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Literature Review 
Literature Review
This rubric is designed to evaluate the literature review performed by my undergraduate science writing students.
Rubric Code: YAXACA
By craigali
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: (none)

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  Poor/Fair

0.3 pts

Good

0.75 pts

Excellent

1 pts

Introducing the idea:
Topic identification
2 pts

Poor/Fair

Neither implicit nor explicit reference is made to the topic that is to be examined.
Good

Readers are given the overall problem, challenge, or topic that is to be examined.
Excellent

The topic is introduced, readers are shown why this topic is significant for research in nursing, and search strategy is described.
Claim
0 pts

Poor/Fair
Good
Excellent

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Body:
Organization of the report
4 pts

Poor/Fair

The report appears to have no organization, with subtopics reflecting sources rather than sub-topics.
Good

There is a basic organization reflecting research questions, methods, or directions, but separate sources are not well integrated into the paragraphs.
Excellent

The review is organized according to research questions, methods, or sub-topics, with sources well integrated to demonstrate trends in current research.
Depth of content
4 pts

Poor/Fair

The content is superficial, lacking specific research findings, data, claims, or terms.
Good

The content is generally sufficient, with some specific research findings, data, claims, or terms, but is sometimes lacking in specificity.
Excellent

The content is well developed, providing the reader with specific research findings, claims, data, or terms, with thorough examples and explanations.
Style
4 pts

Clarity of writing and writing technique
Poor/Fair

It is hard to know what the writer is trying to express. Writing is convoluted. Misspelled words, incorrect grammar, and improper punctuation are evident.
Good

Writing is generally clear, but active verbs are sometimes missing. Meaning is sometimes hidden. Paragraph or sentence structure is too repetitive.
Excellent

Writing is crisp, clear, and succinct. The writer uses strong active verbs when appropriate. Sentence structure is varied when appropriate. Style is appropriate for a scientific audience.
Conclusion:
Synthesis
4 pts

A synthesis of ideas and hypothesis or research question
Poor/Fair

There is no indication the author tried to synthesize the information or make a conclusion based on the literature under review. No recommendations for future research are made.
Good

The author provides concluding remarks that show an analysis and synthesis of ideas occurred. Some of the recommendations, however, were not supported in the body of the report.
Excellent

The author was able to make succinct and precise suggestions for future research based on the review. Conclusions or summarizing claims are strongly supported in the report.
Citations/References:
Proper APA format
2 pts

Poor/Fair

Citations for statements included in the report were not present, or references which were included were not found in the text.
Good

Citations within the body of the report and a corresponding reference list were presented. Some formatting problems exist, or components were missing.
Excellent

All needed citations were included in the report. References matched the citations, and APA format was used consistently.



Keywords:
  • science writing, writing, literature review


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