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Marine Article Review Marine Article Review Rubric for grading written article reviews. Rubric Code: Z246823 By juden99 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Science Type: Writing Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Article Review Assignment
	Needs Improvement 0 pts	Fair 1 pts	Good 2 pts
Choice of article	Needs Improvement Poor choice of article, either too short, not recent enough or not relevant to marine environment.	Fair Article relates to marine environment but lacking in sufficient substance or deals with an obscure issue and region. Lacks relevance and significance.	Good Highly relevant and significant article dealing with contemporary marine environmental issues.
Summary Section	Needs Improvement Summary is insufficient or misses the point of the article	Fair Student provides some detail and summary, but information is somewhat vague or lacking.	Good Student provides relevant details and concise summary of the author's information.
Scientific Context	Needs Improvement Marine Environment processes not correctly identified or explained. No or inappropriate references provided for scientific information.	Fair Processes correctly identified but explanation is inadequate. References not from credible sources.	Good Processes correctly identified and well explained using credible scientific sources (peer reviewed articles, textbooks, lecture notes, peer reviewed e-books).
Critical Review	Needs Improvement Students presents no opinion other than that which is expressed in the article.	Fair Student presents an opinion which shows some independent thinking and critical analysis of the marine environmental issues but misses some key points.	Good Student presents an opinion which shows some independent thinking and critical analysis of the marine environmental issues covering all key points.
Style (Writing, Grammar, etc.)	Needs Improvement Lack of awareness of proper writing style and grammar rules. Major errors are present. Inadequate/inconsistent referencing style.	Fair Acceptable execution of grammar and style with several minor errors, or one to two major errors. Some inconsistencies in referencing.	Good Student successfully communicates message with accurate grammar and good style. Minor errors may still need to be addressed. Clear consistent referencing style as suggested in course.
Presentation	Needs Improvement Student turned in work that was not proofread and or incorrect format.	Fair Student turned in assignment by due date in proper format, but lacking proofing.	Good Student turned in assignment on time, with clear writing, evidence of proofreading.