For Expert_Researcher

Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory

Above Average

Excellent

Total Points

Content

Concept identification and/or purpose are not clear or not stated.

Identifies the concept and/or purpose of studying the concept, but they are not described.

Describes the concept and purpose of studying the concept; focus needs to be clearer.

Describes the concept and purpose of studying the concept in a well developed paragraph.

0

6

8

10

of 10

Describes no reasons for studying the concept.

Describes a few reasons but it is superficial.

Describes many reasons but the focus needs to be clearer.

Thoroughly describes multiple reasons with good rationale in a well-developed paragraph.

0

6

8

10

of 10

Pertinent defining attributes of the concept are not described.

Describes many pertinent defining attributes of the concept.

Describes most pertinent defining attributes of the concept.

Describes all pertinent defining attributes of the concept, using nursing and other literature in a well developed paragraph.

0

3

4

5

of 5

Literature review is inconclusive, poorly summarized, and/or has less than required number of articles.

Provides review of literature for a minimum of 4 to 5 scholarly articles that discuss or define the concept.

Provides review of literature for a minimum of 6 to 7 scholarly articles that discuss or define the concept.

Provides review of literature for a minimum of 8 to 10 scholarly articles that discuss or define the concept; literature review findings are summarized.

0

18

24

30

of 30

Does not provide a theoretical or operational definition of the concept and/or several essential elements are not included.

Provides a theoretical or operational definition of the concept, but some essential elements are not present.

Provides a theoretical and operational definition of the concept that includes most of the essential elements and/or focus could be clearer.

Provides a theoretical and operational definition of the concept in a well developed paragraph.

0

8

9

10

of 10

Does not provide an application of the concept in a model.

Provides an application of the concept in a model. The application includes some of the essential elements.

Provides an application of the concept in a model. The application includes most of the essential elements and/or focus could be clearer.

Provides an application of the concept to your own practice model in a well developed paragraph.

0

8

9

10

of 10

Does not address.

Describes use of concept development in one sentence.

Describes value of concept analyses to student development briefly.

Describes value of concept analyses to student’s development in a well developed paragraph.

0

3

4

5

of 5

Format/Style

There are frequent errors in consistency of the text, title page, and references page with APA format.

There are numerous errors in which Ideas and information from other sources are not cited correctly.

There are numerous errors in rules of grammar, word usage, and punctuation.

There are numerous spelling and/or proofreading errors.

Overall style is inadequate for formal, professional work; many areas needs need style improvement.

There are some errors, but much of the text, title page, and references page is consistent with the APA format.

Ideas and information from other sources are cited correctly with few exceptions.

Rules of grammar, word usage, and punctuation are followed with few exceptions.

Assignment has few spelling and/or proofreading errors.

Overall style is adequate for formal, professional work; some areas need style improvement.

There are rare errors; most of the text, title page, and references page is consistent with APA format.

Ideas and information from other sources are cited correctly with rare exceptions.

Rules of grammar, word usage, and punctuation are followed with rare exceptions.

Assignment has rare spelling and/or proofreading errors.

Overall style is consistent with that expected of formal, professional work with rare exceptions.

Text, title page, and references page are consistent with APA format.

Ideas and information from other sources are cited correctly.

Rules of grammar, word usage, and punctuation are followed.

Assignment is spellchecked and proofread.

Overall style is consistent with that expected of formal, professional work.

0

15

17

20

of 20

Total Points

of 100

Percent Accomplished

300 points x ____%