iRubric: Research APA Paper rubric

--Cited more than the minimum sources required
--Sources reliable, peer-reviewed, and properly cited.
--All information relevant to thesis.
--Sufficient information provided to support all elements of thesis.
--Sources contribute to the paper in a significant way.
--Research in-depth and the beyond the obvious.
--Required sources within the publication dates specified.

--Cited minimum number of required sources
--Sources reliable and are all peer-reviewed resources.
--Most information relevant to thesis.
--Sufficient information provided to support most elements of thesis.
--Sources contribute to the paper in a significant way
--Research of sufficient depth.
--Not all sources within the publication dates specified.

--Cited less than minimum required sources
--Source reliability questionable.
--Some sources are not peer-reviewed.
--Some information relevant to thesis.
--Sources somewhat contribute to the paper in a significant way.
--Surface research.
--More than 1 source not within the publication dates specified.

--Failed to cite sources or inability to find sources due to lack of citation.
--Sources unrelated to thesis
--Sources cited unreliable (i.e. random website with questionable information).
--Sources do not contribute to the paper in a significant way and are shallow or unrelated
--Little to no research used in paper construction
--Most or all sources not within the publication dates specified.

--Consistent and appropriate formal style of writing.
-- Sophisticated and precise word choice.
--No spelling errors.
--No errors in agreement or tense.
-- No punctuation or capitalization errors.
--Writing flows well from sentence to sentence and section to section

-- Style mostly consistent and appropriate for formal writing.
--Does not include first-person language (I, me, we)
-- Fairly effective word choice.
--Very few spelling errors and punctuation or capitalization errors.
--Meets most formal writing requirements
--Paper mostly flows but may have a couple awkward transitions

-- Style somewhat consistent and appropriate for formal writing.
--Does not include first-person language
-- Correct word choice.
--Some spelling errors and punctuation or capitalization errors.
--Other multiple but minor grammatical errors
--Paper does not flow and jumps from topic to topic or sentence to sentence without connecting ideas

--Major grammatical and/or writing errors that make the paper difficult to read and understand
--Written in first-person tense (I, me, we) instead of formal 3rd person tense
--Multiple spelling errors and/or errors in punctuation or capitalization
--Does not follow general writing style requirements
--Does not flow and is very disjointed with no overall structure or transitions