Psychology Scientific Journal Article Critique

SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL ARTICLE CRITIQUE (100 points) Great

60 pts Good 50 pts

Fair 35 pts

Poor 20 pts

Unacceptable 0 pts

Content of Paper

60 points Content of paper contains all areas included in student instruction handout provided on Blackboard…  Introduction educating reader on

the topic  Main body explaining the

research conducted in the article  Summary showing critical

thinking in regards to the research

Paper includes all content of a good paper as stated in student instruction handout provided on Blackboard

Paper missing 1-2 requirements for the content of a good paper as stated in student instruction handout provided on Blackboard

Paper missing 3-4 requirements for the content of a good paper as stated in student instruction handout provided on Blackboard

Paper missing 5-7 requirements for the content of a good paper as stated in student instruction handout provided on Blackboard

Paper missing 8 or more requirements for the content of a good paper as stated in student instruction handout provided on Blackboard

Paper has severe plagiarism

Great 24 pts

Good 18 pts

Fair 12 pts

Poor 6 pts

Unacceptable 0 pts

APA Format,

Cover Page,

In-text Citations &

Reference Page

24 pts Correct APA format should include: page heading w/ pg # in upper right corner, 12 pt font, double spaced, Times New Roman, black ink, 1 inch margin, title, etc. Cover Page should include: first & last name, title of paper, & institution name…all centered vertically & horizontally Citations of sources throughout the text and Proper Reference page See student instruction handout and APA format handout provided on Blackboard for more details

Paper has correct APA format Paper has correct cover page Properly cited sources within text of paper Reference page with 0-2 errors

Paper missing 1-2 requirements for proper APA format or errors on cover page Properly cited sources within text of paper with only a few minor errors Reference page with 3-5 errors

Paper missing 3-4 requirements for proper APA format or errors on cover page Some research cited within text of paper but not in the right way or not consistently Reference page with 6-8 errors

Paper missing 5-7 requirements for proper APA format or errors on cover page Student has minimally cited research Reference page with 9 or more errors

Paper missing 8 or more requirements for proper APA format or errors on cover page Student has not cited any research Reference page is missing Paper has severe plagiarism Paper has severe plagiarism

Great 16 pts

Good 12 pts

Fair 8 pts

Poor 4 pts

Unacceptable 0 pts

Paper length &

Writing quality/mechanics

16 pts Paper length should be correct (cover page, 2 to 3 pages of text, & reference page) Spelling, grammar, punctuation, sentence structure should be correct

Paper length is correct Spelling, grammar, punctuation, sentence structure = 0-2 errors

Paper length short by .5 page Spelling, grammar, punctuation, sentence structure = 3-5 errors

Paper length short by 1 page Spelling, grammar, punctuation, sentence structure = 6-8 errors

Paper length short by 1.5 to 2 pages Spelling, grammar, punctuation, sentence structure = 9-10 errors

Paper length short by more than 2 pages Spelling, grammar, punctuation, sentence structure = 11 errors or more Paper has severe plagiarism