Human Growth & Development.

10 points

11-14 points

15 points

Depth of Thought & Analysis (15 points)

Did not cite min. of 10 references &/or did not cover all 5 required sections of the paper; poor level of thought & analysis in addressing what was covered in paper (reported information but didn’t show evidence of critical thinking or reflection on the data)

10 references cited; covered all 5 required sections of the paper; provided mainly surface level thought & analysis applied in addressing assignment aspects covered in the paper-mainly reporting data vs giving one’s thoughts/analysis of what was read

Cited at least 10 references; covered all 5 required sections of the paper; addressed all aspects of the assignment with depth of thought & analysis—writer is involved with the topic vs merely doing an assignment or “reporting” data

2 points

3-4 points

5 points

Organization of Paper Content (5 points)

Main ideas of the paper are unclear; content is difficult to read & understand; paper is poorly organized

Supporting points are clear & readable; organization, transitions, sections of paper are mostly clear & organized

Very clear structure; paper is very well organized

2 points

3-4 points

5 points

Quality of writing & grammar (5 points)

Major grammatical &/or writing errors that make paper difficult to read & understand. May be spelling errors &/or errors in punctuation or capitalization; may be frequent proofing errors; or writing does not flow & is very disjointed—paper jumps from topic to topic or sentence to sentence without connecting ideas

Overall, good quality writing & grammar; a few spelling, punctuation, grammar, capitalization or proofing errors

Consistent high-quality & appropriate formal style of writing; no spelling errors; no errors in grammar, punctuation or capitalization; writing flows well from sentence to sentence & section to section

2 points

3-4 points

5 points

Formatting Requirements/APA 7 Style (5 points)

Paper is less than 10 or more than 15 pages &/or missing multiple APA 7 formatting requirements &/or not using APA 7 format & structure; did not cite sources as needed or major/multiple errors in citation formatting; no reference page

Paper is at least 10 and no more than 15 pages; a few minor errors in APA 7 sections, citations, or other formatting; may have missed a very few citations of sources in paper and/or reference page

Paper is at least 10 and no more than 15 pages; follows APA 7 formatting guidelines; includes all required APA 7 paper sections; all sources properly cited in both paper & reference page