iRubric: Directed Study rubric

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

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

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

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

-- Paper does not directly address the research question<BR>
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-- Evidence offered is not relevant to the research question<BR>
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-- Paper does not identify important and relevant existing work on the topic<BR>
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-- The argument/answer to the research question is not logically consistent<BR>
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-- The evidence provided does not support the paper's conclusions.

-- Paper addresses research question, but may include unrelated questions<BR>
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-- Evidence/arguments mostly relevant to research question. <BR>
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-- Literature review identifies important/relevant works, attempts to identify literature gap(s) <BR>
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-- Answer to research question is logically consistent<BR>
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-- Evidence supports paper's conclusions, although is weak

-- Paper clearly/directly addresses research question R>
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-- Evidence/arguments mostly directly relevant to research question<BR>
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-- Literature review identifies most of relevant existing work on topic, clearly identifies gap(s) in literature<BR>
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-- Answer to research question logically consistent<BR>
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-- Evidence provided mostly supports paper's conclusions

-- Paper clearly/directly addresses research question <BR>
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-- Evidence/arguments presented always directly relevant to research question<BR>
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-- Literature review identifies all the relevant existing work on the topic, clearly identifies gap(s) in literature <BR>
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-- Answer to research question logically consistent<BR>
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-- Evidence clearly/convincingly supports paper's conclusion