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INFT 101

Article Evaluation Assignment Grading Rubric

Criteria

Points Possible

Points Earned

Topic: The student selects 1 of the available topics of research.

0 to 2 points

Article Search: The student uses appropriate search terms and techniques for locating an article on the Jerry Falwell Library website.

0 to 2 points

Article Search: The student pastes the proper permalink for the article.

0 to 2 points

Article Search: The student appropriately explains the relevance of the article to the chosen topic.

0 to 4 points

Credible: The student lists all the authors of the chosen article.

0 to 2 points

Credible: The student adequately explains the qualifications of the author/s for writing the article.

0 to 2 points

Credible: The student determines article credibility and offers appropriate justification.

0 to 4 points

Scholarly: The student lists the title of the publication.

0 to 1 points

Scholarly: The student indicates formal or informal style of article and provides an example.

0 to 1 points

Scholarly: The student identifies whether or not the article includes citations to other publications.

0 to 1 points

Scholarly: The student identifies if the article was/was not peer-reviewed.

0 to 1 points

Criteria

Points Possible

Points Earned

Scholarly: The student determines the scholarly nature of the article and offers appropriate justification.

0 to 4 points

Current: The student lists the year of publication of the article.

0 to 2 points

Current: The student appropriately determines if the article is current.

0 to 2 points

Current: The student correctly explains the importance of article currency.

0 to 4 points

Objective: The student correctly indicates presence, or lack thereof, of author bias.

0 to 2 points

Objective: The student correctly identifies the treatment of alternate views by the author/s, and provides an example.

0 to 2 points

Objective: The student correctly identifies the use of objective/subjective language by the author/s, and provides an example.

0 to 2 points

Objective: The student determines the objective/subjective nature of the article, and offers appropriate justification.

0 to 4 points

Citation: The student provides a properly formatted and current APA reference.

0 to 2 points

Citation: The student provides an in-text citation appropriate for a summary.

0 to 2 points

Criteria

Points Possible

Points Earned

Citation: The student provides an in-text citation appropriate for a quotation.

0 to 2 points

Total

Instructor’s Comments:

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