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Teaching and Evaluating Research : Information Literacy Rubric

Suggestions for introducing students to research and developing successful assignments. An SFCC faculty developed rubric for evaluating student research projects.

Rubric Developed by Social Science Faculty SFCC

Draft rubric developed by Social Science faculty and SFCC librarians  June 2011

Outcome

No Evidence = 0

Emerging = 1

Developing = 2

Mastering = 3

 

Source evaluation/understandPrimary vs. secondary

 

Single source

No recognition of need for evaluation

Know to evaluate though unsure of criteria

Secondary popular  non-academic sources only

Uses mostly reliable sources

 

Can justify most but not all criteria

 

Good quality sources

Appropriate variety of resources

Can justify use of value of sources

 

Synthesis of disciplinary ideas/

Work makes no reference to any disciplinary ideas or contributions.

Although limited, an idea appears of the discipline’s role.

Disciplinary fault lines are described or referred to.

Disciplinary fault lines are critically examined.

Demonstrates deeper understanding of issues than most

 

Differentiate quality of sources ; Primary /Secondary sources used appropriately

Cannot differentiate source types.  Uses opinions rather than research

Use mainly popular sources; little  or no use of academic sources

Used some scholarly sources though lack range in type of sources

 Secondary or outdated sources predominate

Uses scholarly timely primary sources and secondary sources where appropriate. 

 

Project is fact-based synthesizing facts rather than opinions to form conclusions 

Multiple errors of fact appear or misinterpretation of facts to support personal opinions. Opinion drives project regardless of data or sources

Some factual errors and some misinterpretation of factual data; student opinions predominate over fact  and data

Facts accurately connect to other facts.  Opinions expressed are based on research and data. 

 

Reliable factual information drives this project.  Project exhibits a synthesis of  data and facts to form conclusions 

 

Citation styles

 

 

No citations or

no discernable citation style

 

Citations present but grossly incomplete, incorrect and/or inconsistent

 

Errors remain, but evidence and format acceptable.

 

Correct and in style and format

 

 

Writing intensive option

No  drafts or working bibliography submitted for review

Draft and/or bibliography not  submitted on schedule; reflexive comments or corrections largely ignored.

Draft and/or working bibliography  submitted and some reflective comments incorporated in final project

High quality final project completed on schedule with all corrections, suggestions and comments addressed

 

 

 


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