor policies comprise at least one of applying a weight to each grade object, wherein a weight of 0 can be used to remove at least one of the grade objects; removing X grade objects having highest values and removing Y grade objects having lowest values, wherein X and Y are positive integers. 
     
     
         24 . The computer readable medium of  claim 17 , wherein the plurality of instructions further comprise instructions for implementing the aggregator by one of summing the set of processed grade objects, averaging the set of processed grade objects, obtaining a median of the set of processed grade objects, obtaining a mode of the set of processed grade objects, obtaining a minimum of the set of processed grade objects, obtaining a maximum of the set of processed grade objects, applying a Boolean logic expression to the set of processed grade objects and applying a numeric formula to the set of processed grade objects. 
     
     
         25 . The computer readable medium of  claim 17 , wherein the zero or more result policies comprise at least one of limiting the aggregate grade object to a value of not more than 100% and converting the aggregate grade object to a discrete value that is closest in value to the aggregate grade object and is selected from a set of discrete values.