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Believe in Ohio Research Paper

The STEM Commercialization Plan will demonstrate the necessary information to convey the product, research, and ultimate commercialization plan. Paper will be graded on quality of research to support the topic, effective use of information gained through research, credibility of sources, content, grammar and mechanics, and bibliography.

Rubric Code: GX5378X

By falonjones

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Subject: Science

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12

Research Paper
	Excellent 25 pts	Good 20 pts	Needs Improvement 15 pts	Unsatisfactory 5 pts
Quality of research	Excellent Cited 5or more sources. Sources reliable and properly cited. Ideas well organized and logically presented.All information included. Sufficient information provided to support all elements of topic. Research in-depth, revealing new insights gained.	Good Cited 3 sources -Sources mostly reliable. Citation errors minor. Adequate discussion of ideas included Sufficient information provided Clear organization of main points and ideas.	Needs Improvement Cited 1-2 sources Source reliability questionable. Information does interfere with ability of reader to find the source. Some information relevant to thesis. Information provided to support some elements of topic. Discussion not thorough, lack detail.	Unsatisfactory Failed to cite sources.
Content	Excellent Research includes all aspects of the project, appropriate breadth for length of paper & an appropriate topic for research. Content relevant to purpose of paper Contains clear and concise abstract, subtitles, and resources page. Clear and appropriate organization, with effective transitions, introduction, and conclusion.	Good Topic includes most aspects of the project, of appropriate breadth for length of paper & an appropriate topic for research. Contains somewhat clear and concise abstract, subtitles, and resources page. Lacking in depth or complexity. Organization, transitions, introduction, and conclusion slightly lacking clarity and/or appropriateness.	Needs Improvement Topic includes some aspects of the project, of semi appropriate breadth for length of paper & a topic is partially clear. Page Organization, transitions, introduction, and conclusion lacking clarity and/or appropriateness.	Unsatisfactory Topic unclear and includes no aspects of the project, of inappropriate breadth for length of paper. Missing abstract, subtitles, and resources page.No organization, transitions,introduction, and poor conclusion.
Grammar and Mechanics	Excellent Consistent and appropriate writing style, there are no grammatical errors, there are no spelling errors. Appropriate punctuation used. Met all style and min/max page requirements.	Good Fewer than 2 punctuation, or capitalization error Adequate sentence structure.Met most style and min/max page requirements	Needs Improvement Poor sentence structure and transitions, in grammar, punctuation and spelling. capitalization errors. Attempted to meet style and/or min/max page requirements	Unsatisfactory Topic inconsistent and inappropriate. More than 5 spelling errors. More than 5 errors in agreement, pronouns/antecedents, or tense. More than 5 punctuation or capitalization errors. Does not meet style and/or min/max page requirements
Cited Reference	Excellent All sources properly cited in both paper. References used appropriately in paper, no errors in references, correct use of APA style references	Good All sources properly cited in both paper and references .References used appropriately but limited. Very few errors in format or punctuation.	Needs Improvement Not all sources properly cited in both paper and references. Errors in format or punctuation compromises the ideas of the paper.	Unsatisfactory Not all sources properly cited in both paper and references. Errors in reference, errors in APA style for reference. format or punctuation make ideas unclear.
Possible Points 100 %	Excellent Summary points for total score =	Good summary points for total score =	Needs Improvement summary points for total score =	Unsatisfactory summary points for total score =

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Research paper - emphasis on Evidence Based Practice

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