Criteria Exemplary = 3 Good = 2 Acceptable = 1 Unacceptable = 0 points points point Length (2-5 Paper is the number of Paper has fewer pages (or in pages specified in the dramatic excess) than specified assignment. in the assignment. Total Points ______ Use of References Compelling evidence from Professionally legitimate Although attributions are References are seldom cited to professionally legitimate sources that support occasionally given, many support statements. sources is given to support claims are generally statements seem Total Points ______ claims. Attribution is clear present and attribution is, unsubstantiated. and fairly represented. for the most part, clear and The reader is confused fairly represented. about the source of information and ideas. Quality of References References are primarily peer Although most of the Most of the references are There are virtually no sources reviewed professional references are from sources that are not that are professionally reliable. journals professionally legitimate, a peer reviewed and have The reader seriously doubts Total Points ______ or other approved sources few are questionable uncertain reliability. The the value of the material. (e.g., current blood bank (e.g., trade books, reader doubts the accuracy textbooks, AABB articles, internet sources such as of much of the material Wikipedia, popular presented. Technical Manual, etc.) magazines, The Standards, …). The reader is reader is uncertain of the confident that the reliability of some of the information sources. and ideas can be trusted. Citation Cites all data obtained Cites some data obtained from other sources using from other sources. Citation a consistent format. style is either inconsistent or Total Points ______ Utilizes APA, MLA or incorrect. AMA citation style in both text and bibliography. Total points from 9 criteria ______
Criteria Exemplary = 3 points Good = 2 points Acceptable = 1 point Unacceptable = 0 Length (2-5 Total Points ______ Paper is the number of pages specified in the assignment. Paper has fewer pages (or in dramatic excess) than specified in the assignment. Use of References Total Points ______ Compelling evidence from professionally legitimate sources is given to support claims. Attribution is clear and fairly represented. Professionally legitimate sources that support claims are generally present and attribution is, for the most part, clear and fairly represented. Although attributions are occasionally given, many statements seem unsubstantiated. The reader is confused about the source of information and ideas. References are seldom cited to support statements. Quality of References Total Points ______ References are primarily peer reviewed professional journals or other approved sources (e.g., current blood bank textbooks, AABB articles, Technical Manual, Standards, etc.) The reader is confident that the information and ideas can be trusted. Although most of the references are professionally legitimate, a few are questionable (e.g., trade books, internet sources such as Wikipedia, popular magazines, …). The reader is uncertain of the reliability of some of the sources. Most of the references are from sources that are not peer reviewed and have uncertain reliability. The reader doubts the accuracy of much of the material presented. There are virtually no sources that are professionally reliable. The reader seriously doubts the value of the material. Citation Total Points ______ Cites all data obtained from other sources using a consistent format. Utilizes APA, MLA or AMA citation style in both text and bibliography. Cites some data obtained from other sources. Citation style is either inconsistent or incorrect. Total points from 9 criteria ______
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