Science Research Paper Evaluation Rubric assignment



Science Research Paper Evaluation Rubric     assignment # __________ | |

|Student Name: |Score: |

|This analytic rubric is used to verify specific tasks performed when producing a research paper. If the task has been successfully completed, all points are |

|awarded. No points are awarded if the task is not complete. |

|Category |Scoring Criteria |Points |Student |Teacher |

| | | |Evaluation |Evaluation |

|Deadlines |Met topic deadline, outline deadline and draft deadline |15 | | |

|15 ponits | | | | |

|Title Page |Title page consists only of: a descriptive title for the paper, author's name, and paper |5 |  |  |

|5 points |completion date. | | | |

|Introduction |A thesis statement makes the research topic clear. |10 |  |  |

|15 points | | | | |

| |Background information is provided to establish the importance of the research topic. |5 |  |  |

|Report of |Scientific terms and concepts are properly used. |10 |  |  |

|Research | | | | |

|25 points | | | | |

| |Research findings are presented in the student's words, not "cut and pasted". |5 |  |  |

| |Table, graphs, and figures properly labeled and referred to in body of report. |5 | | |

| |Research correctly referenced |5 |  |  |

|Conclusion |The most important research findings are restated. |5 |  |  |

|15 points | | | | |

| |Student's final thoughts about the research topic are stated. |5 |  |  |

| |No new information is introduced. |5 |  |  |

|Annotated |A single page annotated bibliography is provided. |5 |  |  |

|Bibliography |(A brief description of the information contained in the source is proved for each of the | | | |

|5 points |references.) Minimum 4 references required. | | | |

|Appendix |Professional Vernacular - a single page with all relevant terms defined. |2.5 |  |  |

|5 points | | | | |

| |Diagram - at least one diagram or picture of importance related to the research topic is |2.5 |  |  |

| |included. | | | |

|Professionalism |Paper demonstrates an effort to produce a professional paper free of grammar, spelling, and |5 |  |  |

|15 points |typing errors. | | | |

| |Pagination, spacing, font and margin follow professional format (APA) There are no "first |10 |  |  |

| |person" statements in the paper. | | | |

|Score |Total Points |100 |  |  |

|Self-evaluation |Students are expected to honestly evaluate their own work. If the difference between the student evaluation and the teacher evaluation |

| |is more than 10 points, 5 points will be deducted from the teacher's score when the grade is recorded. |

|Deadline |All "turn-in" assignments are expected to be completed by the assigned deadline. Research papers will not be accepted after the |

| |deadline and No credit will be given. |

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