ARTICLE REVIEW RUBRIC & GUIDELINES
GUIDELINES:
Your assignment will need to include the following:
- Title Page
- Abstract Page
- Body of Article Review (3 pages)
+ Provide a summary about the article (main idea and key concepts).
+ What is your viewpoint (personal reaction)? (Strengths and weaknesses of the information in the article.) Support your viewpoint by citing information from the article as well as three other sources.
- Reference Page (APA style). What references did you use to complete your paper?
Use the Online Writing Lab at Purdue University for information on APA style and the general format. You can find it at the link below:
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
On the left side of the page click on types of APA papers. Next find General Format under Other papers at the bottom of the page. Click on this link for an example of the format that you should use to complete your assignment.
Be sure to pay attention to the links for In-text citations and the Reference list. These will help you as you prepare your paper.
SEE THE GRADING RUBRIC ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES:
| ARTICLE REVIEW RUBRIC CRITERIA
| Level 1 Struggling with concepts/assignment (0 – 1 point) | Level 2 Developing (2 points) | Level 3 Acceptable (3 points) | Level 4 Proficient (4 points) | Level 5 Exceeds/Exemplary (5 points) |
| Responsiveness to Topic | Did not respond meaningfully to the article. Summary is difficult to read, unclear and contains little or no context and content of the article. (0 if this area is not addressed in the reflection.) | Summary is unclear, does not include all the context and content of the article. May have information not included in the article or does not support the article. | Provides a clear summary, but does not include all the context and content of the article. May have information not included in the article or does not support the article. | Provides a clear and concise summary of the article context and content. | Provides a very thorough, clear and concise summary of the article context and content. |
| Personal Reaction to the Article | Unfocused, undeveloped; provides illogical description of personal reaction, not supported by additional research. (0 if this area is not addressed in the reflection.) | Description of personal reaction lacks a logical flow, limited, minimal or no discussion of the relevant issues, unorganized, little support by additional research. | Describes your personal reaction to the article, includes minimal discussion of the relevant issues, some areas are unorganized, little support by additional research. | Describes your personal reaction to the article, discussion of some of the relevant issues, coherently organized, ideas somewhat supported by additional research. | Thoroughly describes your personal reaction to the article,discusses relevant issues, coherently organized, ideas supported by additional research. |
| Presentation | Paper is sloppy or incorrectly formatted. Many of the quotations are improperly attributed quotations or inconsistent style of citation. (APA)
(1 page; this does not include the title page, abstract, or reference page in your page count. See the OWL General Format website.)
(0 if this area is not addressed in the reflection.) | Paper has portions that are not formatted correctly. Some quotations are improperly attributed quotations or inconsistent style of citation. (APA)
(2 pages; this does not include the title page, abstract, or reference page in your page count. See the OWL General Format website.) | The majority of the paper is correctly formatted (12-point font, Times New Roman, normal margins). Some improperly attributed quotations and/or inconsistent citation style. (APA)
(3 pages; this does not include the title page, abstract, or reference page in your page count. See the OWL General Format website.) | Paper is correctly formatted (12-point font, Times New Roman, normal margins Almost all quotations are all properly attributed and cited in a consistent style. (APA)
(3 pages, this does not include the title page, abstract, or reference page in your page count. See the OWL General Format website.)
| Paper is correctly formatted (12-point font, Times New Roman, normal margins). Quotations are all properly attributed and cited in a consistent style. (APA)
(3 or more pages; this does not include the title page, abstract, or reference page in your page count. See the OWL General Format website.) |
| Timeline | Did not submit article review activity (0 points) | Submitted after due date | (N/A) | Submitted by due date | Submitted prior to due date. |
| Grammar/Spelling/Sentence Structure | Serious and persistent errors in word choice, mechanics, usage, and sentence structure.
| Numerous errors in mechanics, usage, and sentence structure. | Some errors, but generally demonstrates control of mechanics, usage, and sentence structure. | A few errors in mechanics, usage, and sentence structure. | Free from errors in mechanics, usage, and sentence structure. |