Group Phases Paper (KATHERINE BECKS)

Paper Grading Rubric Page 1 of 1

Paper Grading Rubric

C on te n t Are a Le ve l 1: 2.0 – 2.7

Le ve l 2: 3.0

Le ve l 3: 3.3 – 3.7

Le ve l 4: 4

Topi c/C on te n t Assignment Includes lit tle essential information and fail t o compare or cont rast theories. Fails t o apply theories t o agency operations. Assignment fails t o sat isfactorily apply and incorporate concepts.

Assignment Includes some essential information wit h few cit ations and few fact s, and compares and/or contrasts some t heories/concepts.

Assignment Includes essent ial information wit h most sources properly cit ed. Includes enough elaboration t o give readers an underst anding of t he t opic. P aper compares and contrasts some of t he concept/theories. P aper uses at least 3 outside sources and be t aken from peer reviewed academic journals or academic books, that have not been ident ified in t he course materials. T his mat erial must have been published wit hin t he last 5 years.

Assignment Covers t opic completely and in dept h. Includes properly cited sources and complete information. The overall st yle should be cogent , lucent and coherent, and encourage readers t o know more. P aper compares and contrasts concepts and t heories and uses at least five outside sources t o support presentation that were not identified in course mat erials. P aper draws upon material delineated in class lect ures.

Me ch an i cs Assignment Includes more t han 8 grammat ical errors, misspellings, punct uat ion errors, etc.

P aper can have no more than eight errors in writ ing mechanics. This includes errors in phrasing, word choice, punct uat ion, sentence st ructure, syntax, t ypographic errors and spelling, and AP A format

P aper can have no more than five errors in writ ing mechanics. This includes errors in phrasing, word choice, punct uat ion, sentence st ructure, syntax, t ypographic errors and spelling, and AP A format.

P aper can have no errors in writ ing mechanics. T his includes errors in phrasing, word choice, punct uat ion, sentence st ructure, syntax, t ypographic errors and spelling, and AP A format.

O rgan i z ati on Assignment cannot be underst ood because t here is no sequence of information. P aper is pervasively ambiguous and incoherent.

P aper should be sat isfactorily clear and cogent and intelligible..

Assignment presents information in logical, int eresting sequence wit h clear and cogent connections from sentence t o sent ence and coherent t ransit ions from paragraph to paragraph.

Assignment presents information in logical, int eresting sequence wit h clear and cogent connections from sentence to sentence and coherent transitions from paragraph to paragraph.

S u bje ct Kn owl e dge Assignment does not demonstrate grasp of information; Assignment does not answer quest ions about subject , and t here is no elaboration or subst ant iation.

Assignment is able t o answer only rudiment ary quest ions about subject mat t er. Elaboration and subst antiation are present but not st rong and lucid.

Assignment answers quest ions, but elaborat es and only partially subst ant iat es claims wit h explanations and elaborat ion, and t he use of 3 outside academic sources published wit hin t he last five years..

Assignment demonstrates extensive and comprehensive knowledge by responding t o all it ems and specified headings provided by t he st ipulat ed out line of t he paper wit h explanations and elaborat ion, and t he use of a minimum of 5 out side academic sources published wit hin the last five years. P aper subst antiates all claims wit h evidence observat ion or corroborative research from academicians or practitioners Out side sources consist of peer reviewed journal art icles, papers drawn from professional conferences and academic proceedings and scholarly t ext and monographs. Legitimate Out side readings can not include any assigned or suggest ed readings drawn from ot her MHSP courses.