Expert Proficient Apprentice Novice Cohesiveness Ties together information For the most part, ties together Sometimes ties together Does not tie together information. from all sources. Paper flows information from all sources. information from all sources. Paper does not flow and appears (10%) from one issue to the next Paper flows with only some Paper does not flow to be created from disparate – without the need for disjointedness. disjointedness is apparent. issues. Headings are necessary to Author’s writing writing demonstrates an writing does not link concepts. Writing does not headings. Author’s Author’s demonstrates an understanding of the demonstrate an understanding of demonstrate understanding any understanding of the relationship among material the relationship among material relationships. relationship among material obtained from all sources. obtained from all sources. obtained from all sources. 1 2 0 0 Spelling & No spelling and/or grammar Minimal spelling and/or Noticeable spelling and grammar Unacceptable number of spelling mistakes. grammar mistakes. mistakes. and/or grammar mistakes. Grammar 1 1 1 0 (10%) Sources More than five current Five current sources, of which Fewer than five current sources, Fewer than five current sources, sources, of which at least at least two are peer-review or fewer than two of five are or fewer than two of five are (10%) three are peer-review journal journal articles or scholarly peer-reviewed journal articles or journal articles or articles or scholarly books. books. All web sites utilized scholarly books. All web sites scholarly books. Not all web sites Sources include both general are authoritative. utilized are credible. utilized are credible, and/or background sources and sources are not current. specialized sources. sources and popular literature are acknowledged as such if they are cited. All web sites utilized are authoritative. 2 1 0 0 Citations Cites all data obtained from Cites most data obtained from Cites some data obtained from Does not cite sources. other sources. APA citation other sources. APA citation other sources. Citation style is (10%) style is used in both text and style is used in both text and either inconsistent or incorrect. bibliography. bibliography. 2 1 0 0 Adapted from: Whalen, S. from Contemporary Health Issues Research “Rubric Paper” http://academics .adelphi.edu/edu/hpe/healthstudies/whalen/HED601_r2.shtml
Expert Proficient Apprentice Novice Cohesiveness (10%) Ties together information from all sources. Paper flows from one issue to the next without the need for headings. Author’s writing demonstrates an understanding of the relationship among material obtained from all sources. 1 For the most part, ties together information from all sources. Paper flows with only some disjointedness. Author’s writing demonstrates an understanding of the relationship among material obtained from all sources. 2 Sometimes ties together information from all sources. Paper does not flow – disjointedness is apparent. Author’s writing does not demonstrate an understanding of the relationship among material obtained from all sources. 0 Does not tie together information. Paper does not flow and appears to be created from disparate issues. Headings are necessary to link concepts. Writing does not demonstrate understanding any relationships. 0 Spelling & Grammar (10%) No spelling and/or grammar mistakes. 1 Minimal spelling and/or grammar mistakes. 1 Noticeable spelling and grammar mistakes. 1 Unacceptable number of spelling and/or grammar mistakes. 0 Sources (10%) More than five current sources, of which at least three are peer-review journal articles or scholarly books. Sources include both general background sources and specialized sources. sources and popular literature are acknowledged as such if they are cited. All web sites utilized are authoritative. 2 Five current sources, of which at least two are peer-review journal articles or scholarly books. All web sites utilized are authoritative. 1 Fewer than five current sources, or fewer than two of five are peer-reviewed journal articles or scholarly books. All web sites utilized are credible. 0 Fewer than five current sources, or fewer than two of five are journal articles or scholarly books. Not all web sites utilized are credible, and/or sources are not current. 0 Citations (10%) Cites all data obtained from other sources. APA citation style is used in both text and bibliography. 2 Cites most data obtained from other sources. APA citation style is used in both text and bibliography. 1 Cites some data obtained from other sources. Citation style is either inconsistent or incorrect. 0 Does not cite sources. 0 Adapted from: Whalen, S. “Rubric from Contemporary Health Issues Research Paper” http://academics .adelphi.edu/edu/hpe/healthstudies/whalen/HED601_r2.shtml
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