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Rubric For Research Papers

The document provides a rubric for evaluating research papers. It outlines several performance elements to assess including purpose and focus, development of ideas, organization, sentence structure, language, grammar, and formatting. For each element, criteria are given to describe work at distinguished, proficient, intermediate, and novice levels to guide scoring research papers and providing feedback to students.

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Rubric For Research Papers

The document provides a rubric for evaluating research papers. It outlines several performance elements to assess including purpose and focus, development of ideas, organization, sentence structure, language, grammar, and formatting. For each element, criteria are given to describe work at distinguished, proficient, intermediate, and novice levels to guide scoring research papers and providing feedback to students.

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Rubric for Research Papers


Title of Research Paper ______________________________________________________________________________ Name _______________________________ Performance Element Purpose and Focus Development of Ideas References Organization Sentence Structure Language Grammar and Formatting Distinguished ____ Points Establishes and maintains clear focus; evidence of distinctive voice and/or appropriate tone Depth and complexity of ideas supported by rich, engaging, and/or pertinent details; evidence of analysis, reflection and insight Use of references indicate substantial research Careful and/or suitable organization Variety of sentence structure and length Proficient ____ Points Focused on a purpose; evidence of voice and/or suitable tone Depth of idea development supported by elaborated, relevant details Use of references indicate ample research Logical organization Controlled and varied sentence structure Date ________________________ Intermediate ____ Points An attempt to establish and maintain purpose and communicate with the audience Unelaborated idea development; unelaborated and/or repetitious details Some references Lapses in focus and/or coherence Simplistic and/or awkward sentence structure Simplistic and/or imprecise language Some errors in grammar and/or format that do not interfere with communication Novice ____ Points Limited awareness of audience and/or purpose Minimal idea development, limited and/or unrelated details Few references Random or weak organization Incorrect or lack of topic and/or ineffective wording and/or sentence structure Incorrect and/or ineffective wording and/or sentence structure Errors in grammar and format (e.g., spelling, punctuation, capitalization, headings) Possible Score

Precise and/or rich language

Acceptable, effective language

Control of surface features

Few errors in grammar or format relative to length and complexity

Total Points
Adapted from Sample Rubric for Research Papers at http://129.7.160.115/COURSE/INST_5931A/Rubric.html#Research

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