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Research Article Summary Scholarly Article Summary Rubric Choose 2 full-length articles or read one of the three suggested that reviews research on the development of social skills in students with autism from a recent issue (last 8 years) of a scholarly journal. Rubric Code: R5WXB9 By pk4669 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Education Type: Assignment Grade Levels: Graduate

Journal Article Critique
	Proficient 10 pts	Progressing The student may choose to rewrite the article summary to increase their grade within one week. 7.5 pts	Emerging The work is below graduate level expectation and must be resubmitted within one week. 3 pts
Summary	Proficient The article is clearly but succinctly summarized - only the key points of the article are touched upon. The article summary takes up no more than one third of the total assignment.	Progressing The article is clearly summarized, but some sub points are addressed along with main points. The summary is not succinct, is too long and cumbersome	Emerging The article summary is unclear or overly detailed, so long as to appear more like a short, unclear article than a summary.
Article Choice	Proficient Article selected is current (<5 years), topic is specific to task. Article published in peer-reviewed scholarly journal.	Progressing Article selected may be current (<5 years) or somewhat older, topic is related to task, but less specific. Article published in peer-reviewed scholarly journal.	Emerging Article is barely related to task or is grossly outdated (> 10 years). Article not from acceptable source.
Organization	Proficient Summary is well organized, and clearly stated. The points of the article are clear from the very beginning and the name and author of the article is made clear early in the paper.	Progressing Paper is organized, has an intro, body and conclusion. The purpose of the paper becomes clear within the paper and the name and author of the article is mentioned within the paper.	Emerging Paper is not well organized, has an unclear or non-existent intro, body and conclusion. The purpose of the paper is unclear and the name and author of the article is not stated or stated late.
Mechanics Requirements	Proficient MLA and page length (1-2) requirements are met and there are few grammatical errors or typos.	Progressing MLA and page length (1-2) requirements are met and there are some grammatical errors or typos that affect comprehension.	Emerging MLA and page length (1-2) requirements are not met. There are numerous grammatical errors or typos in previously learned areas.