Written Paper Grading Rubric
All Levels, College of Business
| Criteria |
Performance Indicators (Observation descriptors indicating extent to which criterion is met.) | ||||
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Exemplary 10・9 |
Proficient 8・7・6 |
Needs Improvement 5・4 |
Unsatisfactory 3・2・1 |
No Submission |
| Depth
30% of overall grade | Content indicates synthesis of ideas, in depth analysis, and evidence of original thought and support for the topic.
| Content indicates original thinking and develops ideas with sufficient and firm evidence.
| Content indicates thinking and reasoning applied with original thought on a few ideas.
| Content indicates some thinking and reasoning but most ideas are unoriginal or underdeveloped.
| 0 points |
| Resources
25% of overall grade | All evidence supports arguments and is relevant to the topic. The student uses the required number and type of resources identified in the syllabus to support his/her argument.
| Most evidence supports arguments and is relevant to the topic. The student uses 75% of the required number and type of resources identified in the syllabus to support his/her argument.
| Some evidence supports arguments and is relevant to the topic. The student uses 50% of the required number of sources.
| Limited evidence to support arguments, with few sources relevant to the topic. The student uses less than 50% of the required number of sources.
| 0 points |
| Organization
15% of overall grade | Paper has a high degree of attention to logic and reasoning of points. Paper clearly leads the reader to the conclusion and stirs thought regarding the topic.
| Paper is coherent and logically organized with transitions used between ideas and paragraphs to create coherence. Overall unity of ideas is present.
| Paper is somewhat structured and logically organized. Some points remain misplaced and stray from the topic. Transitions evident but not used throughout. | Paper is limited in logical organization with major errors.
| 0 points |
| Mechanics
15% of overall grade | Few errors in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, sentence structure, and grammar.
| Occasional errors in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, sentence structure and grammar, but meaning is not obscured.
| Frequent errors of spelling, punctuation, capitalization, sentence structure and grammar; meaning confused or obscured.
| Dominated by errors in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, sentence structure and grammar; meaning at times unidentifiable.
| 0 points |
| Formatting
15% of overall grade | Paper meets all formatting guidelines and assignment requirements, including page-length and APA formatting requirements. Paper is correctly assembled with a professional look.
| The paper follows most formatting guidelines, including page-length and APA formatting requirements.Paper is correctly assembled.
| Paper generally follows formatting guidelines and assignment requirements, including page-length and APA formatting requirements. Paper has some assembly errors
| Paper does not follow formatting guidelines and assignment requirements, including page -length and APA format requirements. Paper has major assembly errors
| 0 points |