Rutgers University Graduate School of Education EdD Writing Rubric Does not meet Developing/Needs Good - 3 Outstanding - 4 expectations - 1 Improvement - 2 Organization The writing is often The writing is only The writing is clear The writing is clear unclear or sometimes clear and focused. The and focused. The unfocused. The and focused. The organization is organization is organization is not organization is not generally obvious obvious throughout, obvious always obvious throughout, and the and the reader is throughout and the throughout and the reader is usually skillfully guided reader has few or reader has few guided through the through the no guides through guides through the document (i.e. using document (i.e. using the document (i.e. document (i.e. by appropriate appropriate headings, by the use of the use of headings, thesis thesis statements, appropriate appropriate statements, and and transitions). headings, thesis headings, thesis transitions). statements, and statements, and transitions). transitions). Argumentation Only some Only some Most paragraphs are All sentences and and analysis paragraphs are paragraphs are fully developed and paragraphs are fully fully developed fully developed coherently developed and and coherently and coherently connected. coherently connected. connected. The writer usually connected. The writer makes The writer makes makes clear, strong, The writer makes few clear, strong, some clear, strong, and logical points clear, strong, and and logical points and logical points supported with rich logical points supported with supported with and relevant details supported with rich relevant details relevant details from the data or and relevant details from the data or from the data or related research from the data or related research related research literature. related research literature. literature. literature. Technical There are some There are some There are few major There are almost no correctness major technical major or minor or minor technical major or minor writing errors with technical writing writing errors with technical writing regard to APA errors with regard regard to APA errors with regard to conventions, to APA conventions, APA conventions, sentence structure, conventions, sentence structure, sentence structure, spelling or sentence structure, spelling or spelling or punctuation. spelling or punctuation. punctuation. punctuation. Rutger
Does not meet expectations - 1 Developing/Needs Improvement - 2 Good - 3 Outstanding - 4 Organization The writing is often unclear or unfocused. The organization is not obvious throughout and the reader has few or no guides through the document (i.e. by the use of appropriate headings, thesis statements, and transitions). The writing is only sometimes clear and focused. The organization is not always obvious throughout and the reader has few guides through the document (i.e. by the use of appropriate headings, thesis statements, and transitions). The writing is clear and focused. The organization is generally obvious throughout, and the reader is usually guided through the document (i.e. using appropriate headings, thesis statements, and transitions). The writing is clear and focused. The organization is obvious throughout, and the reader is skillfully guided through the document (i.e. using appropriate headings, thesis statements, and transitions). Argumentation and analysis Only some paragraphs are fully developed and coherently connected. The writer makes few clear, strong, and logical points supported with relevant details from the data or related research literature. Only some paragraphs are fully developed and coherently connected. The writer makes some clear, strong, and logical points supported with relevant details from the data or related research literature. Most paragraphs are fully developed and coherently connected. The writer usually makes clear, strong, and logical points supported with rich and relevant details from the data or related research literature. All sentences and paragraphs are fully developed and coherently connected. The writer makes clear, strong, and logical points supported with rich and relevant details from the data or related research literature. Technical correctness There are some major technical writing errors with regard to APA conventions, sentence structure, spelling or punctuation. There are some major or minor technical writing errors with regard to APA conventions, sentence structure, spelling or punctuation. There are few major or minor technical writing errors with regard to APA conventions, sentence structure, spelling or punctuation. There are almost no major or minor technical writing errors with regard to APA conventions, sentence structure, spelling or punctuation. Rutgers University Graduate School of Education EdD Writing Rubric Rutger
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