information needs and appropriate keywords for identifying search term(s). Has understanding of 1 or 2 appropriate to the assignment; is able to search retrieval, identify which knowledge of an information information sources and how to demonstrates clear understanding of efficiently. sources might be useful, source. Needs assistance in access them, and can interpret many different types of information and/or efficiently access the interpreting the information the collected information sources and how to access them; uses necessary information collected. appropriate information sources; and insightfully interprets the information collected Does not demonstrate a clear Some understanding of the criteria Understands and reviews Comprehensive in the ability to Effectively evaluates information sources understanding of the criteria for evaluating information sources. information sources, considers evaluate information sources for evaluating information Uses scholarly databases containing whether the amount of effectively for relevance to research sources in relevance to the researched sources. information is sufficient to assignment. Evaluates information research assignment. Uses address the issue. thoroughly and effectively for unscholarly or unreliable reliability, validity, accuracy, sources. authority, timeliness, and point of view or bias. Articulates credibility No mention of credibility, Mentions one aspect of credibility, Mentions two aspects of Mentions all aspect of credibility, of sources such as authority, affiliation of such as authority, affiliation of credibility, such as authority, such as authority, affiliation of author, timeliness, or bias author, timeliness, or bias affiliation of author, timeliness, author, timeliness, and bias or bias Uses information Does not demonstrate a clear Some understanding of Acknowledges sources and uses Thorough acknowledgement of ethically understanding of acknowledging sources. Uses the correct citation style for sources through careful incorporation acknowledging sources. appropriate citation style; needs formatting footnotes and of citations, footnotes, endnotes, or Inaccuracy of citations, improvement in formatting the bibliographies. Understands other widely accepted documentation footnotes, bibliographies; bibliographies and footnotes. what constitutes plagiarism and style. Includes complete inappropriate citation style; Understands what constitutes does not plagiarize. bibliographic information formatted does not understand plagiarism and does not plagiarize. with near complete accuracy. Does plagiarism. not plagiarize.
information needs and is able to search efficiently. appropriate keywords for retrieval, identify which sources might be useful, and/or efficiently access the necessary information identifying search term(s). Has knowledge of an information source. Needs assistance in interpreting the information collected. understanding of 1 or 2 information sources and how to access them, and can interpret the collected information appropriate to the assignment; demonstrates clear understanding of many different types of information sources and how to access them; uses appropriate information sources; and insightfully interprets the information collected Effectively evaluates information sources Does not demonstrate a clear understanding of the criteria for evaluating information sources in relevance to the research assignment. Uses unscholarly or unreliable sources. Some understanding of the criteria for evaluating information sources. Uses scholarly databases containing researched sources. Understands and reviews information sources, considers whether the amount of information is sufficient to address the issue. Comprehensive in the ability to evaluate information sources effectively for relevance to research assignment. Evaluates information thoroughly and effectively for reliability, validity, accuracy, authority, timeliness, and point of view or bias. Articulates credibility of sources No mention of credibility, such as authority, affiliation of author, timeliness, or bias Mentions one aspect of credibility, such as authority, affiliation of author, timeliness, or bias Mentions two aspects of credibility, such as authority, affiliation of author, timeliness, or bias Mentions all aspect of credibility, such as authority, affiliation of author, timeliness, and bias Uses information ethically Does not demonstrate a clear understanding of acknowledging sources. Inaccuracy of citations, footnotes, bibliographies; inappropriate citation style; does not understand plagiarism. Some understanding of acknowledging sources. Uses appropriate citation style; needs improvement in formatting the bibliographies and footnotes. Understands what constitutes plagiarism and does not plagiarize. Acknowledges sources and uses the correct citation style for formatting footnotes and bibliographies. Understands what constitutes plagiarism and does not plagiarize. Thorough acknowledgement of sources through careful incorporation of citations, footnotes, endnotes, or other widely accepted documentation style. Includes complete bibliographic information formatted with near complete accuracy. Does not plagiarize.
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