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APA STYLE GRADING RUBRIC

Reports will be graded on the criteria below.

Rubric Code: LXCW78C

By Tim_Smith

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Subject: Education

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: Undergraduate

CRITERION 0 %
	UNACCEPTABLE (N/A)	SUBSTANDARD (N/A)	SATISFACTORY (N/A)	EXCEPTIONAL (N/A)
APA Title Page 5 %	UNACCEPTABLE None present.	SUBSTANDARD Title page included, but not formatted correctly.	SATISFACTORY Title page included with all necessary components, but has minor issues.	EXCEPTIONAL Title Page contains all parts and correct format. (ie: header and page numbering at top right, running head, title of paper, student's name, college name double-spaced, etc.)
APA REFERENCES Page 10 %	UNACCEPTABLE Reference page missing or poorly formatted.	SUBSTANDARD References page contains academic resources but has many errors of APA guidelines: double space, 12 pt. font, hanging indent etc.	SATISFACTORY Reference page contains: one scholarly academic resource and text reference. Follows most APA guidelines of components: double space, 12 pt. font, hanging indent.	EXCEPTIONAL Reference page contains more than required scholarly academic reference and text reference. Follows APA guidelines of components: double space, 12 pt. font, hanging indent.
Paper Length 10 %	UNACCEPTABLE Less than required minimum pages. correct margins, Times New Roman 12-point font not used and not double-spaced.	SUBSTANDARD Full page minimum not met, correct margins, double-spaced, but Times New Roman 12-point font not used.	SATISFACTORY Page minimum met, correct margins, double-spaced, but Times New Roman 12-point font not used.	EXCEPTIONAL Page requirement met with correct margins, double-spacing, Times New Roman font type or 12-point size used.
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling 25 %	UNACCEPTABLE Paper contains numerous grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors.	SUBSTANDARD Few grammatical errors, but sentences could be clearer and more precise.	SATISFACTORY Paper contains few grammatical, punctuation and spelling errors.	EXCEPTIONAL Rules of grammar, usage and punctuation are followed; spelling is correct.
Organization 10 %	UNACCEPTABLE Information is not organized into paragraphs with introductory sentences, details or concluding sentences.	SUBSTANDARD Information is organized into paragraphs but not detailed. Each paragraph has an introductory sentence, with at least 1 detail and a concluding sentence.	SATISFACTORY Information is organized in well-constructed paragraphs. Each paragraph has an introductory sentence, at least 2 details and a concluding sentence.	EXCEPTIONAL Information is very organized in well- constructed paragraphs with an introductory sentence, at least 3 details and a concluding sentence.
Conclusion Ideas/Content 10 %	UNACCEPTABLE Information has little to do with the main topic. Analyses are not well organized or clear. Offered no personal analysis.	SUBSTANDARD Information clearly relates to the main topic. No details and/or examples are given. Personal analysis followed script from the text book or source material.	SATISFACTORY Information clearly relates to the main topic. It provides some supporting details and/or examples. Analyses not as clear as they could be.	EXCEPTIONAL Provides exceptional and thought provoking analysis that directly addresses details and/or examples of the main topic.
Paragraph Length 10 %	UNACCEPTABLE Paragraphs are less than 4 sentences or there are no paragraphs breaks.	SUBSTANDARD Paragraphs are minimum 4 sentences.	SATISFACTORY Paragraphs are more than 10 sentences.	EXCEPTIONAL Paragraphs are minimum 4 sentences, but less than 8.
In-Text Citations 20 %	UNACCEPTABLE No APA style in-text citations used throughout document.	SUBSTANDARD Each page of the document has 1-2 in-text citations per page.	SATISFACTORY Each page of the document has 3-4 in-text citations per page.	EXCEPTIONAL Each page of the document has 5+ in-text citations per page.

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