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Scholarly Article Summary Rubric

Read an article that addresses a current (within the last 2 years) research study that deals with human health/anatomy/physiology. Identify the following for the article: The research question All of the variables (dependent, independent, controlled) A brief summary of their methods A summary of their findings Future questions and a reflection to be explored as a result of this research.

Rubric Code: PA543A

By mnadeau

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Subject: Science

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 9-12

Journal Article Critique
	Poor/Unacceptable 0 pts	Fair 1.5 pts	Good 3.5 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Article Choice pts	Poor/Unacceptable Article is not or barely related to task or is grossly outdated (> 10 years). Article not from acceptable source. Not a research article.	Fair Article selected is one of the ones provided by instructor.	Good Article selected is current (<5 years), but not or barely related to task. Article is not from an acceptable source.	Excellent Article selected is current (<5 years), topic is specific to task. Article is from an acceptable source.
Summary pts	Poor/Unacceptable Three or more elements of the summary (Question, variables-dependent-independent-controlled, methods, findings) are missing or incorrect.	Fair Two elements of the summary (Question, variables-dependent-independent-controlled, methods, findings) are missing or incorrect.	Good One of the summary elements (Question, variables-dependent-independent-controlled, methods, findings) are missing or incorrect.	Excellent All of the elements of the summary (Question, variables-dependent-independent-controlled, methods, findings) are fully included and correct.
Reflection and Application pts	Poor/Unacceptable Poorly organized. No personal reflection or application included in presentation.	Fair Either future questions or a reflection is included but it is not thoughtful and somewhat unclear.	Good Both future questions for research and a personal reflection is included but is somewhat unclear.	Excellent Thoughtful reflection and future questions are included. This portion is well written and clear to the audience.
Keynote pts	Poor/Unacceptable Student had less than 7 slides and/or the article used is not cited. There is no theme or transitions used.	Fair Student has at least 7 slides, and has a theme. The article is properly cited.	Good Student has at least 7 slides has a theme and has used 2-3 of the features available for use on keynote. The article is properly cited.	Excellent Student has at least 7 slides, has a theme, and has used 3-4 of the available features for use in keynote. The article is properly cited.

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