Student Name:Student College/Department

Student Name:Student college/department:

Judge name:

LSU Discover – Discover Scholars Rubric
Category / Excellent / Good / Average / Poor / No/failed attempt / Points Awarded
Point scale / *half point intervals are allowed / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0
Research Statement
Introduction – student briefly (3 paragraph max) describes research / Provides an excellent and clear description of their research / Provides a clear description of their research, but there are some minor issues / Provides an adequate description of their research, but is vague and needs further explanation. / Provides a description of their research which is difficult to follow, or the research is of a low caliber / No introduction describing the research is provided. / /4
Information literacy / Provides an excellent and clear description of how primary/secondary sources, literature review, or other background preparation contributed to their research. / Provides a clear description of how primary/secondary sources, literature review, or other background preparation contributed to their research, but there are some minor issues. / Provides an adequate description of how primary/secondary sources, literature review, or other background preparation contributed to their research, but is vague and needs further explanation. / Description of how primary/secondary sources, literature review, or other background preparation contributed to their research indicates very little preparation was done before research began. / No information literacy or background description is provided. / /4
Methodology and design / Provides an excellent and clear description of the methodology, design, research plan, processes or procedures that were used to complete the project. / Provides a clear description of the methodology, design, research plan, processes or procedures that were used to complete the project, but there are some minor issues. / Provides an adequate description of the methodology, design, research plan, processes or procedures that were used to complete the project, but is vague and needs further explanation. / The statement does not explicitly describe the methodology, design, research plan, processes, or procedures that will be used to complete the project but there are statements inferring some kind of methodological approach. / No methods or similar elements are stated. / /4
Research Concept/ broader impacts / Provides an excellent and clear description of the significance of their contribution to the discipline or profession. / Provides a clear description of the significance of their contribution to the discipline or profession, but there are some minor issues or further clarification is needed. / Provides an adequate description of the significance of their contribution to the discipline or profession, but is vague and needs further explanation. / The description of the significance of their contribution to the discipline or profession is too vague or not clearly stated. / No research concept or broader impacts are stated. / /4
Quality of Writing / Statement is written clearly, logically, and intelligibly, with no errors in spelling or grammar. / Statement is written clearly, logically, and intelligibly but has minor errors in spelling and grammar. / Statement is written logically and intelligibly but has numerous spelling and grammatical errors; or has few errors but lacks clarity and a high quality of writing. / Statement is not very clear, there are no logical connections, and there are numerous spelling and grammatical errors. / Statement is completely unintelligible. / /4
Video – student has 30 seconds to describe their research to a non-expert / *this score is weighted twice / Student clearly communicates the importance and scope of their research within the time limit using language a non-expert could understand. / Student clearly communicates the importance and scope of their research but the speech is not polished, is too technical, and/or exceeds the time limit. / Student adequately communicates the importance of their research and may have additional errors in presentation style, excessive use of technical terms, or time limit issues. / Student provides a vague or confusing description of their research. / Student does not provide a video or did not clearly communicate the importance and scope of their research. / (double the score)
/8
Category / Excellent = 4 / Good =3 / Average =2 / Poor = 1 / No/failed attempt = 0 / Points Awarded
Faculty letter of recommendation. / Very strong letter of support which details student’s background in research, demonstrates knowledge of student’s research, and provides insight into student’s research abilities. / Strong letter of support which details student’s background in research and demonstrates knowledge of student’s research but lacks some insight into student’s research. / Good letter of support but lacks details of student’s background in research and/or does not demonstrate knowledge of student’s research. / Weak letter of support that lacks any meaningful details about the student’s background in research, the project, or the student’s research abilities. / No letter of recommendation submitted. / /4
Personal Statement / Provides a clear and excellent description of their research experiences and discussion of their future endeavors in research. / Provides a clear description of their research experiences and discussion of their future endeavors in research, but further details are needed. / Provides an adequate description of their research experiences and discussion of their future endeavors in research, but is vague or lacking important details. / Personal statement is unintelligible or does not address the prompt. / No personal statement submitted. / /4
Total points / /36
Resume
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