THEO 626
RESEARCH PROJECT: ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY GRADING RUBRIC
Criteria Levels of Achievement
Content 70% Advanced Proficient Developing Not present
References
and
Credibility
28 to 30 points
All sources used for quotes and
facts are credible, scholarly, and
focused.
25 to 27 points
Some sources lack scholastic
credibility or focus.
1 to 24 points
Sources are not scholarly,
and information may not
be credible.
0 points
Not present
Accuracy of
Facts
18 to 20 points
All supportive facts are reported
accurately with proper use of
quotation marks for all five
sources.
17 points
Minor issues with the
quotation of facts used to
support the student's thesis.
1 to 16 points
Significant accuracy
issues with information
and improper citation of
facts.
0 points
Not present
Topical
Relevance
18 to 20 points
There is a clear, well-focused topic
for each entry including intended
audience.
17 points
Topic is not as specific as
needed (general/broad rather
than clear).
1 to 16 points
No clear topic for the
entries.
0 points
Not present
Structure 30% Advanced Proficient Developing Not present
Word Choice,
Critical
Thinking, and
Sentence
Structure
14 to 15 points
Every paragraph has sentences that
demonstrate critical thinking skills
in summaries, opinions, and
applications.
13 points
Some portions of the writing
are clear and demonstrate
critical thinking, but this is not
consistent throughout the
paper.
1 to 12 points
Sentences are often
superfluous and do not
demonstrate articulate or
critical thinking.
0 points
Not present
Mechanics and
Formatting of
Bibliographic
Entries
14 to 15 points
Paper is free of grammar, spelling,
and/or punctuation errors;
Turabian followed in bibliographic
entries.
13 points
Some grammar, spelling,
and/or punctuation errors;
some Turabian issues in
bibliographic entries.
1 to 12 points
Many grammatical and
spelling errors;
bibliographic entries not
in proper Turabian format.
0 points
Not present
Total Points/100
