Rubric for Research Paper
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4
Excellent |
3
Very Good |
2
Good |
1
Fair |
0
Poor |
Total |
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Quality of
Content (Double
points for this section)
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A
thorough summary of how the Internet is being used in the
assigned topic area was included, ample research both pro
and con was included; implementation guidelines were
thoroughly explained; all information presented was
factually correct; and analysis and conclusions were
justified. |
A
description of how the Internet is being used in the
assigned topic area was included, some research both pro and
con was included, implementation guidelines were discussed,
few if any factual errors were made, analysis and
conclusions were justified.
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A
description of how the Internet is being used in the
assigned topic area was included, some research both pro and
con was included, a few minor factual errors were made,
guidelines were briefly discussed, analysis and conclusions
were appropriate.
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A
brief description of how the Internet is being used in the
assigned topic area was included, scant research was
presented, some factual errors were made, guidelines were
sketchy, and analysis and conclusions were flawed.
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Little information was provided regarding how the Internet
is being used in the assigned topic area, scant or no
attention was paid to research, factual errors were made,
guidelines were not discussed or only briefly mentioned; and
analysis and conclusions were either missing or not
justified. |
0-8 |
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Organization
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The
paper had an obvious beginning and ending; was very well
organized and easy to follow. |
The paper began and ended
satisfactorily; for the most part, the paper was well
organized and easy to follow.
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The beginning or ending of
the paper were o.k., and overall the paper's organizational
structure was acceptable.
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The beginning and ending were
weak; organizational structure was lacking.
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The beginning
and ending were confusing and distracted from the paper;
information was presented in a very disorganized fashion.
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0-4 |
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Mechanics & Style
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APA
format was correctly followed; no grammatical or spelling
errors; and overall, the paper was very well written. |
APA
format was almost always correctly used; no or few
grammatical errors were made; and overall, the paper was
well written. |
APA
guidelines were inconsistently followed; a few grammatical
and/or spelling errors were made; and overall, the paper
was acceptably written. |
APA guidelines were
inconsistently used; several grammatical and/or spelling
errors were made; and overall, the paper was not well
written.
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The APA guidelines were not
used; grammatical and/or spelling errors were frequently
made; and overall, the paper was poorly written. |
0-4 |
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Internet Component |
A
few appropriate working hyperlinks were included. |
At
least one appropriate working hyperlink was included. |
No
working hyperlinks were included.
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No
working hyperlinks were included. |
No
working hyperlinks were included. |
0-4 |
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Grand Total |
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0-20
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