SPA 380
Final Project Rubric
Thesis
10-9-Key question is highly relevant and well expressed
8-7-Key question is relevant, but could use further refinement
Below 7-Key question is not clear or not relevant
References
10-9-Topic is well researched
-Current investigation is clearly justified
8-7 -Research somewhat limited; or relationship to current investigation is
unclear
-Some evidence points to the need for the current investigation
Below 7-Very limited research related to the topic
-Unclear or non-existent evidence for the current investigation
Methods
10-9-Method of investigation is appropriate to desired results
-Techniques used are valid
-Methods should yield reliable results
8-7-Relationship of methods to study is somewhat unclear
-Validity of techniques may be questioned
-Methods may call into question reliability of results
Below 7-Methods do not match objectives of the investigation
-Techniques have significant flaws
-Methods likely skew results
Data analysis
10-9-Thorough data analysis
8-7-Data analyzed fairly completely; some oversights
Below 7-Incomplete or insignificant data analysis
Thoroughness
10-9-Well developed ideas
- Relevant examples/detail to support claims
-Topic is thoroughly covered within scope of project
8-7-Develops most ideas;some ideas need to be elaborated
-Some examples/details to support claims
-Some key concepts missing or unexplained; or extraneous content
Below 7-Very little elaboration/explanation of ideas; or content incorrect
-Few examples/details to support claims
-Inappropriate scope of project
Format
10-9-Paper is organized according to guidelines
-Appropriate content in each section
8-7-Some organizational problems, but coherent and generally meets
guidelines
-Some sections incomplete content
Below 7-Does not follow organizational guidelines
-Sections incomplete and/or irrelevant content
Language use
20-18- Uses a variety of simple, compound and complex sentences accurately
- Demonstrates excellent control of a wide range of grammatical
structures
-Very few, if any, basic errors such as subject-verb or gender agreement
- Uses appropriate and varied vocabulary
- Influence of English not apparent
17-14- Uses mostly simple and compound sentences with few structural errors,
or attempts complex sentences with errors that do not affect
comprehensibility
- Demonstrates overall control of basic grammar such as subject-verb or
gender agreement, with occasional errors resulting from careless
proof-reading.
- Usually uses appropriate vocabulary with some variety
- Some errors in usage that do not affect the message
Below 14- Demonstrates little or no control of complex sentence structure
- Numerous basic grammatical errors such as subject-verb or gender
agreement
-Errors frequently affect comprehensibility
- Uses only elementary vocabulary
- Creates nonexistent words or uses words in English
Related assignments
20-18-All related assignments done thoroughly and on time
17-14-Related assignments done on time; some less thorough
Below 14-Related assignments incomplete or missed deadlines