(Intermediate Composition) - English Portfolio.: Research Effectiveness Rubric

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Research Effectiveness Rubric

ACELO 2: Students will find appropriate researched information, evaluate it critically, and use it effectively and ethically in an academic paper

Measurement 1: 60% of students will earn a 16 or better on the Research Effectiveness rubric for a post-midterm written assignment in ENGL 2230
(Intermediate Composition).
Measurement 2: 80% of students will earn a 16 or better on the Research Effectiveness rubric for a research paper (item 5, 6, or 7) submitted in the Senior
English portfolio.

Performance Area 5 4 3 2 1 Score


All secondary sources are Has one source that lacks peer- Has several examples where The majority of the sources Lacks any academically
Selects sources peer-reviewed and/or authored review or credentials and/or a the sources lack peer-review lack peer-review or credentials appropriate sources and/or
that are both academically by someone with established use of source information that or credentials and/or uses of and/or uses of source source information is rarely
appropriate and credentials regarding the is not directly related to the source information that are not information that are not directly related to the papers
appropriate for the subject matter of the papers research question. directly related to the papers directly related to the papers research question.
papers proposed research information. All sources research question. research question.
question. directly relate to the papers
research question.
Shows a thorough and Understands the contexts and Occasionally misunderstands Often misinterprets the context Shows little to no
sophisticated understanding of assumptions of the source the context and assumptions of and assumptions of the source understanding of the context
the contexts and assumptions information. the source information. information. and assumptions of the source
Evaluate information and of the source information. information.
its sources critically*

Clear and able connection of A few minor lapses in Several lapses in connecting Consistent problems in Little to no connection
all source information to the connecting source information source information to the connecting source information between the source
papers overall purpose. The to the papers overall purpose papers overall purpose or in to the papers overall purpose information and the papers
Use information effectively source information and its or in logically organizing the logically organizing the source or in logically organizing the purpose.
to accomplish a specific application in the paper are source information and its information and its application source information and its
purpose* logically organized according application in the paper. in the paper. application.
to their relationship.

Students use correctly all the Students use correctly three of Students use correctly two of Students use correctly one of Students lack consistent use of
following information use the following information use the following information use the following information use any of the information use
strategies (use of citations and strategies (use of citations and strategies(use of citations and strategies (use of citations and strategies.*
references; choice of references; choice of references; choice of references; choice of
paraphrasing, summary, or paraphrasing, summary, or paraphrasing, summary, or paraphrasing, summary, or
Use information ethically
quoting; using information in quoting; using information in quoting; using information in quoting; using information in
and legally*
ways that is true to its original ways that is true to its original ways that is true to its original ways that is true to its original
context; distinguishing context; distinguishing context; distinguishing context; distinguishing
between ideas that are between ideas that are between ideas that are between ideas that are
common knowledge and ideas common knowledge and ideas common knowledge and ideas common knowledge and ideas
requiring attribution).* requiring attribution).* requiring attribution). * requiring attribution).*
Total
* quoted from the Association of American Colleges & Universitys Information Literacy VALUE rubric.

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