Scores
A minimum score on a standard test that is required to be considered for admissions into a university or college. This sets expectations with students for the score they need to potentially get into a school.Scoring Structure
A structure for scoring. For example, a film festival that defines a scoring system for judges based on categories such as acting, direction, plot, pace, dialogue, cinematography and score.Principles
A foundational principle that can be used to guide decisions and work products such as design principles. For example, the principle of design to the edges that requires designs to be accessible to as many people as possible.Rules
Rules such as a safety rule that a building be evacuated if smoke is detected.Guidelines
Rules that provide room for flexibility. For example, a guideline that a student be suspended if they are sent to the principle's office three times in a semester for disrupting a class. Guidelines allow for evaluation of circumstances such as a student who needs help in some way as opposed to punishment.Requirements
Requirements to pass a decision making process or evaluation. For example, requirements for a film to be considered for a film festival such as a minimum and maximum production budget.Specifications
Detailed requirements that are required to pass a certification, inspection or test. For example, a list of specifications for conforming to a quality standard. The term specifications indicates requirements that are documented at the finest level of detail.Algorithms
In many cases, an algorithm that makes decisions or performs an evaluation can be viewed as a set of predefined criteria. These can be documented in plain language so that people can understand what the algorithm is doing.Decision Trees
A progressive set of rules that can be applied one after another to make a decision. This is visualized as a tree whereby each decision point produces two or more branches.
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The singular of criteria is criterion.| Overview: Criteria | ||
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Definition | Predefined principles, rules and guidelines that are used to make decisions and perform evaluations. | |
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