diff --git a/docs/extras/guides/evaluation/string/scoring_eval_chain.ipynb b/docs/extras/guides/evaluation/string/scoring_eval_chain.ipynb
index c6e101cefc51b..72634ba64b0f8 100644
--- a/docs/extras/guides/evaluation/string/scoring_eval_chain.ipynb
+++ b/docs/extras/guides/evaluation/string/scoring_eval_chain.ipynb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
    "source": [
     "# Overall quality evaluation\n",
     "\n",
-    "In scenarios where you wish to score a model's output based on a criteria set and/or reference answer, the `Score` evaluator can be helpful. This is most useful for comparing the performance of different models on a given task.\n",
+    "In scenarios where you wish to score a model's output from 1-10 based on a criteria set and/or reference answer, the `Score` evaluator can be helpful. This is most useful for comparing the performance of different models on a given task.\n",
     "\n",
     "Refer to the documentation of the [ScoreStringEvalChain](https://api.python.langchain.com/en/latest/evaluation/langchain.evaluation.scoring.eval_chain.ScoreStringEvalChain.html#langchain.evaluation.scoring.eval_chain.ScoreStringEvalChain) class for full details.\n",
     "\n",
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
     "- reasoning: String \"chain of thought reasoning\" from the LLM generated prior to creating the score\n",
     "\n",
     "\n",
-    "Similar to [CriteriaEvalChain](https://api.python.langchain.com/en/latest/evaluation/langchain.evaluation.criteria.eval_chain.CriteriaEvalChain.html#langchain.evaluation.criteria.eval_chain.CriteriaEvalChain) you also load the \"labeled_score_string\" evaluator for scoring labeled outputs."
+    "Similar to [CriteriaEvalChain](https://api.python.langchain.com/en/latest/evaluation/langchain.evaluation.criteria.eval_chain.CriteriaEvalChain.html#langchain.evaluation.criteria.eval_chain.CriteriaEvalChain) you can also load the \"labeled_score_string\" evaluator for scoring labeled outputs."
    ]
   }
  ],
diff --git a/libs/langchain/langchain/evaluation/scoring/eval_chain.py b/libs/langchain/langchain/evaluation/scoring/eval_chain.py
index 5b7be2779a0ee..28ba5deac76fc 100644
--- a/libs/langchain/langchain/evaluation/scoring/eval_chain.py
+++ b/libs/langchain/langchain/evaluation/scoring/eval_chain.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""Base classes for comparing the output of two models."""
+"""Base classes for scoring the output of a model on a scale of 1-10."""
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import logging
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 }
 
 
-def resolve_pairwise_criteria(
+def resolve_criteria(
     criteria: Optional[Union[CRITERIA_TYPE, str, List[CRITERIA_TYPE]]]
 ) -> dict:
     """Resolve the criteria for the pairwise evaluator.
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def resolve_pairwise_criteria(
         criteria_ = {
             k: v
             for criterion in criteria
-            for k, v in resolve_pairwise_criteria(criterion).items()
+            for k, v in resolve_criteria(criterion).items()
         }
     else:
         if not criteria:
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ def from_llm(
                 f"Input variables should be {expected_input_vars}, "
                 f"but got {prompt_.input_variables}"
             )
-        criteria_ = resolve_pairwise_criteria(criteria)
+        criteria_ = resolve_criteria(criteria)
         criteria_str = "\n".join(f"{k}: {v}" if v else k for k, v in criteria_.items())
         criteria_str = (
             CRITERIA_INSTRUCTIONS + criteria_str if criteria_str else DEFAULT_CRITERIA
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ def from_llm(
                 f"Input variables should be {expected_input_vars}, "
                 f"but got {prompt_.input_variables}"
             )
-        criteria_ = resolve_pairwise_criteria(criteria)
+        criteria_ = resolve_criteria(criteria)
         criteria_str = "\n".join(f"{k}: {v}" for k, v in criteria_.items())
         criteria_str = CRITERIA_INSTRUCTIONS + criteria_str if criteria_str else ""
         return cls(llm=llm, prompt=prompt_.partial(criteria=criteria_str), **kwargs)