Responses are substantive and relate to the topic. 8 Points 7 Points 6 Points 5 Points 4 Points 0 Points Grammar, Syntax, The following was The following was The following was The following was The following was The following was present: present: present: present: present: present: APA Points deducted for improper grammar, 0-3 errors in APA 4-6 errors in APA 7-9 errors in APA 10- 12 errors in APA 13 - 15 errors in 16 to greater syntax and APA format format. format. format APA format errors in APA style of writing. format. The source of AND AND/OR AND/OR AND/OR AND/OR information is the AND/OR APA Manual 6th Responses have Responses have Edition Responses have 4-5 grammatical, Responses have Responses have 8-9 8-10 grammatical, Responses have 0-3 grammatical, spelling or 6-7 grammatical, grammatical, spelling spelling or more than 10 Error is defined spelling or punctuation spelling or and punctuation punctuation grammatical, to be a unique punctuation errors. punctuation errors. errors. spelling or APA error. errors. errors. punctuation Same type of AND/OR AND/OR AND/OR errors. error is only AND AND/OR counted as one Writing style is not Writing is not AND/OR error. Writing style is Writing style is focused on topic, making focused on topic, generally clear, somewhat Writing style is discussion difficult to making discussion Writing style focused on topic, focused on topic. slightly focused understand. difficult to understand. does not and facilitates on topic making facilitate communication. discussion difficult to AND/OR communication understand. The student continues to make repeated mistakes in any of the above areas after written correction by the instructor. 0 Points Lost 5 Points Lost
Responses are substantive and relate to the topic. 8 Points 7 Points 6 Points 5 Points 4 Points 0 Points Grammar, Syntax, APA Points deducted for improper grammar, syntax and APA style of writing. The source of information is the APA Manual 6th Edition Error is defined to be a unique APA error. Same type of error is only counted as one error. The following was present: 0-3 errors in APA format AND Responses have 0-3 grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors. AND Writing style is generally clear, focused on topic, and facilitates communication. The following was present: 4-6 errors in APA format. AND/OR Responses have 4-5 grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors. AND/OR Writing style is somewhat focused on topic. The following was present: 7-9 errors in APA format. AND/OR Responses have 6-7 grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors. AND/OR Writing style is slightly focused on topic making discussion difficult to understand. The following was present: 10- 12 errors in APA format AND/OR Responses have 8-9 grammatical, spelling and punctuation errors. AND/OR Writing style is not focused on topic, making discussion difficult to understand. The following was present: 13 - 15 errors in APA format AND/OR Responses have 8-10 grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors. AND/OR Writing is not focused on topic, making discussion difficult to understand. AND/OR The student continues to make repeated mistakes in any of the above areas after written correction by the instructor. The following was present: 16 to greater errors in APA format. AND/OR Responses have more than 10 grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors. AND/OR Writing style does not facilitate communication 0 Points Lost 5 Points Lost