RUBRIC FOR WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT ABD7043 ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY

Category 4 3 2 1 Score

Introduction The section was well The section had one of The section had two The section had
*organized these limitations:
of these limitations: three or more of
*smoothly pulled the *was disorganized
necessary information *was disorganized these limitations:
together *did not pull the
necessary information *did not pull the *was disorganized
*had adequate content together
outline necessary *did not pull the
*had inadequate
content outline information together necessary

*had inadequate information together

Content outline *had inadequate

content outline

Content The content of the The content of the The content of the The content of the
Literature review and Literature review and Literature review and Literature review and
discussion: discussion discussion discussion

*was clear had one had two had three

*had a unified focus of these limitations: of these limitations: or more of these

*focused on *hard to understand *hard to understand limitations:

important *included irrelevant *included irrelevant *hard to understand

information or too much detailed or too much detailed *included irrelevant

*adequately information information or too much detailed

explained concepts *failed to explain *failed to explain information

*was correct concepts concepts *failed to explain

*had a disjointed *had a disjointed concepts

focus focus *had a disjointed

 * incorrect *incorrect focus

information information * incorrect

information

Paragraph Paragraphs: Paragraphs Paragraphs Paragraphs

organization *had clear topic had one had two had three

sentences of these limitations: of these limitations: or more of these

*were about a single *poor topic *poor topic limitations:

topic sentences sentences *poor topic

*were organized at *run-on paragraphs *run-on paragraphs sentences

the paragraph level or too brief or too brief *run-on paragraphs

*had transitions from paragraphs paragraphs or too brief

one paragraph to *lacked organization *lacked organization paragraphs

another within the paragraph within the paragraph *lacked organization

*lacked transitions *lacked transitions within the paragraph

from one paragraph from one paragraph *lacked transitions

to another to another from one paragraph

to another

Essay organization The The writings had The writings had The writings had

organization was: one of the following two of the following three or more of the

*easy to follow limitations: limitations: following limitations:

*presented in a *organization was *organization was *organization was

logical manner not logical not logical not logical

*integrated *information was not *information was not *information was not

information consistently consistently consistently

 *summarized integrated together integrated together integrated together

information when *information was not *information was not *information was not

needed summarized when summarized when summarized when

*used headers needed needed needed

*headers were *headers were *headers were

missing missing missing

Writing style The style of writing Writing is affected by Writing is affected by Writing is affected by

is: one of the following two of the following three or more of the

*professional limitations: limitations: following limitations:

*easy to understand *jargon *jargon *jargon

*uses appropriate *wordiness *wordiness *wordiness

Vocabulary *redundant phrasing *redundant phrasing *redundant phrasing

*correct grammar and *run-on sentences *run-on sentences *run-on sentences

punctuations
*incorrect use of *incorrect use of *incorrect use of
*all references are cited
Vocabulary Vocabulary Vocabulary

*occasional grammar *several grammar and *difficult to understand due

and punctuation errors punctuation errors to grammar and
punctuation errors
*some references are *lack of references cited
cited *no references cited

TOTAL SCORE /20

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