What to write in the Explanation tab
A coding problem can have an Explanation tab next to your code, with its weight on the tab, for example Explanation 30%. Faculty set the split between code and explanation for each test. It starts at 30% explanation.
What the marker looks for
- Four rubric dimensions: clarity, technical accuracy, depth and completeness.
- Why the approach works and what trade-offs you made, not a line-by-line restatement of the code.
- Your own words: what you decided and why, not a recap the marker could get from the code itself.
If a problem shows no Explanation tab, nothing is asked or marked for it.
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