Article Review Grading RubricEnhanced
Dr. Brian Campbell
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Summary (35 Points)
Summary is 1 page of text and includes:
☐Concise and adequately complete content. ☐Not adequately complete
☐All major topics of the article (if article is a research study, briefly describes hypotheses, methods, results, discussion, and implications).
☐The foundation for the subsequent 2 sections of paper.
☐Article chosen from list provided.
☐ More effort needed
☐ Adequate effort
☐ Good effort!
☐ Well-written Summary
☐ Exceptionally well-written—you summarized the article in a concise and adequately complete fashion, incorporating the core concepts / 0 / ☐You have touched on some important core points; however, please review the author’s abstract for additional core concepts.
☐For research articles, briefly describe: hypotheses, methods, results, discussion and implications.
☐It was difficult at times to follow the points you were making because of errors in writing mechanics.
☐In the Summary section, you must carefully provide citations for each and every assertion or statement you make. /
☐In the future, please utilize theChecklist for Journal Article Review
☐Please study the Sample Journal Article Review
☐In the future, please utilize theJournal Article Review Template
☐Please review theFinal Checklist Confirmation Form
☐Summary lacked clarity in places
☐Summary should flow from beginning to end with appropriate transitions between paragraphs.
☐Errors in writing mechanics detract from your narrative.
Reflection (15 Points)
Reflection is 1 page of text and includes:
☐Initial response missing
☐Comments about design/methodology (if appropriate) missing
☐“Insights gained,” missing
☐“Reasons for your interest in topic,” missing
☐“Future research interest based on topic,” missing. / 0 / ☐This section was not sufficiently developed (1 page min.)
☐More effort needed to “connect” with the concepts in the article. / ☐Thoughtful and insightful
☐Good connection to core ideas in the article
☐Good insights
☐Your “Reflection” did not adequately relate to the content of the article.
Application (25 Points)
Application is 1 page of text and includes:
☐Good application of the article’s core ideas to a specific counseling situation (describe the scenario and counseling issue).
☐Article’s ideas are clearly integrated, applied, and cited.
☐Core ideas not adequately integrated
☐Core ideas not adequately applied
☐Core ideas not adequately cited / 0 / ☐ In the future, please describe a specific counseling situation (case study, etc.). See my Sample Journal Article Review
☐ More work is needed to incorporate/integrate the core ideas of the article into your counseling scenario
☐ In-text citations need to be used for the core ideas that you are incorporating into your clinical scenario / ☒Interesting counseling scenario
☐Good integration and application of core ideas to your counseling situation
Writing (15 Points)
☐Each paragraph develops one main topic and contains at least 3 sentences.
☐The tone is appropriate to the content and assignment.
☐Sentences are well-constructed, complete, clear, and concise.
☐Sentence transitions are used and draw ideas together.
☐Proper rules of grammar, usage, and punctuation are consistently exhibited.
☐Spelling is correct. / 0 / ☐Your writing shows good promise
☐Overall, very good writing skills
☐Please work on the areas indicated
☐Please contact the graduate Online Writing Center for help with writing. Also, utilize Tutor.com. ; this service (available to LU students) is open 24 hours, 7 days a week.
☐Sentence Fragments
☐Word Choice Errors
☐Spelling Errors. /
☐Turn on Word’s Proofing Function
☒Please study Meet the Paragraph for help on writing paragraphs.
☐Paragraph Structure
☐Please complete the Antecedent-Pronoun Agreement Tutorial
☐Please study the proper use of Commas
☐Semicolons
☐Quotation Marks and Punctuation
☐ Transitions Needed
☐Study Apostrophes
APA Format (Points = 10)
- Formatted to current APA guidelines.
- Includes title and reference pages.
- Each page utilizes a running head and page number.
- All pages are double-spaced.
- Citations of original works within the body of the paper follow APA guidelines.
- All assertions are supported with references.
- Citations in text match citations in reference page.
- Quotes are used strategically.
- Uses correct APA headings that correspond to the 3 main sections.
- The paper title is repeated on the top of the first page of text and centered.
- Written in Times New Roman font.
☐Please note corrections
☐Excellent formatting overall
☐Significant citation errors or missing citations
☐Error in the formatting of your reference / ☐For “Running head,” “Title Page,” or “Heading” errors, in the future, please utilize theJournal Article Review Template
☐For citation errors, Please study, BasicCitations and References Examples, and my Sample Journal Article Review
☐Please study how to use Citations within a Paragraph
☐ Please review Information on Plagiarism
☒For reference errors, please consult the course Bibliography
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