RUBRIC

Abstract

This paper deals with assessment and focuses on ‘rubric’ which has stemmed
largely from a growing concern about the inadequacy of information provided by
most present–day assessment. Rubrics have led to a shift in emphasis from labelling
and grading to diagnosis and evaluation, and hence a shift from norm to criterion
referencing as the basis for evaluating students' performances. The present paper
attempts to answer the following questions and eventually presents some examples of
rubrics.
1 What is a rubric?
2 Why is a rubric used?
3 How is a rubric created?