Unfolding

              Some teachers today still hold a rather peculiar view that essays are subjective and multiple-choice exams are objective. This kind of view (once taken as a sweeping view for both MCQ and essay assessment type) is a result of misalignment of what objectivity and subjectivity are in connection to the method to elicit such results. More so, using multiple-choice exams may be objective but it can also not inspire higher-thinking skills and the same can be said for those who use essays for trivial purposes.               Most teachers are afraid to conduct essay-type of exams because they do not know how to construct one that avoids the dangers of trying to rate and pit subjective answers with each other. (A rubric cannot just address the rating if the nature of the question or task is too loose.) They think as well that each student is entitled to their opinion which is also a danger of creating a false sense of pluralism that does not ground itself with sound reason and f