Testing is an integral part of language education. This article aims at analyzing the previously conducted researches related to the effects of rubric on assessment. Assessment has always been an important aspect in language testing. In the arena of research studies related to language testing Assessment fall into two categories i.e. holistic assessment and rubric based assessment. Data is collected through corpus where quantitative research method has been used. The data collected from ten research articles from discipline related journals of language testing and assessment. The findings suggest that rubric has rigorous impact on assessment. It helps to make valid assessment. The overall findings also help to highlight the value of rubric in academic context.
Authors
Muhammad Mooneeb Ali
Lecturer, Department of English, Government College of Science Wahdat road Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Tayyaba Yasmin
Lecturer, Department of English, University of Education Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Jawaria Afzaal
Lecturer, Department of English, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan