Article Review Grading Rubric
Article Review Grading Rubric
Article Review Grading Rubric
Description Unacceptable (Below standards) Acceptable (Meets minimum standards) Good (Exceeds minimum standards) Points
Summary The student does not clearly summarize the Most of the article is summarized, but the The summary clearly outlines the main research question, 1
main points of the article (i.e., the main student may not clearly cover all aspects methods, results, and implications in the student’s own words.
research question, methods, results, and (i.e., the main research question,
implications) and/or includes inaccurate methods, results, and implications).
information.
Analysis The student does not clearly move beyond a The student provides an analysis of the The student provides an insightful analysis of the article, answering 15
summary of the article to provide an analysis. article by answering most of the questions all or nearly all of the questions assigned. The student articulates
No new ideas are contributed beyond what is assigned. The ideas presented are mostly novel ideas that clearly go beyond what is in the article itself. The
in the article itself, or the analysis is overly novel, going beyond what is in the article analysis is clear and rational
confusing itself.
Writing The student’s communication of their Overall, the student’s communication of Overall, the student’s communication of their analysis is clear and 20
Overall analysis is confusing, unclear, and/or their analysis is somewhat clear and/or evidences a general, overarching understanding of the issues
suggests limited understanding of the issues suggests some understanding of the issues involved in this question.
involved in this question. Use of English is involved in this question. Has some
poor. Multiple errors. grammatical errors or use of slang.
Format Paper does not follow all formatting Follows all formatting guidelines outlined Follows all formatting guidelines outlined in the syllabus, and 5
guidelines outlined in the syllabus, and either in the syllabus, and accurately cites the accurately cites the article in APA format at the end.
fails to cite the article, or cites in article in APA format at the end.
inaccurately.
Mechanics Grammatical, punctuation, and spelling There may be a few grammatical, Grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors are RARE and do not 5
errors significantly detract from reading the punctuation, and/or spelling errors, but detract from reading the paper. Basic sentence structure is good
paper. Basic sentence structure often overall they do not detract too much from (e.g., avoids run-on sentences, sentence structure is solid)
includes poor structure (e.g., run-on reading the paper. Basic sentence
sentences). structure is good (e.g., avoids run-on
sentences, sentence structure is solid).
Total 50
Possible
Points