Research Abstract Rubric

Criteria OUTSTANDING GOOD AVERAGE BELOW AVERAGE

TITLE  Is descriptive of  Gives a  Is present  Not present
(5 points) question and general  Missing two
work description of the
performed of question following:
 Includes and work dependent,
dependent performed independen
variable,  Missing one t variable
independent of the and focus
variable and following: of the study
focus of the dependent,
study independen
t variable
and focus
of the study
(4-5 points) (3 points) (1-2 points) (0 point)
INTRODUCTI  Provides  Contains  Is missing  Is missing
ON the reader some one or two needed
(10 points) with superfluous component information
necessary information of a good to
information  Does not introductio understand
to pique the n the present
understand interest of  Contains study or is
the present the reader significant  Missing a
study.  Is missing superfluous description
 Piques the some information of the
readers’ needed specific
interest and background purpose of
makes the information the study, a
importance  Gives too description
of the much of the
question information hypothesis
real – more like being
 Does not a summary tested.
contain  Has all the
superfluous component
information of a good
and/or is introductio
not wordy n but some
 Gives parts may
appropriate be difficult
information to
to previous understand
studies that
 has an
impact on
the current
study.
 Gives
description
of the
specific
purpose of
the study, a
description
of the
hypothesis
being
tested.
(8-10 points) (5-7 points) (3-4 points) (0-2 points)
METHODS  Describes  Describes  Describes  Is lacking
(10 points) how the how the how the several
experiment experiment experiment critical
was was was details so
performed performed performed that it is
with with with some impossible
sufficient sufficient critical to repeat
detail to detail to details the
enable enable lacking experiment
another another  Most steps s described
scientist to scientist to are  Many steps
repeat the repeat the understand are missing
experiment experiment able but in an
and obtain and obtain some lack experiment.
the same the same detail or are
results. results. confusing
 Presents  Most steps
easy-to- are
follow steps understand
which are able but
logical and some lack
adequately detail or are
detailed confusing
without
including
standard
procedures
that all
scientist
know how
to do
 (8-10 points) (5-7 points) (3-4 points) (0-2 points)
RESULTS  All  All  Most  Raw,
(10 points) pertinent pertinent pertinent unprocesse
data is data is data is d data is
described described described present
 Raw,  Raw,  Some raw,  Results
unprocesse unprocesse unprocesse presented
d data is d data is d data is are not in
absent absent present narrative
 Results are  Most  Some form
presented results results  Data is not
narrative presented presented clearly
text. as narrative are in presented.
 Data is text narrative  Important
presented  Most data form data is not
in a logical is  Most data highlighted
manner to presented is
enable the in a logical presented
reader to manner to in a logical
draw enable the manner to
conclusions reader to enable the
 Important draw reader to
data is conclusions draw
highlighted  Most conclusions
important  Some
data is important
highlighted data is
highlighted
(8-10 points) (5-7 points) (3-4 points) (0-2 points)
DISCUSSIONS  Conclusions  Conclusions  Conclusions  Conclusions
(CONCLUSIO are stated are stated are stated are stated
NS) clearly with clearly with clearly with but without
(10 points) explicit explicit reference sufficient
reference to reference to the data reference
the data to the data that to the
that that support a results that
support a support a conclusion support it.
conclusion conclusion  Argument  Lacking
 Argument  Argument for the several of
for for conclusions the
conclusions conclusions can be characters
well is generally understood of a good
organized well but difficult discussion
 Importance organized to follow
of  Importance  Final
conclusions of paragraph
discussed conclusions states the
  Conclusions discussed major
related to  Conclusions finding of
other related to the study
studies and other (the take
put into a studies and home
context of put into a message)
current context of
knowledge current
 Clear knowledge
differentiati  Final
on between paragraph
speculation states the
s and major
conclusions finding of
 Final the study
paragraph (the take
states the home
major message)
finding of
the study
(the take
home
message)
(8-10 points) (5-7 points) (3-4 points) (0-2 points)
GRAMMAR  Paragraphs  Most  Many  Paper lacks
AND well paragraphs paragraphs well
MECHANICS organized well well organized
(5 points)  Sections organized organized paragraphs
with logical  Sections  Several  Sections do
organizatio with logical grammatica not contain
n of organizatio l errors, information
paragraphs n of typos, and presented
(especially paragraphs misspelling in a logical
introduction (especially may be order
, results and introductio present  Many
conclusions) n, results grammatica
 Few and l errors
grammatica conclusion  Many
l errors,  Several misappropri
typos and grammatica ate word
misspellings l errors, usage
 Appropriate typos, and errors (e.g.,
word misspelling effect vs.
selection may be affect)
 Correct use present  Many
of scientific  Some misuses of
terms misappropri scientific
 ate word terms
usage
errors
(effect vs.
affect)
 Some
misuse of
scientific
terms
(4-5 points) (3 points) (2 points) (1 point)

TOTAL 45-50 points 40-44 points 35-39 points 0-34 points