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Criteria

Ratings

Title Page Criteria

Meets all criteria

5 points

Meets at least 5 criteria

4 points

Meets at least 4 criteria

3 points

Meets at least 3 criteria

2 points

Meets 0 to 2 criteria

0 points

Literature Review

Study One Criteria

(12 points)

1. Starts broad and narrows.

2. Presents info clearly, educating the reader

3. Has smooth transitions between paragraphs

4. Includes 5 citations in APA format (minimum)

5. Concludes with study one predictions

6. Is 2 pages (minimum) excluding the predictions

Meets all criteria

12 points

Meets at least 5 criteria

9 to 11 points

Meets at least 4 criteria

6 to 8 points

Meets at least 3 criteria

3 to 5 points

Meets 0 to 2 criteria

0 to 2

points

Reference Section Criteria (6 points)

1. Includes 5 references (minimum)

2. References are listed alphabetically (by first author)

3. All references are in APA format (all but the first line indented, journal name in italics, title has mostly lower-case letters except the first word / proper nouns, authors first and middle names use initials, etc.)

Meets all criteria (No APA errors)

6 points

Meets 3 criteria (but with some APA errors)

5 points

Meets 2 criteria

3 to 4 points

Meets 1 criteria

1 to 2

point

Meets 0 criteria

0

points

Writing Quality Criteria

(2 points)

1. Uses proper spelling and punctuation

2. Has good transition between sentences

3. Includes good detail that informs the reader about important information in each paper section

4. Avoids plagiarism

Meets all criteria

2 points

Meets 3 criteria

1 to 2 points

Meets 2 criteria

0 to 1 points

Meets 0 to 1 criteria

0 points