-"Objective" questions are more objective in terms of "correct" vs. incorrect answers. (But this is not a 0/1, since questions-- particularly those that are less simplistic and hopefully more valuable-- can have nuance and complexity that leads to better correct answers.) In contrast, teachers use (formal or informal) rubrics to lessen the subjectivity of "subjective" questions.
-"Objective" questions are (far?) less objective in terms of deciding
how many questions an A, B, C, D or F student should get correct-- and
therefore, the larger issue: the standard by which students should be
judged on a test. In contrast, if I have a series of rubrics for each
"subjective" question, it's easy to aggregate those to a coherent and
relatively objective standard for what constitutes success at a certain
grade level.
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