source comparison paper on vaccinations

Learning Assignment Rubric : NAME: _______________________________________ OBJECTIVE PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

My favorite part was:

Doesn’t Meet Expectations

Needs Improvement Meets Expectations Exceptional

Topic choice (2 points)

0 points Topic is not relevant to course

.75 points Topic is vaguely relevant course

1.5 points Topic is relevant to course.

2 points Topic is highly relevant to course.

Discussion of popular press article (3 points)

(0 points) Does not discuss popular press article.

1 point Only briefly discusses/ summarizes popular press article

2 points Cohesive summarization/ discussion of popular press article.

3 points Cohesive summarization of popular press article. Summary/discussion is clear and flows seamlessly into further analysis of article.

Parental Influences (3 points)

0 points Does not discuss how popular press article could influence parents

1 point Briefly discusses parental influences, but does not elaborate.

2 points Discusses how popular press article could influence parents.

3 points Clear and cohesive discussion of how parents may be influenced (good and/or bad) by the popular press article.

Support and/or criticism (4 points)

0 points Does not provide either support or criticism of popular press article.

1.5 points Only vaguely address arguments that support or criticize popular press article. Writer does not seem to have a clear understanding of literature support/criticism of popular press article.

3 points Discusses several arguments supporting and/or criticizing popular press article. Writer has a clear understanding of literature in respect to popular press article.

4 points Clear and cohesive discussion of arguments supporting and/or criticizing popular press article. Writer has a clear understanding of literature in respect to popular press article. Discussion flows seamlessly into further analysis of article.

Strengths and Limitations (4 points)

(0 points) Does not discuss strengths and limitations of either popular press or peer- reviewed articles

2 points Discusses strengths and limitations of either popular press or peer- reviewed articles, but not both.

3 points Discusses strengths and limitations of both popular press and peer-reviewed articles.

4 points Discusses strengths and limitations of both popular press and peer- reviewed articles, in an clear and cohesive manner. Clear discussion of strengths and limitations.

K. K. Atchison – Updated: 8/18/16

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Learning Assignment Rubric NAME: _______________________________________

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Adequate Review of Literature (3 points)

0 pts Does not cover all research areas, writer lacks understanding of findings, and/or references are inappropriate (blogs, websites, biased articles, etc.)

1 pts Covers relevant research areas, but evident writer lacks understanding and/ or arguments not based in literature. Not enough appropriate references.

2 pts Shows understanding of research area(s), cites and references research appropriately (peer-reviewed journals, etc.), show continuity between work, provides justification for arguments (Has at least 1 peer- reviewed references)

3 pts Thoroughly covers all relevant research areas, cite and references research explicitly, and arguments firmly based on previous research (Has 1 or more relevant peer-reviewed references)

Organization, synthesis and clarity of essay (3 points)

0 points No formal organization, synthesis or clear explanations of information

1 point Presentation is illogical, or disordered.

2 points Logical presentation of ideas and information.

3 points Well developed and ordered thoughts. Ideas are well synthesized.

References

References in text (1 point)

0 pts Citations not included in text or not in APA style

.5 pts Consistent APA errors

.75 pt No consistent errors Very few random errors

1 pt No APA Errors

Reference list (2 points)

0 pts No references or not in APA style

.75 pt Consistent APA errors

1.5 pts Few formatting errors (Only cites those used in paper)

2 pts No APA Errors

OBJECTIVE PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

K. K. Atchison – Updated: 8/18/16

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