THEO 626
RESEARCH PROJECT: THESIS AND SUMMARY GRADING RUBRIC
Criteria Levels of Achievement
Content 70% Advanced Proficient Developing Not present
Proposed
Topic &
Thesis
Statement
14 to 15 points
Succinct statement regarding
topic and thesis for research
project.
13 points
Mostly succinct statement
regarding topic and thesis for
research project.
1 to 12 points
Topic and/or thesis unclear or
convoluted.
0 points
Not present
Project
Summary
10 points
Summary provides a clear
explanation of the intentions
of the project.
8 to 9 points
Summary provides a mostly
clear explanation of the
intentions of the project; some
refinement needed.
1 to 7 points
Unclear summary with lack of
focus on a specific doctrinal
issue.
0 points
Not present
Bibliography 10 points
Proper bibliography
formatting and a succinct
summary of preliminary
sources and how the sources
relate to the topic/thesis.
8 to 9 points
Mostly proper bibliography
formatting and a good summary
of preliminary sources and how
the sources relate to the
topic/thesis.
1 to 7 points
Poor bibliographic summary;
non-scholarly sources or
missing sources.
0 points
Not present
Structure 30% Advanced Proficient Developing Not present
Formatting,
Spelling, and
Grammar
14 to 15 points
Student correctly uses
Turabian formatting and
there are no grammatical/
spelling errors.
13 points
Inconsistent Turabian formatting
and/or some grammatical/
spelling errors.
1 to 12 points
Inconsistent Turabian
formatting and several
grammatical/ spelling issues.
0 points
Not present
Total Points/50
