PSY 570 Short Paper Rubric
Requirements of submission: You should incorporate scholarly sources as evidence (three or more) within your short paper responses. Short paper assignments must follow these formatting guidelines: double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and APA citations. Page length requirements: 2–4 pages, not including APA title or reference page.
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Demonstrates a comprehensive application of the ethical course content appropriate to the prompt(27-30) | Demonstrates application of the ethical course content appropriate to the prompt
(24-26) |
Demonstrates some application of the ethical course content appropriate to the prompt
(21-23) |
Demonstrates limited or no application of the ethical course content
(0-20) |
30 | |||||||
| Conclusions | Demonstrates insightful conclusions that are thoroughly defended with scholarly evidence; response extends beyond reiteration of module content(27-30) | Demonstrates conclusions that are defended with scholarly evidence; some extensions beyond module content
(24-26) |
Demonstrates minimal conclusions that are minimally defended with scholarly evidence; no extensions beyond module content
(21-23) |
Does not demonstrate insightful conclusions; scholarly evidence is not used appropriately to defend conclusions
(0-20) |
30 | |||||||
| Research | Incorporates three or more scholarly resources effectively that reflect depth and breadth of research used to develop the paper(18-20) | Incorporates two scholarly resources effectively that reflect depth and breadth of research used to develop the paper
(16-17) |
Incorporates one scholarly resource reflecting depth and breadth of research used to develop the paper
(14-15) |
Does not incorporate scholarly resources that reflect depth and breadth of research used to develop the paper
(0-13) |
20 | |||||||
| APA Writing | No errors related to APA organization, grammar, style, and citations(18-20) | Minor errors related to APA organization, grammar, style, and citations(16-17) | Some errors related to APA organization, grammar, style, and citations(14-15) | Major APA errors related to organization, grammar, style, and citations(0-13) |
