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The Brain and Human Development Paper Rubric

Please use this rubric to guide your completion of the Brain and Human Development Assignment assignment.

Rubric Code: Q74C26

By MsBetty01

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Subject: Science

Type: Assessment

Grade Levels: Undergraduate

The Brain and Human Dev. Paper Standards to be attentive to when preparing to submit the assignment
	Poor Does not approach acceptable standards. Please resubmit. (N/A)	Fair Approaches acceptable standards, but requires a good deal of improvement. (N/A)	Good Meets acceptable standards; could be improved with some effort. (N/A)	Excellent Meets or exceeds acceptable standards; needs little to no improvement. (N/A)
Topical Elements Thesis, Relativity to assignment description
Thesis Focus of the paper, point that is being made and supported	Poor The thesis has little or nothing to do with the assigned topic. The support is poor, with few instances where student ideas are presented.	Fair The thesis is somewhat developed, but lacks some congruity with the assigned topic. There is some support from relevant sources and student ideas.	Good Thesis is mostly well-developed, is logical, and is well-supposed by other sources, as well as student ideas. The thesis is appropriate for the subject matter, but could be more tightly connected.	Excellent Thesis is well developed, is logical, and is well-supported by other sources, as well as student ideas. Thesis is appropriate for the subject matter.
Summary Summation of Situation	Poor The summary is too short or too long, or completely missing. The situation referenced is out of alignment with requested parameters.	Fair The summary is too short or too long, and lacks focus. The situation referenced is slightly out of alignment with the requested parameters.	Good Summary is mostly well-written, with few areas lacking focus. The summary is between half a page and one page long. The situation referenced is appropriate to the assignment.	Excellent Summary is well-written, between half a page and one page long. The situation referenced is appropriate to the assignment.
Content Relevancy to assignment, relationship to the brain and human development	Poor The paper does not demonstrate a focus on brain functions, human development, and trauma. The paper lacks elucidation concerning possible interventions connected with brain science.	Fair There are several areas where the focus is on the situation, and not on the relationship established between the brain and human development. The association between brain function and trauma is not made clear. There is some elucidation concerning possible interventions connected with brain science.	Good Paper is mostly focused on the impact of a traumatic event on the brain and human development. There are some points of confusion concerning the association between the brain functions and the trauma. There is some elucidation concerning possible interventions connected with brain science.	Excellent Paper focuses on the impact of a traumatic event on the brain and human development. Brain functions clearly associated with such trauma are described. There is some elucidation concerning possible interventions connected with brain science.
Incorporation of Neuroethics Incorporation of neuroethics concepts related to the situation described.	Poor Neuroethics is not defined. Interventions related to neuroethics are not presented.	Fair Neuroethics is somewhat defined, but not clearly. Interventions are suggested, but are not at all connected to neuroethical considerations.	Good Neuroethics is well-defined. Interventions suggested are not well- connected to neuroethical considerations.	Excellent Neuroethics is well-defined. Possible interventions are mentioned that neuroethical considerations.
Stylistic Elements Presentation, structure, and formatting considerations
Presentation Order of the paper, including paragraph flow, ideas, and supportive statements	Poor Paragraphs are not well constructed, and are not well connected. There are no transitions to provide for flow. The introduction, body, and conclusion of the paper are not at all clear. Ideas seems randomly placed.	Fair Paragraphs are distinct, but not well connected, with poor use of transition. There is a poor distinction between the introduction, body and conclusion, which some ideas falling in the wrong area. The paper is generally choppy.	Good Paragraphs mostly flow well together. There is a clear distinction between the introduction, body, and conclusion, though there may be a few issues where transitions are not smooth. The paper is mostly cohesive.	Excellent Paragraphs flow well together. There is a clear distinction between the introduction, body, and conclusion, with appropriate transitions creating a cohesive paper.
Style Conformity to APA styles, particularly in regards to the title page, citations and reference page(s).	Poor There is no clear conformity to APA style. Citations are mostly incorrect. Citations do not match references. References are poorly constructed. The title page, summary, and reference pages are improperly formatted, or missing. Sources are inappropriate.	Fair The are some issues with conforming to APA style, as shown through several errors existing in the areas of citation and references. The title page, abstract, and summary pages may be improperly formatted. Some of the sources may be inappropriate.	Good Paper mostly adheres to APA style, with some errors with citation. Citations may not match references. There may be some errors with the formatting of the title page, summary, and reference pages. Sources are appropriate.	Excellent Paper adheres to APA style, with few or no errors with citation. Citations match references. Title page, summary, and reference pages are correctly formatted. Sources are appropriate.
Paper Length Length of final paper	Poor The paper does not approach the range required, and is shorter than four pages or longer than nine pages	Fair The paper is a less than one page shorter or longer than required.	Good The paper is half a page shorter or longer than required.	Excellent The paper meets requirements, falling between five and eight pages long.
Citations Appropriately formatted citations.	Poor Citations are missing or, in most cases, improperly formatted. References do not coincide well with citations. Quoted text and student thoughts are not distinct. There are less than five references listed. Some references are not appropriate for the topic.	Fair Some citations are missing where warranted. Several instances of incorrect citation format have taken place. There may be some errors with matching references. There may be fewer than five references listed. Some references may be inappropriate for the topic.	Good Citations are generally well dispersed throughout the paper. There are some errors with citation format. There may be some errors with matching references. There are at least five references listed.	Excellent Citations are well dispersed throughout the paper. There are few, or no errors with citation format. All citations have a matching reference. There are at least five references listed.
Originality Use of original analysis and thought	Poor There is no support for quoted or cited material. Essay demonstrates a lack of original thought.	Fair Quoted and cited material are not well supported by original thought.	Good Most quoted or cited material coincides with at least one explanatory sentence connecting the idea to an original thought/perspective.	Excellent All quoted or cited materials coincide with at least one explanatory sentence connecting the idea to an original thought/perspective.

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