iRubric: Summary Paper rubric

Research articles reviewed are scattered and unrelated. Student clearly did not filter out irrelevant articles and instead summarized the top "web hits".

Articles reviewed had some relation to each other and to the chosen topic. Keyword search may need to be refined.

A good general review of the literature is included, covering most of the seminal early papers and the most relevant current papers. Papers reviewed are cohesive and inter-related.

All relevant papers are reviewed, from seminal early works to the latest current developments. The articles reviewed are clearly inter-related and build upon each other to show how we have progressed to the current state-of-the-art.

Errors in sentence structure are frequent enough to be a major distraction to the reader

Some sentences are awkwardly constructed so that the reader is occasionally distracted.

Sentences are well-phrased and there is some variety in length and structure. Flow from sentence to sentence is generally smooth.

Sentences are well-phrased and varied in length and structure. They flow smoothly from one to another.

Student failed to cite sources. Very few references given throughout paper, even though the content clearly did not originate from the student. No sources were cited throughout the paper and list of sources at the end are not formatted and/or incomplete.

Although attributions are occasionally given, many statements seem unsubstantiated. Sources of information are unclear. Sections where references are needed are not cited and the list of sources at the end are incomplete.

Professionally legitimate sources are generally present and attribution is, for the most part, clear and fairly represented. Student made a good effort at citing sources. Most references are cited properly and list of sources at the end are mostly consistent.

Compelling evidence from legitimate sources are given. Attribution is clear and fairly represented. References are cited appropriately throughout the text. List of references at the end follow a consistent format.