article critique

Needs improvement

Good

Excellent

Grammar/APA (up to 10 points)

(students should proofread assignments before submission)

0-5 points

Lacks organization, grammatical issues detract from the overall message of the paper, more points may be taken off depending on degree of grammatical issue. Major APA issues

6-8 points

Well organized, minor grammatical issues. Issues with citations etc.

10 points

Well organized, no grammatical or APA issues

Length (up to 10 points)

(assignments are to be at least 2 well thought out, detailed pages)

0-4 points

Single page, very little detail

5-9 points

not much detail, very little information covered

10 points

2 pages (can be more, be concise with your writing however and ensure you are making your point efficiently)

Content (up to 80 points)

0-49 points

Questions covered inconsistently, no insights from the course or program, no application of material, arguments and critiques for application of the specific technique or approach discussed in the article were not present

50-79 points

Little integration and application of any concepts covered in the course or program. Summarization of the article is lacking, not thorough, arguments and critiques for application of the specific technique or approach discussed in the article were there but not strong

80 points

All questions thoroughly answered, integrated with content and insights from the course, clear application of some of the material covered in class. The student provided a strong argument grounded in research as to whether they would utilize the specific technique or approach discussed in the article