MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY PAPER- 2 pages.

Critical Thinking Skills

Exceeds

Meets

Needs Improvement

Possible Score

Earned Score

1) Identifies / defines the problem or issue

Clearly defines the problem or issue

(5 pts)

Main problem or issue is mentioned

(3-4 pts)

Does not clearly state the problem or issue

(0-2 pts)

5

2) Gathers relevant information and interprets it appropriately

a) Appropriate

references

The appropriate reference

(5 pts)

Less than appropriate references

(0-4 pts)

5

b) Content

Ample information is presented that is directly relevant to the topic (10 pts)

Content is sufficient and relevant to the topic (5-9 pts)

Content is insufficient or irrelevant to the topic

(0-4 pts)

10

3) Uses gathered infor-

mation and sound reasoning to draw logical conclusions or solutions

Conclusions are clearly supported by logical reasoning and ample information

(5 pts)

Conclusions are mentioned and they have some logical and/or informational support (3-4 pts)

No conclusions are mentioned or the conclusions are not clearly or logically supported (0-2 pts)

5

Writing Skills

Exceeds

Meets

Needs Improvement

Possible Score

Earned Score

1) Formatting -

Follows APA

Style Guidelines*

Follows APA Style Guidelines with little or no deviations

(5 pts)

Follows APA Style Guidelines with minimal exceptions (3-4 pts)

APA Style Guidelines are not followed in multiple ways

(0-2 pts)

5

2) Clarity of Writing

Writing is clear and organized so the train of thought is easy to understand & follow (5 pts)

Writing is somewhat clear, organized, and easy to understand and follow

(3-4 pts)

Writing is not clear and organized. Train of thought is hard to understand & follow

(0-2 pts)

5

3) Grammar

Zero to one errors in grammar (5 pts)

Two errors in grammar

(3-4 pts)

Three or more errors in grammar (0-2 pts)

5

4) Spelling & Punctuation

Zero to one errors in spelling and punctuation (5 pts)

Two to four errors in spelling and punctuation (3-4 pts)

More than 5 errors in spelling and punctuation

(0-2 pts)

5

5) Length

Meets the (2 page) requirement for length

(5 pts)

Does not meet the requirement for length

(0-4 pts)

5

Total Score

50