week 8

Rubric for

Criteria for Grading Papers 1-3

Criteria

A B C F Points

Earned

Knowledge

of Subject

Matter

(40 pts)

Student showed depth

of knowledge of subject

matter well beyond

citing the textbook;

writer cited more than

the minimum number of

references; all

statements and

opinions were

supported by

appropriate citations

from the literature.

40 – 36 points

Student showed

knowledge of subject

matter beyond citing

the textbook; writer

cited the minimum

number of references;

most statements and

opinions were

supported by

appropriate citations

from the literature.

35 – 32 points

Student showed

knowledge of subject

matter primarily limited

to the textbook; writer

cited the minimum

number of references;

some statements and

opinions were not

supported by

appropriate citations

from the literature.

31 – 28 points

Student showed little

knowledge of subject

matter; writer may not

have cited the minimum

number of references;

many statements and

opinions were not

supported by

appropriate citations

from the literature.

27 points

Comments

Quality of

Research

(30 pts)

Student did an

exceptional job of

integrating course

readings with additional

research. Sources

listed were all scholarly

or practitioner journals,

newspapers, or

academic books from

the last ten years.

30 – 27 points

Student did a

satisfactory job of

integrating course

readings with additional

research. Sources

listed were primarily

scholarly or practitioner

journals, newspapers,

or academic books

from the last ten years.

26 – 24 points

Student did a less than

satisfactory job of

integrating course

readings with additional

research. Some

sources listed were not

scholarly or practitioner

journals, newspapers,

or academic books

from the last ten years.

23 – 21 points

Student did an

inadequate job of

integrating course

readings with additional

research. Many of the

sources listed were not

scholarly or practitioner

journals, newspapers,

or academic books

from the last ten years.

20 points

Comments

Presentation

of Ideas and

Mechanics

(20 pts)

Student presented

ideas in a compelling

manner with no

distracting writing,

grammar, or spelling

problems; the page

length requirement was

met.

20 – 19 points

Student presented

ideas presented in a

clear, coherent manner

with few distracting

writing, grammar, or

spelling problems; the

page length

requirement was met.

18 – 16 points

Student presented

ideas in a coherent

manner with several

distracting writing,

grammar, or spelling

problems; the page

length requirement may

not have been met.

15 – 14 points

Student presented

ideas in a poorly

organized or incoherent

manner with many

distracting writing,

grammar, or spelling

problems; the page

length requirement may

not have been met.

13 points

Comments

APA

formatting

(10 pts)

All citations, quotations,

and references were

properly formatted or

contained one or two

minor errors.

10 - 9 points

Most citations,

quotations, and

references were

properly formatted or

contained several minor

errors.

8 points

Some citations,

quotations, and

references were not

properly formatted or

contained major errors.

7 points

Most citations,

quotations, and

references were not

properly formatted or

contained many errors.

6 points

Comments

Total Points Earned

(100 points max)