Annotated Bibliography Rubric
| Level 3 | Level 2 | Level 1 |
Citations | Correctly formats most of the citations with some errors in APA
Maximum 20 points
| Incorrectly formats most of the citations, but they can still be used to locate the article. Maximum 17 points | Does not provide enough information in the citation regardless of style, to locate the source. Maximum 10 points |
Article selection: Scholarly, Peer-reviewed | Articles(s) are academic, scholarly peer-reviewed journal articles and not a book review or opinion piece.
Maximum 20 points | At least one article is an academic, scholarly peer-reviewed journal article and not a book review or opinion piece.
Maximum 17 points. | Neither article is an academic, scholarly peer-reviewed journal article Or Both articles are book reviews or opinion pieces.
Maximum 10 points. |
Article Selection: Relevance | The relevance of the articles related to the assigned topic is evident in the annotations
Maximum 10 points | The relevance of the articles to related topic not fully explained in the annotations.
Maximum 7 points | The annotation does not describe the relevance of the articles to the course topic.
Maximum 5 points. |
Annotations | The annotations articles(s) include a summary of the article and an assessment of its quality and usefulness to understanding the chosen research topic.
Maximum 20 points. | The annotations for one or both articles lack either a summary or assessment of the articleâs quality and/or usefulness to understanding the chosen research topic.
Maximum 17 points. | The annotation(s) for both articles do not provide an adequate summary or assessment of the article.
Maximum 10 points |
APA format | Correctly formatted according to APA format Maximum 20 points | Followed APA format with less than 4 errors
Maximum 17 points | Failed to follow APA format
Maximum 10 points |
Grammatical Errors | No grammatical errors
Maximum 10 points | 4 or less grammatical errors
Maximum 7 points | 5 or more grammatical errors
Maximum 5 points |
Annotated Bibliography-Barriers to Healthcare Seeking and Provision Among African American Adults in the Rural Mississippi Delta Region: Community and Provider Perspectives