iRubric: Nonverbal Communication Report Rubric

Voice is consistent and professional throughout, using a third person point of view. Uses varied sentence structure and college-level vocabulary. Provides clear, concise and precise wording that makes use of good transitions between paragraphs and sections. Uses the same font and point size throughout.

Voice is consistent and professional throughout, using a third person point of view. Uses varied sentence structure and mostly college-level vocabulary. Provides mostly clear, concise and precise wording that makes use of good transitions between paragraphs and sections. Uses the same font and point size throughout.

Voice is consistent but not always professional throughout, sometimes shifts point of view, uses 2nd or 1st person rather than a third person point of view. Uses varied sentence structure and mostly college-level vocabulary. Provides clear, concise and precise wording that makes use of good transitions between paragraphs and sections. Uses the same font and point size throughout. In short, some sections seem pieced together.

Obviously written and pieced together by different people. There is shifting points of view. Doesn't use college-level vocabulary. Over uses basic sentence structure without variety. Different fonts. No attempt to provide a consistent voice.

Intro and purpose of the experiment is explained in terms of what the researchers hope to achieve and why and is based on scholarly research that is noted. Should be two paragraphs.

Intro and purpose of the experiment is explained in terms of what the researchers hope to achieve and why and is based on some scholarly research that is noted. Is at least one paragraph or more.

Intro and purpose are mostly explained with some research and tells us what the researchers hope to achieve but the why is missing.

Missing or too brief.

Data is represented in a clear, easy to understand way, making use of aesthetically pleasing charts and/or graphical representations. Students have teased out demographic information as well as presented both quantitative and qualitative data.

Data is represented in a clear, easy to understand way, making use of aesthetically pleasing charts and/or graphical representations. Students have teased out most demographic information as well as presented both quantitative and qualitative data.

Data is represented in a mostly clear, easy to understand why, making use of aesthetically pleasing charts and/or graphical representations. Students have teased out most demographic information as well as presented both quantitative and qualitative data. Some parts seem missing or not represented.

Missing data, not aesthetically pleasing, confusing, or insufficient.

At least five scholarly sources included, frequently and effectively used throughout the paper to support the hypothesis and the conclusions.

Fewer than five scholarly sources cited. Sources somewhat effectively used to support the hypothesis and the conclusions of the report.

Sources cited, but few are scholarly. They are infrequently or ineffectively used in the report.

Few or no scholarly sources, with no effort made to integrate them into the hypothesis or the conclusion of the report.