Poengsettes

Poengsettes is a term used in Norwegian to refer to the act of assigning points in a scoring system. The word is formed from poeng (points) and sette (to place), and in Norwegian grammar poengsettes can function as the present passive form of the verb poengsette, meaning points are awarded or points are allocated. In English, the closest translations are “points are awarded” or “points are assigned.”

In practice, poengsettes occurs in contexts where a rubric or scoring rule determines how many points a participant receives for each criterion. This includes educational assessments, sports or competition judging, and game design. The term emphasizes the procedural aspect of scoring—how scores are distributed across participants based on predefined criteria.

Variants and related terms include poengsetting, which refers to the setting or assignment of points more generally, and rubrikkriterier or poengskala, which describe the rubric or scoring scale itself. Usage varies by region, and in English-language texts the concept is typically described with phrases like “points awarded according to the rubric” or “scoring according to criteria.”

Note: Poengsettes is not a widely used, standalone term in English-language sources, and its precise meaning can depend on the local rubric or discipline. In many contexts, translators and writers simply use phrases like “points awarded” or “points assigned” to convey the same idea.