homework
PSYC 321
Research Paper Rubric
Student: ____________________________________________
*Failure to meet minimum requirements will result in no credit for this paper.
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Criteria |
10-8 points |
7-4 points |
3-1 point |
0 points |
Points earned |
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Language (Grammar, Mechanics, Usage, Spelling) |
No more than three language errors present. |
Four to six language errors present. |
Seven to nine language errors present. |
More than ten language errors present. |
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Title Page (APA Style) |
Includes all required details; All formatting follows APA style requirements. |
Includes most required details; Most formatting follows APA style requirements. |
Includes few required details; Little of the formatting follows APA style requirements. |
Includes no required details; None of the formatting follows APA style requirements. |
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Abstract (Less than 200 words; Keywords; APA Style) |
Comprehensive and presents all required details to outline accurately the context of the paper; All formatting follows APA style requirements. |
Somewhat comprehensive and lacks some details to outline accurately the context of the paper; Most formatting follows APA style requirements. |
Not very comprehensive and lacks most details to outline accurately the context of the paper; Little of the formatting follows APA style requirements. |
Not comprehensive and lacks all details to outline accurately the context of the paper; None of the formatting follows APA style requirements. |
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Body of Paper Formatting (APA Style) |
All formatting follows APA style and assignment-specific requirements; Very little formatting errors are present. |
Majority of formatting follows APA style and assignment-specific requirements; Several formatting errors present. |
Majority of formatting does not follow APA style and assignment-specific requirements; Lots formatting errors are present. |
Whole paper does not follow APA style and assignment-specific requirements. |
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Reference Page |
At least four references are included (2 empirical) and all references are included in the paper. |
Only three references are included (2 or less empirical) and/or only two references are included in the paper. |
Only two references are included (2 or less empirical) and/or only one reference is included in the paper. |
No references are included and/or no references are included in the paper. |
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Reference Formatting (APA Style) |
All formatting follows APA style requirements. |
Two or three formatting errors are present. |
Four or five formatting errors are present. |
Six or more formatting errors are present. |
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Criteria |
40-30 points |
29-20 points |
19-10 points |
9-0 points |
Points earned |
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Body of Paper |
Body of paper is comprehensive. Literature related to the proposed topic is summarized thoroughly. Comparisons and contrasts within the literature are described. |
Literature review is somewhat comprehensive. Literature related to the proposed topic is summarized adequately. Comparisons and contrasts within the literature are presented but lack detail. |
Literature review lacks comprehension. Limited summary of related literature is presented. Comparisons and contrasts within literature are not presented. |
Literature review is insufficient in regard to depth of content and does not satisfy the minimum requirements. |
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Total Number of Points Out of 100 |
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