Psychology of Sport and Exercise 01:377:301
Rubric for Written Assignment
Student’s Name: _______________________
Format:
Is the paper double-spaced? Yes _____ No _____
Is the font 12-point, Times New Roman? Yes _____ No _____
Do the pages have 1-inch margins? Yes _____ No _____
Are there subtitles? Yes _____ No _____
Is there an extra line between paragraphs? Yes _____ No _____
Is there only one space after periods? Yes _____ No _____
Is there a title page? Yes _____ No _____
Is the title page APA Style?
1. Not at all _____ 2. Somewhat, but many errors_____ 3. For the most part but a few errors_____ 4. Nearly perfect _____
Is the paper 4-5 pages (not including title/references)? Yes _____ No _____ If no, how many? ____
References:
Are there in-text citations? Yes _____ No _____
Are in-text citations APA style?
1. Not at all _____ 2. Somewhat, but many errors_____ 3. For the most part but a few errors_____ 4. Nearly perfect _____
Is there a reference page? Yes _____ No _____
Is the reference page in APA style?
1. Not at all _____ 2. Somewhat, but many errors_____ 3. For the most part but a few errors_____ 4. Nearly perfect _____
Were at least 5 references used within the body of the paper? Yes _____ No _____ If no, how many? ____
Are all references used within the body of the paper also listed on the reference page? Yes _____ No _____
Are there at least 4 references peer-reviewed, academic, original research (i.e., not reviews/meta-analyses) journal articles?
Yes _____ No _____ If no, how many? ____
Are any references from dissertations/websites/popular media? Yes _____ No _____
What is the overall quality of the references used – are the sources credible, do they support the statements made in the paper?
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Very poor quality Excellent quality
Content:
Does the paper contain these three sections? Yes _____ No _____
1. General summary of the problem/disorder that the patient/client is presenting with
2. Summary of what is currently considered best practice in terms of addressing and treating that problem/disorder
3. Plan of action/treatment that the student would take to address the patient/client
If no, what section is missing? ___________________________________________________________________________________
How well-written is each section?
1. General summary of the problem/disorder that the patient/client is presenting with
Level of Clarity in Writing (0=poor through 10=excellent): ______
Comments (what could be improved, what was well done)
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2. Summary of what is currently considered best practice in terms of addressing and treating that problem/disorder
Level of Clarity in Writing (0=poor through 10=excellent): ______
Comments (what could be improved, what was well done)
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3. Plan of action/treatment that the student would take to address the patient/client
Level of Clarity in Writing (0=poor through 10=excellent): ______
Comments (what could be improved, what was well done)
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Grade: _____
Takes into account quality of references, clarity and completeness of writing and the amount of errors related to formatting/APA styles.
Exceptional: Well-written, thoughtful, detailed, nearly perfect format A/A+ 76-80 points
Excellent: Well-written, thoughtful, detailed, a few mistakes with format A/A- 72-75 points
Very good: Well-written but lacking some detail, nearly perfect with format B/B+ 68-71 points
Good: Well-written but lacking some detail, a few mistakes with format B/B- 64-67 points
Average: All components are present, writing is adequate, a few mistakes with format C/C+ 60-63 points
Fair: All components are present, writing is adequate, several mistakes with format C/C- 56-59 points
Below Average: Some components missing/unclear, many mistakes with format D 48-55 points
Failure: Student did not submit assignment by the deadline F <47 points
