(5 pts)

(3 pts)

(1 pts)

(0 pts)

(0 pts)

Formatting

(APA format, citations, title page, abstract, reference page, general formatting)

Excellent

- Paper follows all designated guidelines.
- Citations and references are used appropriately.
- No direct quotes used.
- Correct abstract, title page, etc.

Good

- Paper follows most guidelines.
- Citations provided, but they are incorrectly prepared.
- Paper provides reference list, with some errors or omissions.

Poor

- Paper follows some guidelines
- Paper lacks multiple elements of proper formatting.
- Multiple cases of citation and bibliography errors

Unsatisfactory

- Paper lacks nearly all elements of proper formatting.

Missing or Incorrect

- Paper not submitted or completely missing elements of proper formatting.

Source Information

(Peer-reviewed original research article < 4 years old)

Excellent

- Primary source of information for entire paper is from chosen peer-reviewed article(s).
- Secondary sources are pre-approved, scientific sources.

Good

- Significant source of information for paper is from chosen peer-reviewed article(s).
- Secondary sources are mainly pre-approved, scientific sources.

Poor

- Some information for paper is from chosen peer-reviewed article(s).
- Unapproved secondary sources utilized.

Unsatisfactory

- Paper source information is primarily from something other than chosen primary source.
- Unapproved secondary sources utilized.

Missing or Incorrect

- Paper not submitted

Assignment Focus

(Specific to course, interpretation of data, current biological research)

Excellent

- Descriptions of current, biological research are the main focus of the paper.
- Author remains on-topic related to the theme/title throughout the paper.

Good

- A significant portion of the paper focuses on current, biological research.
- Author remains on-topic throughout most of the paper.

Poor

- Some of the paper is about current, biological research.
- Author deviates from the theme/title on multiple occasions.

Unsatisfactory

- The paper focuses on an unapproved topic or something other than the chosen title/theme.

Missing or Incorrect

- Paper not submitted

Method

(Scientific method; techniques/experiments described in literature)

Excellent

- Demonstrates a full understanding of the scientific method utilized in the source material.

Good

- Demonstrates an acceptable understanding of the scientific method.

Poor

- An incomplete understanding of the scientific method is apparent.

Unsatisfactory

- The scientific method is not alluded to or is incorrectly described.

Missing or Incorrect

- Paper not submitted