iRubric: APA College Research Paper rubric

- Entire paper is double-spaced with1” margins
12pt font,New Times Roman.
- Title, name, school name centered and
double-spaced
-7 or more properly cited and references sources
-Exceptionally strong discussion of ideas.
-Superior organization of main points and ideas.

-Cited 5-6 sources;
-Sources mostly accurate and reliable.
-Citation/reference errors minor
-Adequate discussion of ideas included.
-Sufficient information provided.
-Clear organization of main points and ideas.

-Cited 3-4 sources
-More than a 3-4 errors in APA formatting of citations/references.
-Source reliability questionable and/or weak.
-Content either strays from topic or gets too detailed at times.
-Information provided to support some elements of topic.
-Discussion not thorough, lack detail.

-Failed to cite 3 sources and/or APA format of citations/references contains many errors.
-Sources unreliable.
-Consistent deviation from stated thesis.
-Unclear at times.
-Insufficient information provided.

-Meets length requirement of 10 -12 content pages
-Writing is very logically organized.
-Vocabulary is strong and demonstrates deep knowledge of topic.
-Details are of excellent quality and appropriateness

-Meets length requirement of 10-12 content pages
-Writing is generally organized.
-Vocabulary is adequate and basic knowledge of topic.
-Details are good quality and appropriateness

-Does not meet length requirement, or
-Writing is only basically organized or show some disorganization or
-Vocabulary fails to show much knowledge of topic or
-Details are of poor quality and/or appropriateness

-Does not meet length requirements, or
-Writing is very disorganized
-Vocabulary shows no knowledge or topic
-No/few details and any present are inappropriate and/or contradictory to one another

-Page is titled "References" and is centered
-References are in
alphabetical order by author
-Minimum of 7 CREDIBLE
sources
-Sources listed are cited at least one time within the body of the paper
-References include all info required for APA style
-Punctuation is Accurate
-Capitalization is correct
-Hanging indent is used for entries longer than 1 line

-All sources properly cited in both paper and references
-References used appropriately but limited
-3 or fewer errors in format or punctuation

-Not all sources properly cited in both paper and references.
-4 or 5 errors in format or punctuation

-Not all sources properly cited in both paper and references.
-6 or more errors in format or punctuation