iRubric: Research Paper rubric

-- No rationale is offered for the paper
-- No research question is provided
-- No outline is provided

-- Rationale for the paper is offered, but is not obvious
-- Offers a clear research question that can be answered within the time and space parameters
-- Paper outline is offered, but is not complete

--Establishes a clear empirical or theoretical rationale for the paper
-- Offers a clear and concise research question that can be answered within the time and space parameters
-- Offers a clear paper outline

-- Establishes clear empirical or theoretical rationale for paper.
-- Offers a clear and concise research question that can be answered within the time and space parameters
-- Offers a clear paper outline
-- Offers a clear summary of the paper's main arguments and findings

-- Paper does not directly address the research question

-- Evidence offered is not relevant to the research question

-- Paper does not identify important and relevant existing work on the topic

-- The argument/answer to the research question is not logically consistent

-- The evidence provided does not support the paper's conclusions.

-- Paper addresses the research question, but may include unrelated questions

-- Evidence and arguments presented are mostly relevant to the research question.

-- Literature review identifies important works relevant to the topic

-- Literature review attempts to identify the gap(s) in the literature that the paper fills

-- Answer to research question is logically consistent

-- The evidence provided supports the paper's conclusions, although the evid

-- Paper clearly and directly addresses the research question

-- Evidence and arguments presented are mostly directly relevant to the research question

-- Literature review identifies most of relevant existing work on the paper topic

-- Literature review clearly identifies the gap(s) in the literature that the paper fills

-- Answer to research question is logically consistent

-- The evidence provided mostly supports the paper's conclusions

-- Paper clearly and directly addresses the research question

-- Evidence and arguments presented are always directly relevant to the research question

-- Literature review identifies all the relevant existing work on the topic

-- Literature review clearly identifies the gap(s) in the literature that the paper fills

-- Answer to research question is logically consistent

-- The evidence provided clearly and convincingly supports the paper's conclusi