Research Paper
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Research Paper Assignment Grading Rubric
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Content 70% |
Advanced |
Proficient |
Developing
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Not present |
Points Earned |
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Quality and depth of discussion
100 Points |
90 to 100 points
Superior work in all areas - Student consistently exceeds minimal expectations in all areas regarding content, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of topics, participation, timeliness, and writing style.
There is a clear thesis statement.
The introduction provides a clear overview of the paper’s contents.
Headings correspond to points in the thesis statement.
The issues raised in the topic are objectively treated.
The conclusion offers a robust summary of the issues treated in the paper and suggestions for further study.
The paper is written in an objective (3rd person) format and covers the topic to sufficient depth for an upper-class research paper.
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70 to 89 points
Good work in most areas - Student demonstrates minor deficiencies in some areas regarding content, analysis, writing style, and/or participation.
There is a clear thesis statement. The introduction provides a mostly clear overview of the paper’s contents.
Headings mostly correspond to the points in the thesis statement.
There is some evidence of the writer’s bias toward the subject.
The conclusion is not developed fully relative to the points made in the paper and offers only minimal suggestions for further study.
The paper is mostly written in an objective (3rd person) format and covers the topic to sufficient depth for an upper-class research paper.
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1 to 69 points
There is a mostly clear thesis statement.
The introduction provides a somewhat clear overview of the paper’s contents.
Headings somewhat correspond to the points in the thesis statement.
There is clear evidence of the writer’s bias toward the subject including use of first person.
The conclusion is only minimally related to the points discussed in the paper and suggestions for further study may be missing.
The paper is somewhat written in an objective (3rd person) format and covers the topic to sufficient depth for an upper-class research paper.
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0 points
Failing – Student shows evidence of refusal or inability to meet minimum standards of work.
There is no thesis statement or introduction.
The introduction does not provide a clear overview of the paper’s contents.
Headings are missing.
There is clear evidence of the writer’s bias toward the subject including use of first person.
The conclusion does not reflect the points made in the paper and does not offer suggestions for further study.
The paper is not written in an objective (3rd person) format and covers the topic to sufficient depth for an upper-class research paper.
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Study materials/sources
26 Points |
23 to 26 points
Sources are from at least 8 scholarly peer-reviewed sources.
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18 to 22 points
Sources are from at least 7 scholarly peer-reviewed sources.
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1 to 17 points
Sources are mostly not from scholarly peer-reviewed sources.
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0 points
Sources are not from scholarly peer-reviewed sources.
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Structure 30% |
Advanced |
Proficient |
Developing |
Not present |
Points Earned |
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Writing Style (APA formatting), grammatical errors and sentence structure
54 points |
49 to 54 points
Minimal to non-existent grammatical and APA errors.
Required pages 8-10 pages is met not including title and references pages.
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39 to 48 points
Limited grammatical and APA errors.
Paper is 6-7 pages.
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1 to 38 points
Contains numerous grammatical and APA errors.
Paper id 4-5 pages.
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0 points
Contains excessive grammatical and APA errors.
Paper is less than 4 pages.
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Total Points |
/180 |
Instructor’s Comments
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