Rubric
Components
11-15 points
6-10 points
0-5 points
Total
Required components
All components for paper included
One component missing
two - three components missing
Sources
Appropriate and important
Some not appropriate
Not appropriate or important
APA citations and references
1-2 mistakes in APA format
More than two mistakes in APA format
APA format rarely used
APA format used
1 mistake in APA format
2 mistakes in APA format
APA format rarely used
Correct spelling
No spelling errors; Appropriate acronyms, etc.
3-5 spelling errors
more than 5 spelling errors
Correct grammar / punctuation
0-2 errors
3-5 errors
more than 5 errors
Total out of 90
Components
13-20 points
7-12 points
0-6 points
References Integrated Into the Project
5 resources cited
frequently
in project to
support
information
4-3 resources cited. Somewhat arbitrarily placed.
2-1 resources integrated into project, most listed as "additional resources"
Quality of Supporting Evidence
5 pertinent articles from reviewed journals or authoritative texts.
All are pertinent to the project and varied in their information.
All are of the highest quality
and
researched based (i.e., provide good support for their recommendations)
4-3 articles from journals or text books, mostly from one organization.
Most are pertinent to the project.
Some, but not all are researched based.
2-0 journal or text
Some are directly relevant
one or two might have support for their conclusions
General Quality of Project
Provides meaningful insights
Reflects most important information from sources
Integrates info. from sources with information from text
Somewhat reflective
Limited insights
Mostly from single / couple of sources
Information or insights missing
From "Dubious" sources
Contradictory information
Total out of 60
