363 Review Article Rubric, By Leslie Bruce

Criteria

SLO #1: Write

formally and
informally, in-class
and out-of-class, for
a variety of
audiences and
purposes.

Absent or Below
Basic

Developing

Proficient

Advanced

Audience's needs are

Shows some attention Usually shows attention to Shows sophisticated
often not recognized:
to audience's needs,
audience's needs,
attention to audience's
terms and ideas either sometimes defining
defining necessary terms needs, defining
need explanation or are necessary terms and
and ideas and using
necessary terms and
over explained and
ideas and using
audience-appropriate
ideas and using
language needs
audience-appropriate
language. Purpose (to
audience-appropriate
adjustment for the
language. Purpose (to familiarize readers with
language. Purpose (to
journal's audience.
familiarize readers with research regarding a
familiarize readers with
Purpose (to familiarize research regarding a
contemporary subject of research regarding a
readers with research contemporary subject of interest) may be implied, contemporary subject of
regarding a
interest) may be
but it's clear and
interest) is clear and
contemporary subject unclear at times, and it achieved.
achieved with style.
of interest) isn't clear may not be achieved
or achieved.
convincingly.
SLO #2: Find,
Fails to use MLA- or
A few errors in MLA- or Almost always uses MLA- Correctly uses MLA- or
evaluate, select,
APA-style parenthetical APA-style parenthetical or APA-style parenthetical APA-style parenthetical
synthesize,
citations, quotation
citations, quotation
citations, quotation
citations, quotation
organize, ethically
marks, and works cited marks, and works cited marks, and works cited
marks, and works cited
cite, and present
list as specified by
list. Sometimes uses
list as specified by
list as specified by
information from a journal. Frequently
irrelevant or
journal. Use of sources is journal. Use of sources is
variety of sources
uses irrelevant or
unpersuasive sources. usually relevant and
always relevant and
appropriate to their unpersuasive sources.
persuasive.
persuasive.
disciplines.
SLO #3: Compare, Fails to demonstrate
Sometimes
Usually demonstrates
Demonstrates similarities
contrast, and
similarities and
demonstrates
similarities and
and differences between
synthesize carefully differences between
similarities and
differences between
research of different
and objectively the research of different
differences between
research of different
scholars with clarity and
relative merits of
scholars. May be
research of different
scholars with clarity.
sophistication.
alternative or
biased in presentation scholars. Attempts to
Synthesizes this research Synthesizes this research
opposing
of research.
synthesize this research carefully and objectively. carefully and objectively.
arguments,
Descriptions of
carefully and
Describes the research,
Describes the research,
assumptions, and
research may be
objectively. Some
usually noting objectively noting objectively merits
cultural values.
unclear.
descriptions may be
merits of various
of various procedures.
unclear.
procedures.
SLO #4: Organize
Organizational devices Organizational devices Clear, specific
Clear, specific
ones thoughts and (statement of purpose, (statement of purpose, organizational devices
organizational devices
communicate them headings, topic
headings, topic
(statement of purpose,
(statement of purpose,
clearly to address a sentences, transitions) sentences, transitions) headings, topic
headings, topic
rhetorical situation. may be absent,
fit the prompt, but may sentences, transitions) fit sentences, transitions) fit
Employs IMRAD
unrelated to the
be vague, too broad, or the prompt and tie ideas the prompt and tie ideas
structure where
prompt, or illogically
inconsistenly or
together adequately.
together logically and
appropriate.
connected. Ps are
illogically linked. Ps
seamlessly.
usually not unified or
may not be unified.
organized.

SLO #5: Recognize, Tone and/or design

evaluate, and
usually suggest/s an
employ the features absence of awareness
and contexts of
of audience and/or
language and design generic conventions.
that express and
Spelling, syntax,
5 influence meaning diction, or punctuation
and that
errors impede
demonstrate
readability.
sensitivity to gender
and cultural
differences.

Tone and/or design

Appropriate tone and
are/is sometimes
design conform to
inappropriate or
assigned audience and
unconventional.
genre. Spelling, syntax,
Spelling, syntax, diction, diction, or punctuation
or punctuation errors
errors are few and do not
impede readability or
distract from meaning.
otherwise distract from
meaning.

Sophisticated tone and

design engage reader
and conform to assigned
audience and genre.
Outstanding control of
language, including
effective diction and
sentence variety.