| Course Code | Class Code | Assignment Title | Total Points |
| PSY-260 | PSY-260-O500 | Article Summary | 100.0 |
| Criteria | Percentage | Unsatisfactory (0.00%) | Less than Satisfactory (65.00%) | Satisfactory (75.00%) | Good (85.00%) | Excellent (100.00%) | Comments | Points Earned |
| Content | 80.0% |
| Description of the article's purpose and main hypothesis | 20.0% | Does not describe the article's purpose and main hypothesis. | Description of the article's purpose and main hypothesis is vague or inconsistent. | Description of the article's purpose and main hypothesis is clear and proper. | Description of the article's purpose is concise and makes some connections to the main hypothesis | Description of the article's purpose is insightful and provides references to support hypothesis. |
| Description of the study's design | 20.0% | Does not describe the study's design. | Description of the study's design is vague or inconsistent. | Description of the study's design is clear. | Description of the study's design is concise and makes connections to variables. | Description of study's design is well-researched and insightful. Description provides relevant examples of variable used in study. |
| Descriptions of key variable methods and main results | 20.0% | Does not describe key variable methods and main results. | Description of key variable methods and main results are vague or inconsistent. | Description of key variable methods and main results are clear and proper. | Description of key variable methods is concise and made connections to the author's main results. | Description of key variable methods is insightful and well-researched. Provides references to support the author's main results. |
| Summarize author's conclusions. | 20.0% | Does not summarize author's conclusions. | Summary of author's conclusions are vague or inconsistent. | Summary of author's conclusions are clear and appropriate. | Summary of author's conclusions are concise and makes some connections to research. | Summary of author's conclusions are well-researched and provides relevant examples in research. |
| Organization and Effectiveness | 17.0% |
| Thesis Development and Purpose | 6.0% | Paper lacks any discernible overall purpose or organizing claim. | Thesis and/or main claim are insufficiently developed and/or vague; purpose is not clear. | Thesis and/or main claim are apparent and appropriate to purpose. | Thesis and/or main claim are clear and forecast the development of the paper. It is descriptive and reflective of the arguments and appropriate to the purpose. | Thesis and/or main claim are comprehensive; contained within the thesis is the essence of the paper. Thesis statement makes the purpose of the paper clear. |
| Paragraph Development and Transitions | 6.0% | Paragraphs and transitions consistently lack unity and coherence. No apparent connections between paragraphs are established. Transitions are inappropriate to purpose and scope. Organization is disjointed. | Some paragraphs and transitions may lack logical progression of ideas, unity, coherence, and/or cohesiveness. Some degree of organization is evident. | Paragraphs are generally competent, but ideas may show some inconsistency in organization and/or in their relationships to each other. | A logical progression of ideas between paragraphs is apparent. Paragraphs exhibit a unity, coherence, and cohesiveness. Topic sentences and concluding remarks are appropriate to purpose. | There is a sophisticated construction of paragraphs and transitions. Ideas progress and relate to each other. Paragraph and transition construction guide the reader. Paragraph structure is seamless. |
| Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use) | 5.0% | Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning. Inappropriate word choice and/or sentence construction are used. | Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistencies in language choice (register) and/or word choice are present. Sentence structure is correct but not varied. | Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but are not overly distracting to the reader. Correct and varied sentence structure and audience-appropriate language are employed. | Prose is largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present. The writer uses a variety of effective sentence structures and figures of speech. | Writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English. |
| Format | 3.0% |
| Paper Format (use of appropriate style for the major and assignment) | 1.0% | Appropriate template is not used appropriately or documentation format is rarely followed correctly. | Appropriate template is used, but some elements are missing or mistaken; lack of control with formatting is apparent. | Appropriate template is used, and formatting is correct, although some minor errors may be present. | Appropriate template is fully used; There are virtually no errors in formatting style. | All format elements are correct. |
| Research Citations (in-text citations for paraphrasing and direct quotes, and reference page listing and formatting, as appropriate to assignment) | 2.0% | No reference page is included. No citations are used. | Reference page is present. Citations are inconsistently used. | Reference page is included and lists sources used in the paper. Sources are appropriately documented, although some errors may be present. | Reference page is present and fully inclusive of all cited sources. Documentation is appropriate and appropriate style is usually correct. | In-text citations and a reference page are complete. The documentation of cited sources is free of error. |
| Total Weightage | 100% |
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