5-6 page Research Paper

Multicultural Education Research Paper Rubric

Criteria Points Comments Excellent (5-4.5 points):

Excellent to superior work in all areas; exemplary performance,

participation, creativity and

writing; fully addresses the criterion; excellent grasp of facts,

analysis and application;

consistently clear statements and explanations

Good: (4 points): Good to fair

work in most aspects; minor deficiency in relation to writing

style or procedures; adequate

grasp of facts, analysis, and practical application; clear

statements and explanations are

limited, but above average quality

Average: (3.5 points): Passing

work, but in serious need of improvement in many areas,

especially in regard to form and

content; minimal grasp of facts, analysis and application; very few

clear statements or explanations

Below Average (less than 3.5

points): confusing, lacks explanation or completion; little

conforming to writing style or

procedures; overall, below professional quality standards; not

quality work

“How Researchers Study Your Topic” Introduction Section

What is your research question(s)?

Overview of how others have studied your topic?

“How Researchers Study Your Topic” section featured no

writing/format inconsistent with the APA style guide; overall

quality of writing

Findings Section

Clearly identified and justified the findings chosen to answer

your research problem statement

Key terms to be defined were clearly indicated, and they

were the proper ones to be defined

Operational definitions were clearly described

Discussed advantages (strengths) and disadvantages

(weaknesses) and any limitations of the findings as it relates

to answering your question and proposing future research

Sources cited in the Findings section were authoritative and

relevant

Concluding Section

Concluding section began with a summary of the points in

the paper regarding research methods

Briefly discussed limitations found in studying your area

Concluding section ended with a single bottom line

statement of the notion found in the paper

Concluding section featured no writing/format inconsistent

with the APA style guide; overall quality of writing

Other

Total number of pages (15)

References Excellent (10-9 points):

Excellent to superior work in all

areas as indicated in the instructors’ written expectations;

exemplary performance, participation, creativity and

writing; fully addresses the

criterion; excellent grasp of facts, analysis and application;

consistently clear statements and

explanations

Good: (8 points): Good to fair

work in most aspects; minor

deficiency in relation to instructors’ written expectations

regarding content, writing style or procedures; adequate grasp of

facts, analysis, and practical

application; clear statements and explanations are limited, but

above average quality

Average: (7 points): Passing

work, but in serious need of

improvement in many areas, especially in regard to form and

content; minimal grasp of facts, analysis and application; very few

clear statements or explanations

Below Average (less than 7

points): confusing, lacks

explanation or completion; little conforming to instructors’ written

expectations regarding content, writing style or procedures;

overall, below professional quality

standards; not quality work

Reference section in proper APA form

Total number of references (10 references) – good variety,

quality

TOTAL POINTS /85 Final comments