  Rubrics are being used in a wide variety of disciplines in higher education
to evaluate assessments and provide feedback to students. Rubrics are
traditionally implemented as paper-based table format to grade assessments and
provide feedback. The advancement of technology has integrated Rubric Tool into
Learning Management Systems (LMS) like Blackboard to facilitate online marking.
In this study, we aim to evaluate the effectiveness of Rubric Tool. We propose
an integrated conceptual framework using various theories from extant
literature to assess the effectiveness of Rubric Tool. Further, this framework
has been applied in an undergraduate course at the Asian campus of an
Australian International University. This is a research in progress paper which
adds to the literature on integrating information systems theory, learning
theory, political philosophy and communication theory to examine the
effectiveness of Rubric Tool in student learning.
