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Senior Seminar Final Paper Senior Seminar Final Paper Criteria and levels for assessing and grading final Senior Seminar paper Rubric Code: A2CB4A By dstasser Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Psychology Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

Senior Seminar Final Paper Criteria and levels for assessing and grading final Senior Seminar paper
	Unacceptable Paper poorly written, with many errors. Does not meet the minimum requirements of the assignment. F 0 pts	Poor Meets the minimum requirements of the assignment, but does not demonstrate a strong understanding of the material or expectations for a writing assignment at this level. D 6 pts	Fair Adequately written, but does not meet many or most of the expectations for a writing assignment at this level. C 7 pts	Good Well written, well organized paper, meeting all or most expectations for a writing assignment at this level. B 8 pts	Very Good Well written, well organized paper, exceeding most expectations for a writing assignment at this level. B+/A- 9 pts	Excellent Well written, well organized paper, exceeding all expectations for a writing assignment at this level.Could be considered for publication in a scholarly journal with additional information or editing. A 10 pts	Superior Well written, well organized paper, far exceeding all expectations for a writing assignment at this level. Worthy of publication in a scholarly journal. A+ 11 pts
Clarity Clearness of expression; the quality of being clearly expressed; lucidity; precision; not ambiguous	Unacceptable Written expression not understandable or barely intelligible. Paper would have to be entirely rewritten.	Poor Concepts poorly explained; writing shows marginal understanding of the research or conclusions. Concepts and terms are ambiguous and lack precision.	Fair Meets standards of acceptable writing; ideas are expressed adequately, although could benefit from examples, more detail, or further explanation.	Good Ideas and concepts are clearly explained for the most part with some relevant examples and illustrations.	Very Good Ideas and concepts are clearly explained, with some relevant examples and illustrations.	Excellent Ideas and concepts are clearly explained, with several relevant examples and illustrations.	Superior Ideas and concepts are clearly explained, with relevant examples and illustrations.
Comparisons The act or process of examining two or more things in order to discover similarities and differences between them	Unacceptable No comparisons.	Poor Very few comparisons or comparisons incomplete (comparison between 2 articles in a subtopic but not with others or no comparisons in one subtopic)	Fair Few comparisons or incomplete comparisons. Comparisons in all subtopics, but not across all articles in one or more subtopics.	Good Incomplete comparisons. Comparisons of most but not all articles across all subtopics.	Very Good Comparisons complete across all articles within a subtopic and across all subtopics.	Excellent Comparisons complete across all articles within a subtopic and across all subtopics. Some comparisons between subtopic findings.	Superior Complete comparisons across all articles within a subtopic, across all stubtopics, and between all subtopics.
Conclusion The decision made or opinion formed after considering the relevant facts or evidence.	Unacceptable No conclusions.	Poor Conclusions are the writer's opinions and not discernable at all from the evidence presented.	Fair Conclusions are not clearly directly discernable from evidence or are mainly opinions.	Good Conclusions are directly discernable from evidence, although they may contain some opinions.	Very Good Conclusions are directly discernable from evidence bt are fairly obvious (i.e., mentioned in one or more of the research articles).	Excellent Conclusions are discernable from evidence, and most conclusions are not obvious (i.e., mentioned in one or more of the research articles.)	Superior Conclusions are well considered and directly discernable from the evidence provided in the paper.
Depth of Analysis How rigorous and complex the examination of the material is.	Unacceptable No analysis.	Poor Very little analysis.	Fair Superficial analysis with little effort displayed to think beyond what was presented in the research articles.	Good Good analysis of more than half of the material presented in the research paper.	Very Good Good/excellent analysis of most but not all of the material presented in the research paper.	Excellent Excellent analysis of all of the material presented in the research paper.	Superior Excellent analysis of all of the material presented in the research paper, displaying a rich comprehension of the subject matter.
Focus The main emphasis of a particular effort; the area of concern; a concentrated and unified quality.	Unacceptable No focus or virtually no focus. Topic is too broad.	Poor Topic is adequately defined, but subtopics too loosely associated to make meaningful comparisons.	Fair Topic is adequately defined. Subtopics are adequately defined and related.	Good Topic is well defined with subtopics that are well defined and related, but not particularly novel or innovative.	Very Good Topic is well defined. Subtopics are well defined and at least one is novel or innovative.	Excellent Topic is well defined. Subtopics are well defined and at least two are novel or innovative.	Superior Topic is well defined and novel and innovative, as are all three of the subtopics.
Organization The effectiveness of the arrangement of separate components in a coherent whole.	Unacceptable The document is not organized. Paragraphs are disjointed and lack transition of thoughts. The document is difficult to follow.	Poor The paper is poorly organized and difficult to follow. Introduction is missing or incomplete. Paragraph transitions need improvement. Supporting sentences are wordy or repetitive.	Fair The paper's organization is adequate. There is an introduction that is mostly complete. Transitions between paragraphs and subtopics can be followed, could be improved. Supportive sentences are wordy or repetitive.	Good The structure of the paper is clear. Introduction is complete and previews major points. Supporting sentences are clear and concise, but may need more attention to purpose.	Very Good The structure of the paper is clear. Introduction is complete and previews major points. Supporting sentences are clear and concise. Paragraph and subtopic transitions are clear and logical.	Excellent The structure of the paper is clear. Introduction is complete and previews major points. Supporting sentences are clear and concise. Paragraph and subtopic transitions are clear and logical. There is a general summary at the end of each subtopic.	Superior The structure of the paper is clear. Introduction is complete and previews major points. Supporting sentences are clear and concise. Paragraph and subtopic transitions are clear and logical. There is a general summary at the end of each subtopic. The conclusions at the end of each subtopic are logically derived. There is an overall concluding paragraph or section to the paper that is logically derived from the evidence presented.
Preparation The work or planning involved in making something or somebody ready or in putting something together in advance; something done in advance in order to be ready for a future event or product.	Unacceptable The finished product shows little or no evidence or adequate preparation for a paper at this level.	Poor The paper is poorly presented (no cover, supporting documents not included with final paper).	Fair The paper shows adequate, but not careful, preparation. Supporting documents may be included, but are not organized in a coherent manner. Some supporting documents may be missing.	Good The finished product shows careful preparation. Supporting documents are organized in a logical manner and are all present. Some or all of the supporting documents may contain highlighting and/or notes in the margins.	Very Good The finished product shows careful preparation. Supporting documents are organized in a logical manner and are all present. Some of the supporting documents may contain highlighting and/or notes in the margins. Copies of notecards may be included with supporting documentation.	Excellent The finished product shows careful preparation. Supporting documents are organized in a logical manner and are all present. All of the supporting documents are "clean" copies, with no highlighting or notes in the margins. Copies of notecards may be included with supporting documentation.	Superior The finished product shows meticulous preparation. Supporting documents are organized in a logical manner and are all present. All of the supporting documents are "clean" copies, with no highlighting or notes in the margins. Copies of notecards and drafts of the final paper are included with supporting documentation.
Synthesis The process of combining various components (ideas, influences or objects) into a new whole.	Unacceptable Final paper does not include any synthesis of material or ideas. There is no evidence of critical thinking.	Poor Final paper shows only minimal synthesis of ideas, with little or no evidence of critical thinking. The writer may simply mention points with no effort to tie related ideas together or analyze information.	Fair There is synthesis of ideas, but little or no critical thinking. The writer does not look beyond the obvious in the final paper, or makes erroneous inferences from the material included in the final paper.	Good There is good synthesis of concepts and ideas, with some evidence of critical thinking. Comments may be tentative or may lack depth.	Very Good There is good synthesis of concepts and ideas, with good evidence of critical thinking. Comments show a good understanding of the material.	Excellent Synthesis of idas is excellent with evidence of good critical thinking. Comments show an excellent understanding of the material and raise relevant questions.	Superior Synthesis of idas is excellent with evidence of good critical thinking. Comments show an excellent understanding of the material and raise relevant questions. Final paper has heuristic value.
APA Style Use of guidelines as recommended in APA Manual.	Unacceptable Paper lacks many or most elements of correct APA formatting such as citations, title page, abstract, references, page numbers, and headings. Paper appears to have been written simply to satisfy page requirement. Writer does not know and has not read or sought out help in using APA style.	Poor Paper lacks many elements of correct APA formatting such as citations, title page, abstract, references, page numbers, and headings. Paper appears to have been written simply to satisfy page requirement. Writer does not know and has not read or sought out help in using APA style.	Fair Paper includes many or most elements of correct APA formatting such as citations, title page, abstract, references, page numbers, and headings, but has many errors. Writer has only a rudimentary understanding of APA style and seems not to have sought help in acquiring a better level of understanding and application.	Good Paper includes many or most elements of correct APA formatting such as citations, title page, abstract, references, page numbers, and headings, but has some errors. Formatting is at least 50% accurate.	Very Good Paper includes most elements of correct APA formatting such as citations, title page, abstract, references, page numbers, and headings, but has a few errors. Formatting is at least 75% accurate.	Excellent Paper includes most or all elements of correct APA formatting such as citations, title page, abstract, references, page numbers, and headings, but has only occasional errors. Formatting is mostly accurate.	Superior Paper includes all elements of correct APA formatting such as citations, title page, abstract, references, page numbers, and headings, with no errors.
Grammar and Punctuation Use of standard English.	Unacceptable Paper contains numerous grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors. Language uses jargon and conversational tone.	Poor Paper contains numerous grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors. Language uses jargon or conversational tone.	Fair Paper contains some grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors. Language uses jargon conversational tone, passive voice, and/or sexist language.	Good Paper contains few grammatical, punctuation or spelling errors. Language includes the use of some jargon, passive voice, conversational tone, or sexist language.	Very Good Paper contains very few grammatical, punctuation or spelling errors. Language includes some use of some jargon, passive voice, conversational tone, or sexist language.	Excellent Paper contains no grammatical, punctuation or spelling errors. Language includes some use of some jargon, passive voice, conversational tone, or sexist language.	Superior Paper contains no grammatical, punctuation or spelling errors. Language does not include use of jargon, passive voice, conversational tone, or sexist language.

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Senior Seminar

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