research 3
GRADING RUBRIC FOR PAPER III (35 points total) *Points given are points achieved, not deducted*
Writing & Content: 15 pts
3 points 2.5 points 1 point 0 points
1. Introduction
exceptional introduction that grabs interest of reader and clearly states topic. exceptionally clear, and well-developed.
proficient introduction that is interesting and states topic. clear & mostly developed.
basic introduction that states topic but lacks interest. somewhat clear and arguable.
weak or no introduction of topic. confusing. paper’s purpose is unclear.
2. Article Summaries
articles are expertly summarized and give reader enough information to be able to understand the studies. connects new IV with original IV, showing how they might interact.
articles are mostly well-summarized, giving most of the information necessary for the reader to understand. mostly connect new IV with your original IV, showing how they might interact.
articles are summarized but do not provide enough information for the reader to understand. does not sufficiently connect new IV with your original IV, showing how they might interact.
articles are not summarized correctly. it is clear the student did not follow the format in the Example Paper. does not connect new IV with original IV, showing how they might interact.
3. Content application - Support
of Hypothesis and Analysis
exceptionally critical, relevant and consistent connections made between articles and hypotheses. excellent analysis. articles, as summarized, are relevant to the topic and support the hypothesis.
consistent connections made between articles and hypothesis. good analysis. articles, as summarized, are relevant to the topic and support the hypotheses.
some connections made between articles and hypothesis. some analysis. articles, as summarized, are not relevant to the topic and/or do not support the hypotheses.
limited or no connections made between articles and hypotheses. lack of analysis. articles, as summarized, are not relevant to the topic and do not support the hypotheses.
4. Conclusion
excellent summary of argument that leads into Paper II. introduces no new information. includes 3 hypotheses.
good summary of topic with clear concluding ideas leading into Paper II. introduces no new information. includes 2 hypotheses.
basic summary of topic with some final concluding ideas. Does not lead into Paper II. introduces no new information. includes 1 hypothesis.
lack of summary of topic or non-existent. Does not lead into Paper II. hypotheses not included.
5. Writing
writing is clear, with no grammatical, syntactical, and/or spelling errors – polished and professional.
writing is mostly clear, with only minor grammatical, syntactical, and/or spelling errors.
many fundamental grammatical, syntactical, and spellings errors throughout the paper.
the paper is very challenging to read due to poor writing flow, grammatical, syntactical, and spelling errors. paper is off-topic. Turn-It-in plagiarism percentage is too high.
Feedback: 5 pts 5 points 4 points 2 points 0 points
6. Feedback
Adopted all feedback from Paper I.
Adopted most feedback from Paper I.
Adopted little to none of the feedback from Paper I.
Ignored feedback from paper I.
Mechanics: 15 pts 3 points 2.5 points 1 point 0 points
7. General Paper Format
paper (including headers, the main body, and references) is in 12- point Times New Roman font, double spaced, with 1” margins, paragraphs ½”, and aligned left.
formatting is very good, but has some minor mistakes in the font type or size, spacing, margin size, or alignment.
formatting has many errors in font type and/or size, spacing, margin size, and/or alignment.
formatting is consistently incorrect in many respects including errors in font type and/or size, spacing, margin size, and/or alignment.
8. Title Page APA
running head is in header, with lower case ‘h’, in all caps, & page number flush right. title is 12 words or fewer, centered, and words with four or more letters start with a capital letter.
the title page has some minor mistakes in the header or title, as noted in the first column, but is generally correct.
the title page has many fundamental errors in formatting of the header and/or title, as noted in the first column.
title page consistently does not follow the formatting instructions provided.
9. First Page APA
header title present, identical to header on title page, all caps, omits phrase ‘RUNNING HEAD’. page number is in header, flush right. title is identical to title page and centered.
some minor errors are made in header title, or page number, or paper title, as outlined in the first column.
many errors are made in header title, and/or page number, and/or paper title, as outlined in the first column.
the APA formatting as outlined in the first column is consistently lacking in several areas.
10. Citations
paper includes at least 10 citations, at least 8 of which are empirical. in-text citations are correctly formatted. quotes and paraphrased text are correctly cited.
paper includes at least 8-9 citations, all of which are empirical. There are some minor errors in the in-text citations, quotes or paraphrased text.
paper includes 7-8 citations, &/or many of which are not empirical. There are some major errors in the in-text citations, quotes and/or paraphrased text.
formatting of citations is generally incorrect and does not follow guidelines provided. There are fewer than 7 citations &/or none are empirical.
11. References Page
start on their own page. title is centered. all citations are referenced. APA formatting of references is perfect.
start on their own page. title is centered. all citations are referenced. APA formatting of references is mostly correct, though there are some minor errors such as sources not listed in alphabetical order.
do not start on their own page and/or title is not centered and/or all citations are not referenced. APA formatting of references has many fundamental mistakes, including sources not listed in alphabetical order.
generally disregards the instructions provided in formatting the references page, either in formatting or inclusion of all cited material.