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Journal Article Summary Rubric

Journal Article Summary Rubric

Rubric Code: N43A85

By jacatanz

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Subject: Health

Type: Assignment

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Journal Article Critique
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 0 pts	Comments (N/A)
Summary	Excellent The article is clearly but succinctly summarized - only the key points of the article are touched upon. The article summary takes up no more than one third of the total assignment.	Good The article is clearly summarized, but some sub points are addressed along with main points. The summary is not succinct. Often the summary takes up more than 1/3 of the total assignment.	Fair The article summary is overly detailed. Often well over half of the assignment is taken up by the summary.	Poor The summary is non-existence or unclear and is the majority of the response.	Comments
Critique	Excellent Strengths and weaknesses that are central to the article are addressed. The discussion of strengths and weaknesses take up the majority of the assignment.	Good Strengths and weaknesses that are peripheral to the article are addressed. The discussion of strengths and weaknesses take up the majority of the assignment	Fair Strengths and weaknesses are addressed peripherally, weakly. The discussion of strengths and weaknesses take up only a small part of the assignment	Poor Strengths and weaknesses are not discussion. The discussion of strengths and weaknesses take up only a small part of the assignment	Comments
Article Choice	Excellent Article selected is current (2009 or later), topic is scientific. Article does not require any additional research.	Good Article selected is current (2009 or later), topic is scientific. Article requires some additional research.	Fair Article is scientific but work is outdated or the article’s scientific nature is questionable or article is not scientific	Poor Article is not scientific, is outdated or very questionable.	Comments
Organization	Excellent Paper is well organized, has a very clear intro, body and conclusion. The purpose of the paper is clear from the very beginning and the name and author of the article is made clear early in the paper.	Good Paper is organized, has an intro, body and conclusion. The purpose of the paper becomes clear within the paper and the name and author of the article is mentioned within the paper.	Fair Paper is not well organized, has a slight introduction and conclusion. The purpose of the paper is unclear and the name and author of the article is not stated or stated late.	Poor Paper is unclear and has no introduction or conclusion. The purpose of the paper is not stated and the name and author of the article is not stated or stated late.	Comments
Mechanics Requirements	Excellent APA and page length (1-2 pages) requirements are met and there are no grammatical errors or typos.	Good APA and page length (1-2 pages) requirements are met and there are 1-4 grammatical errors or typos.	Fair APA and page length (1-2 pages) requirements are not met. There are 5-9 grammatical errors or typos.	Poor APA and page length (1-2 pages) requirements are not met. There are 10+ grammatical errors or typos.	Comments

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