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Scholarly Article Summary Rubric 
Scholarly Article Summary Rubric
Choose a full-length article that reviews research on electrotherapy or ultrasound from a recent issue (last 5 years) of a scholarly journal. Be sure to provide an electronic copy or a hard copy of your article because you'll need to turn it in with your paper.
Rubric Code: Y8W37X
By maryhillrn
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Subject: Medical  
Type: Assignment  
Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Powered by iRubric Journal Article Critique
  Poor/Unacceptable

1 pts

Fair

2 pts

Good

3 pts

Excellent

4 pts

Summary

Poor/Unacceptable

The article summary is very unclear and/or overly detailed. Not at all clear summary.
Fair

The article summary is somewhat unclear and/ or overly detailed, so long as to appear more like a short, unclear article than a summary.
Good

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
Excellent

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.
Article Choice

Poor/Unacceptable

Article is not or barely related to task or is grossly outdated (> 10 years). Article not from acceptable source.
Fair

Article is somewhat related to task and/or is grossly outdated (> 10 years). Article not from acceptable source.
Good

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.
Excellent

Article selected is current (<5 years), topic is specific to task. Article published in peer-reviewed scholarly journal.
Organization

Poor/Unacceptable

Paper is not well organized, has non-existent intro, body and conclusion. Poorly organized.
Fair

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.
Good

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.
Excellent

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.
Mechanics Requirements

Poor/Unacceptable

AHHHH! I don't even know what to say!
Fair

APA and page length (1-2) requirements are not met. There are numerous grammatical errors or typos in previously learned areas.
Good

APA and page length (1-2) requirements are met and there are some grammatical errors or typos that affect comprehension.
Excellent

APA and page length (1-2) requirements are met and there are few grammatical errors or typos.
Bonus

Poor/Unacceptable
Fair
Good
Excellent





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