Effects of global warming

SCI 210SC Scientific Research Paper Rubric

Name Date

Performance Levels

SLOs Criteria No Evidence Partial Evidence Solid Evidence

SC3 Clarity of Scientific

Information

Information was not conveyed

and no thesis

Sometimes information was

conveyed with vaguely state

thesis

Information was clearly

conveyed and supported a

specifically stated thesis

CT3 Rigor - including

discipline related

arguments, research,

and sources

Support from research was not

clear, references were web based

and not periodicals and paper

strayed from subject and task at

hand

Support from research was

somewhat appropriate and paper

was on task and factual with a

few exceptions

Support from research was

clearly stated, research was as

assigned and paper stayed on

task and was factual

SC2 Impact- Conclusion Conclusion and information did

not support the main assertions

of the paper

Conclusion and format was

usually correct

Conclusion was flawless and

information was accurate

Format Did not follow the required

format

Followed APA format with

some exceptions

Followed APA format with no

exceptions

Grammar & Spelling Did not use correct grammar,

verb tense, punctuation or

spelling

Used correct grammar, verb

tense, punctuation and spelling

with some exceptions

Always used correct grammar,

verb tense, punctuation and

spelling

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