Literature Review

Criteria

Levels of Achievement

Content

Advanced

Proficient

Developing

Not present

Exploration of Trends

26 to 28 points

The student identifies and provides supportive evidence of 5 trends in the literature explored consistent with his/her selected topic.

24 to 25 points

The student identifies and provides supportive evidence of 4 trends in the literature explored consistent with his/her selected topic.

1 to 23 points

The student identifies and provides supportive evidence of 3 trends in the literature explored consistent with his/her selected topic.

0 points

The student identifies and provides supportive evidence of 2 or fewer trends in the literature explored consistent with his/her selected topic.

Breadth of Topic Reviewed

26 to 28 points

The student effectively engages each topic, discussing all 3 of the following: what types of literature, discussions, and directions the topic is heading.

24 to 25 points

The student effectively engages each topic, discussing 2 of the following: what types of literature, discussions, and directions the topic is heading.

1 to 23 points

The student effectively engages each topic, discussing 1 of the following: what types of literature, discussions, and directions the topic is heading.

0 points

The student does not effectively engage each topic.

Relevancy of Topic

26 to 28 points

The student selects topics for presentation from the literature reviewed and reported upon that are relevant to the 5 major trends of social studies.

24 to 25 points

The student selects topics for presentation from the literature reviewed and reported upon that are relevant to the 4 major trends of social studies.

1 to 23 points

The student selects topics for presentation from the literature reviewed and reported upon that are relevant to the 3 major trends of social studies.

0 points

The student selects topics for presentation from the literature reviewed and reported upon that are relevant to the 2 or fewer major trends of social studies.

Critique of Methods

26 to 28 points

The student critically reports on methods and approaches employed by authors in the literature reviewed and presented identifying each of the following: weaknesses, assumptions, and issues.

24 to 25 points

The student critically reports on methods and approaches employed by authors in the literature reviewed and presented identifying 2 of the following: weaknesses, assumptions, and issues.

1 to 23 points

The student critically reports on methods and approaches employed by authors in the literature reviewed and presented identifying 1 of the following: weaknesses, assumptions, and issues.

0 points

The student does not critically report on the methods and approaches employed by the authors in the literature reviewed and presented.

Identified Gaps

26 to 28 points

The student identifies clear gaps in knowledge in the topic chosen for focus and presents resulting problems for future inquiry.

24 to 25 points

The student identifies clear gaps in knowledge in the topic chosen for focus or presents resulting problems for future inquiry.

1 to 23 points

The student identifies potential, but not clear, gaps in knowledge in the topic chosen for focus and present resulting problems for future inquiry.

0 points

The student does not identify gaps in knowledge in the topic chosen for focus and does not present resulting problems for future inquiry.

Structure

Advanced

Proficient

Developing

Not present

Sources

18 to 20 points

A minimum of 30 sources accompanies the review.

17 points

A total of 25 to 29 sources accompany the review.

1 to 16 points

A total of 20 to 24 sources accompany the review.

0 points

Fewer than 20 sources accompany the review.

APA Formatting

18 to 20 points

Citations and references documented in current APA format with no errors.

17 points

Citations and references documented in current APA format with 1–2 style errors.

1 to 16 points

Citations and references documented in current APA format with 3–4 style errors.

0 points

Citations and or references missing. More than 4 style errors.

Mechanics

18 to 20 points

No grammar, spelling, or punctuation errors are present.

17 points

A total of 1–2 grammar, spelling, or punctuation errors are present.

1 to 16 points

A total of 3–4 grammar, spelling, or punctuation errors are present.

0 points

More than 4 grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors are present.