Research Synthesis The student will select a question of interest and respond to the question using the appropriate reading in no more than 2-3 pages, double spaced.

Research Synthesis

The student will select a question of interest and respond to the question using the appropriate reading in no more than 2-3 pages, double spaced.

Scoring Rubric/Criteria

Clarity of response to question

Clearly articulated a response to the question posed, concise and to the point; (5)

Mostly well articulated, answered parts of the question, not written concisely; (3)

A bit vague, with little response to the question, poorly written (1)

No response to the question or clarity as to the meaning of the response; (0)

Flow of Paper

Paper has good structure, with an opening and a closure. Paragraphs have topic sentences

that flow clearly from one paragraph to the next telling a “story” in answering the questions; (5)

Paper has good structure, with an opening and a closure. Paragraphs have topic sentences

that mostly flow from one paragraph to the next. Major messages are clear from the paper (3)

Paper does not have good structure, with either an opening or closure missing.

Paragraphs are jumbled and the storyline from one paragraph to the next is lost; (1)

Paper no organization and structure, with neither an opening or closure. Paragraphs are

very jumbled and the storyline is unclear (0).

Scientific scope of the response to the question (e.g., conceptual, theoretical, scientifically grounded, practical)

Well developed, with empirically grounded responses, theoretical or practical constructs, and well organized (5)

Well developed and well organized with some scientific content (3)

Vague and at times unclear with little or no scientific grounding (1)

Vague, underdeveloped and/or limited in scope (0)

Rationales – making your point

Provided a through, focused and well articulated rationale for your position (5)

Provided a through, but less focused articulated rationale for your position (3)

Provided an incomplete rationale (1)

Provided an incomplete, vague, or no rationale for your positions (0)

Professional Productivity

Within page limit, spell checked, proof read, and error free within 1-2 errors (5)

Within page limit, 3-5 errors in spelling, grammar, and other editorials (3)

Not within page limit, more than 5 errors in spelling, grammar, and other editorials (1)

Not within page limit and several errors in spelling, grammar, and other editorials (0)

Total (25) _______________ / 5 = __________________________ Points Received

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