Grading Rubric

Table of Contents

Section I > Introduction

An integral part of what makes the Scientific Department unique is the many documents readily available on the subject of anomaly research. Said documents, while expected to be of a good or higher quality, can oftentimes end up shallow, or missing integral information that ends up making the document lacking. To compensate for this, feedback is given to respective documents to better explain what the author did right, or wrong, or can improve on. This is what the document grading rubric is mainly for, as it gives the Scientific Department a way to better understand not only their mistakes but also their successes, which will lead to them becoming better experienced in future documentation. 

Section II > Grading Rubric

The standard grading rubric follows a simple-to-follow structure, involving the main aspects of each category involved within the document itself. This is followed by a summary of what the document was, as well as what it did well and not well. An example of this rubric can be shown below.

Section IV > How To Check Points

To check how many points you have acquired in ScD you can go to any bot channel and run the command -coins or /coins. Doing so will display the amount of research points you currently have.  Members may submit rank requests in the #rank-request channel.

Section V > Category Explanations

While the document as a whole must be graded for what it is worth, each category is also important to focus on, as it is an important tool to use when coming up with the average grade. The average grade is the main outcome of the document, as it is the combination of every categorical grade. However, to reach the average grade, these categories are important to focus on. Getting a [1] in one category and a [5] in another category could very well lead to the third category acting as a tiebreaker for the average grade. While there are many different topics to focus on when documents are being graded, these are the most influential to your grade.

Section VI > Test Reports

Tier 1 Test Reports, or Basic Test Reports are the shortest test report tier. To submit a Tier 1 report you should send a message in #test-submissions following the format located in the pinned messages. The rewards for completing a basic test/tier 1 report are 3 points max.

Basic test submission format: 

**Username:**

**Report type:** Basic

**Rank:**

**SCP(s) tested:**

**Test question:**

**Conclusion:** (Minimum of 2 sentences)

**Photos:** (2 minimum relating to test)

Tier 2 Test Reports are a written google document following the provided ScD Test Report format. The formats can be found in the pinned messages of #test-submissions. This format must be filled out completely with all relevant information. Ensure you add detail where necessary, and maximize your clarity. This test report requires effort, and your filled out format should reflect that.

Tier 3 Test Reports are where you get to show off your creativity and organization skills. You will create your own format* (you do not need to make a new format for each test) and use it to track your test. The essentials of this report are:

• Researcher(s) present and their rank

• Number of test subjects used (if any)

• SCP(s) tested

• Location of test

• Test question, hypothesis, and conclusion

• 3 photos of the test minimum

* Failure to include the required information will lead to your report's grade being lowered.

Ensure you add detail where necessary, and maximize your clarity, creativity, and organization. This test report requires a lot of effort, and your document should reflect that.

* Your custom format should be as unique as possible. Inspiration is allowed, but do not submit something like the Tier 2 report with minor editing. You do not need to make a new format for each test.

Section VII > Discoveries

The Discoveries programme aims to incentivize creative and practical tests, Scientific Department members are able to earn research points for discovering something new. The amount of points earned can vary depending on the significant of the discovery(or steps/resources it took if the discovery is labeled as a new chemical). Also discoveries may be posted on the website either on the SCP page or notable discovery depending on its importance(Ping a RM+ to have it listed).

Lore Discoveries and SCP Discoveries are classified using a letter system, the letter is decided by the significance of the discovery, for example discovering where an SCP originated/how long does long does someone have when staring at 173 before suddenly blinking is far more important than learning that SCP-330 will make your hand bleed if you take three pieces of candy.

Some baseline question you can use while grading.

• Is this Discoveries new?

• Does this discovery have enough evidence(Can't risk accepting false information)?

• Is the discovery intriguing?

• Is the discovery useful in containment?

• Does the discovery explain how or why the subject got here?

• Does the discovery explain what motivated that subject?

• Does the discovery explain why?

(Something like: "Mr. Deeds can't retrieve you a CD" or "Mr. Deeds can't do a backflip" wouldn't count as a discovery.

Point Table (Discoveries)

A: 15 Research Points

B: 10 Research Points

C: 5 Research Points

F: 0 Research Points