Statistics Assignment

Rubric for Review of a Journal Article – Information Literacy Name: ___________________________________

Beginning

(2 points)

Developing

(3 points)

Competent

(4 points)

Accomplished

(5 points)

W r it

in g

Vocabulary/Language

Words used

incorrectly; displays

fundamental errors

in vocabulary usage;

lacks variety.

Generally correct

usage but little

variety; some variety

but words used

incorrectly.

The majority

correctly used with

some variety in

vocabulary.

Varied vocabulary;

correct and

sophisticated use of

language.

Conventions

mechanics, spelling, sentence

structure, word forms

(problems noted below)

Many serious errors

which persistently

interfere with

meaning.

Some serious errors

that may interfere

with meaning.

A few errors which

do not interfere with

meaning.

No serious errors; few

minor errors.

Organization

Includes: appropriate length &

formatting, order (logical,

chronological, etc.) and transitions

No clear structure;

organizational

requirements not

met.

Some structure and

order evident;

minimally, an

introduction, body,

& conclusion

present.

Generally well-

organized; clear and

logical flow of

ideas. Fulfills the

assignment.

Well-organized with

appropriate structure

and smooth transitions.

Content

Includes addressing the assigned

topic

Lacks thesis;

incomplete

development of

evidence and/or

minimal relevance

to topic.

May lack thesis.

Some evidence

underdeveloped or

off-topic.

Has supporting

evidence and

examples for thesis.

Strong, convincing

evidence to support

thesis and argument.

Developing (3 points)

Competent (4 points)

In fo

r m

a ti

o n

L it

e r a

c y

Information Retrieval Retrieves some of the information required

for the assignment; some of the information

retrieved are not citied properly

Retrieves the required amount of information

for the assignment and the majority of it meets

the information need.

Citation of Sources Uses citations infrequently and shows

inconsistent formatting; understands some

elements of citations but not others.

Uses citations when appropriate and uses

proper formatting most of the time.

Uses Information Effectively in Writing Assignment

Attempts to incorporate information from

the journal article; sometimes off-topic.

Uses relevant information from the journal

article to support the topic.

Missing

(0 - 1 points)

Beginning

(2 points)

Developing

(3 points)

Competent

(4 points) M

a th

C o

n te

n t

Describing the subject of the

article

Does not states the

topic of the study, and

/or variable(s) of the

data, and/or sample

size, method of

sampling, and/or the

hypotheses.

Minimally states the

topic of the study,

variable(s) of the data,

sample size, method of

sampling, and the

hypotheses.

Sufficiently states the

topic of the study,

variable(s) of the data,

sample size, method

of sampling, and the

hypotheses.

Completely and correctly

states the topic of the

study, and /or variable(s)

of the data, and/or sample

size, method of sampling,

and/or the hypotheses.

Summary of the statistical idea of

the article

Does not explain the

data results of the

study, and/or discuss

the confounding

variable that influence

the results, and/or the

valuable of the study,

and/or the limitation

of the study

Minimally explains

the data results of the

study, and discuss the

confounding variable

that influence the

results, the valuable of

the study, and the

limitation of the study.

Sufficiently explains

the data results of the

study, and discuss the

confounding variable

that influence the

results, the valuable of

the study, and the

limitation of the study

Completely and correctly

explains the data results

of the study, and discuss

the confounding variable

that influence the results,

the valuable of the study,

and the limitation of the

study

Conclusion

Does not discuss the

overall reaction to the

study, and/or discuss

whether the study was

a well-designed

experiment, and/or if

the results can be

trusted

Minimally explains

the overall reaction to

the study, and discuss

whether the study was

a well-designed

experiment, and if the

results can be trusted

Sufficiently explains

the overall reaction to

the study, and discuss

whether the study was

a well-designed

experiment, and if the

results can be trusted

Completely and correctly

explains the overall

reaction to the study, and

discuss whether the study

was a well-designed

experiment, and if the

results can be trusted

Writing Problems:

 Tense formation

 Subject-verb agreement

 Pronoun usage/agreement

 Word choice/meaning

 Proper modifiers

 Variety of formations

 Correct construction

 Spelling

 Capitalization

 Punctuation

 Font and size

 Margins and spacing

 Length of paper

Comments:

Used of Tutoring Requirement: assignment grade drops by 5% if tutoring requirement is not completed