Abstract/Critique Assessment Rubric
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3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
Organization |
Assignment is organized into the three required sections. This would include Part 1 – Abstract; Part 2- General (title, author information, source, correct identification as quantitative or qualitative); Statement & Significance of the problem, Theoretical background of the study and/or literature review, Hypothesis or Research Questions, procedures (Subjects & How Selected, Materials, Data Collection & Analysis), Results, Conclusions & Implications, and Overall Evaluation (possibility of replication, how it applies to you, was article worthy of publication?); Part 3 – Legible copy of the article being critiqued. |
Assignment is organized but is in a format differing from the suggested one |
Assignment is not well organized, and important data is difficult to locate. |
Assignment is disorganized. |
Completeness |
All assignment components are present. This would include Part 1 – Abstract; Part 2- General (title, author information, source, correct identification as quantitative or qualitative); Statement & Significance of the problem, Theoretical background of the study and/or literature review, Hypothesis or Research Questions, procedures (Subjects & How Selected, Materials, Data Collection & Analysis), Results, Conclusions & Implications, and Overall Evaluation (possibility of replication, how it applies to you, was article worthy of publication?); Part 3– Legible copy of the article being critiqued. |
Assignment is missing one component. |
Assignment is missing two components. |
Assignment is missing three or more components. |
Neatness |
Assignment is formatted so that information is easily found. All sections have clearly labeled headings. |
Assignment is missing headings but pages are still neatly organized with no loose pages. |
Assignment is missing the headings and loose pages are present. |
Assignment is unprofessional in appearance. |
Writing and Verbal Expression |
Assignment is free of spelling, grammatical, and APA errors. Sentence structure is clear and concise, without slang. |
Assignment contains one spelling, grammatical, writing, slang, or APA error. |
Two spelling, grammatical, writing, slang, or APA errors are present. |
Three or more spelling, grammatical, writing, slang, or APA errors are present. |