Communication Language clearly & 5 4 3 2 1 5% (x=1) There is confusion as to what is being said effectively communicates 5 4 3 2 1 2.5% (x=0.5) Many concepts & ideas; may at times be nuanced and errors eloquent Quotes are used 5 4 3 2 1 1% (x=0.2) extensively Minimal errors in spelling, Quotes have little or no 5 5 3 2 1 1% (x=0.2) grammar, word order, relevance to the word usage, sentence response structure, & punctuation Quotes are not explained or have no context Quotes are used sparingly More in-text citations & they are adequately needed explained & relevant to the issue Uses in-text citations to document source of material Appropriate Format In-text citation missing Requirements are 5 4 3 2 1 0.5% (x=0.1) In-text citation Followed: inconsistently formatted Respondent utilized a In-text citation 1% (x=0.2) 5 4 3 2 1 inaccurately formatted consistent citation style Reference page missing throughout the response References inconsistently Respondent employs a formatted Reference inaccurately consistent citation format formatted style in the bibliography/ reference page Outstanding – 90% or above Satisfactory – 60%-89% Total /100 Failure – below 60% Student No. ____________________ Research Methods Rubric Objectives Choose Best (Closest) Weight Score Justification for poor/very poor grades Response Multiply your score A) C) D) E) B) by “x” in or or or or or the weight Poor 79% column 100% 59% 89% Good Poor to72% to to Adequate to Very Outstanding (80% (0% (60% (73% (90% Introduction and problem statement missing or Theory: confused 5 4 3 2 1 2.5% States the problem literature review is missing or too (x=0.5) clearly. limited 5 4 3 2 1 literature cited is not relevant to Literature review is 2.5% question 5 4 3 2 1 sufficient and relevant to (x=0.5) proposition is missing the question. proposition is misstated 2.5% Proposition (including (x=0.5) concepts) is/are
Communication Language clearly & effectively communicates concepts & ideas; may at times be nuanced and eloquent Minimal errors in spelling, grammar, word order, word usage, sentence structure, & punctuation Quotes are used sparingly & they are adequately explained & relevant to the issue Uses in-text citations to document source of material 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 5% (x=1) 2.5% (x=0.5) 1% (x=0.2) 1% (x=0.2) There is confusion as to what is being said Many errors Quotes are used extensively Quotes have little or no relevance to the response Quotes are not explained or have no context More in-text citations needed Appropriate Format Requirements are Followed: Respondent utilized a consistent citation style throughout the response Respondent employs a consistent citation format style in the bibliography/ reference page 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 0.5% (x=0.1) 1% (x=0.2) In-text citation missing In-text citation inconsistently formatted In-text citation inaccurately formatted Reference page missing References inconsistently formatted Reference inaccurately formatted Total /100 Outstanding – 90% or above Satisfactory – 60%-89% Failure – below 60% Student No. ____________________ Research Methods Rubric Objectives Choose Best (Closest) Response Weight Score Multiply your score by “x” in the weight column Justification for poor/very poor grades Outstanding (90% to 100% or A) Good (80% 89% or B) Adequate (73% to 79% or C) Poor (60% to72% or D) Very Poor (0% to 59% or E) Introduction and Theory: States the problem clearly. Literature review is sufficient and relevant to the question. Proposition (including concepts) is/are 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 2.5% (x=0.5) 2.5% (x=0.5) 2.5% (x=0.5) problem statement missing or confused literature review is missing or too limited literature cited is not relevant to question proposition is missing proposition is misstated
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