PSYC500litreviewassignmentrubric.docx

Component

Excellent

Satisfactory

Needs Improvement

Unsatisfactory

Points Earned

Presentation

45 Points Possible

Literature review is well organized, clear and readable, flows well, and meets minimum length requirements.

Literature review is mostly well organized and meets minimum length requirements.

Literature review is mostly well organized, flows well, and at least ¾ the minimum length requirement.

Literature review is not well organized, unclear, and is less than half the minimum length requirement.

Relevance

60 Points Possible

All sources are relevant, engaging, and demonstrate a clear focus on a topic of importance to the field.

Most sources are relevant and engaging, and most demonstrate a clear focus on a topic of importance to the field.

Few sources are relevant or engaging, and few demonstrate clear focus on a topic of importance to the field.

Sources are not relevant or engaging and do not demonstrate clear focus on a topic of importance to the field.

Topic Coverage

60 Points Possible

Student provides a comprehensive, in-depth overview of the topic covered.

Student provides a mostly comprehensive, in-depth overview of the topic covered.

Student provides a marginal overview of the topic covered. Review is disconnected and key details and supporting evidence are lacking.

Student does not adequately cover the topic.

Depth of Analysis

60 Points Possible

Student provides an insightful and creative analysis of the literature to present a cohesive sense of the main themes and current understanding of the topic in the field.

Student provides an analysis of the literature to present a general sense of the topic in the field. Clear themes are somewhat difficult to discern.

Student provides an unclear analysis of the literature. Reader is uncertain of the themes across the literature reviewed and does not have a sense of the current understanding of the topic in the field.

Student makes no attempt at analysis of the literature.

Sources

30 Points Possible

Student includes at least six scholarly articles that are current, relevant, and focused on a core topic.

Student includes at least six scholarly articles. Connection to a core topic is somewhat unclear and/or dates and sources may be somewhat dated or not all from academic sources.

Student includes at least 4 scholarly articles. Connection to a core topic is somewhat unclear and/or dates and sources may be somewhat dated or not all from academic sources.

Student includes two or fewer scholarly articles.

Formatting/Writing

45 Points Possible

Work is presented in a logical and coherent way. Writing is clear, articulate, and error free. Citations are composed in proper format with few or no errors.

Work is grammatically sound with a few minor errors. Citations are composed in the proper format with some errors.

Work contains frequent grammatical errors. Citations are inaccurate or improperly formatted.

Work does not demonstrate appropriate graduate level writing.

Summary Comments:

Total Points: /300