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to subscore

to subscore

5.8
To give a score for one part of a test, like math or reading
  • verb
  • /ˈsʌbˌskɔr/
  • Specialized
: subpuntuar
  • The teacher will subscore each section of the exam to provide detailed feedback.

Examples

  • When we subscore the participants' performances, it helps identify the strengths and weaknesses of each skill.

  • The committee decided to subscore the project based on its creativity and design aspects.

  • Evaluation subscores.

    Academic text (2012)
  • In addition to stabilizing the variances of these scores, the transformations meant that the gender comparisons were done on male and female median (instead of the mean) SAWV subscores.

    Academic text (1994)

Synonyms

to score
vsto subscore
794 1.5

To get points or a grade in a contest

assigns points to a specific section rather than whole assessment
to grade
vsto subscore
94 2.3

To give a letter or number to show how good their work is

focuses on scoring a specific part rather than overall rank or evaluation
to mark
vsto subscore
  • UK
4 2.3

Give a number or letter to a student's work

assigns points only to a subsection not to an entire test

How Thoroughly

to grade
94 2.3
to subscore
  • Specialized
5.8
estimate
405 2.6
to guess
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

subscore infinitive
subscored past
subscored past participle
subscoring present participle
subscores third person singular

Morphology

subscore = score (transparent) = sub + score

A straightforward verb formed by adding the productive prefix 'sub-' to the verb 'score', meaning to assign a score to a subpart.

Etymology

Subscore as a verb comes from sub- ('under' or 'part') and score ('to give points'), so to subscore is to give or calculate a score for one part of a test rather than for the whole test.