Research Paper Rubric Requirement 4 3 2 1 Points (10 points per (9-8 points per bullet) (7-6 points per bullet) (5-0 points per bullet) Earned bullet) Information is Information is Information is Information is X2 Sources/Articles gathered from gathered from gathered from a gathered from a multiple, multiple sources. A limited number of single source. No sources. More minimum of 2 sources. Only 1 scientific sources are than 2 scientific scientific sources are scientific source is cited sources are cited cited cited Theme Well organized, Well organized, but Weakly organized No organization, X2 demonstrates logical demonstrates illogical with no logical sequencing, or sequencing and sequencing or sequencing or structure structure structure structure Detailed conclusions Conclusions are There is some No conclusions are X2 Foundation are reached from the reached from the indication of made from the evidence offered evidence offered conclusions from the evidence offered evidence offered Research Research Research Research Research question/objective is question/objective is question/objective is question/objective is Question/Objective formed through the formed through the not formed, but could not formed and is not literature review and literature review be ascertained apparent from the clearly stated through the literature literature review review Font and spacing are Font and spacing are Font or spacing is Numerous mistakes Mechanics correct. No errors correct. errors correct and frequent impede with that interfere with that have no errors interfere with readability meaning or significant effect on meaning readability readability Procedure is detailed Procedure and Either the procedure Either the procedure Experimental Design and written in materials are or list of materials is or list of materials is paragraph form. A included, but one not present. The not present. The complete list of lacks sufficient detail. other component is other component materials is included complete lacks sufficient detail Reference Information is cited Information is cited Information is cited, Information is not properly and in the properly but contains errors cited or is cited correct format incorrectly
Research Paper Rubric Requirement 4 (10 points per bullet) 3 (9-8 points per bullet) 2 (7-6 points per bullet) 1 (5-0 points per bullet) Points Earned Sources/Articles Information is gathered from multiple, sources. More than 2 scientific sources are cited Information is gathered from multiple sources. A minimum of 2 scientific sources are cited Information is gathered from a limited number of sources. Only 1 scientific source is cited Information is gathered from a single source. No scientific sources are cited X2 Theme Well organized, demonstrates logical sequencing and structure Well organized, but demonstrates illogical sequencing or structure Weakly organized with no logical sequencing or structure No organization, sequencing, or structure X2 Foundation Detailed conclusions are reached from the evidence offered Conclusions are reached from the evidence offered There is some indication of conclusions from the evidence offered No conclusions are made from the evidence offered X2 Research Question/Objective Research question/objective is formed through the literature review and clearly stated Research question/objective is formed through the literature review Research question/objective is not formed, but could be ascertained through the literature review Research question/objective is not formed and is not apparent from the literature review Mechanics Font and spacing are correct. No errors that interfere with meaning or readability Font and spacing are correct. errors that have no significant effect on readability Font or spacing is correct and frequent errors interfere with meaning Numerous mistakes impede with readability Experimental Design Procedure is detailed and written in paragraph form. A complete list of materials is included Procedure and materials are included, but one lacks sufficient detail. Either the procedure or list of materials is not present. The other component is complete Either the procedure or list of materials is not present. The other component lacks sufficient detail Reference Information is cited properly and in the correct format Information is cited properly Information is cited, but contains errors Information is not cited or is cited incorrectly
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