CRITIQUE RUBRIC

Criteria Exemplary Acceptable Developing Unacceptable

Understanding of Demonstrates thorough Demonstrates Demonstrates some Demonstrates little
article understanding of the considerable understanding of the understanding of the
article by listing all key understanding of the article by listing some of article with few or no
findings and reflecting article by listing all of the key findings but key findings reported
upon their implications the key findings documentation is
lacking in completeness
Organization of All categories of required One category is Two categories are Does not follow format
Review - Follows format are included and missing missing of
format required followed required categories of
by teacher format
Analysis of Communicates the key Communicates the Communicates the key Key ideas/ themes/
Article - ideas/themes/findings key ideas/ themes/ ideas/themes/findings findings are not
Communication with a high degree of findings with with little clarity or communicated clearly
of key clarity and considerable clarity, insight and/or missed in
ideas/themes/findings insight but lacks insight analysis
Conventions of Conventions of language Almost all of the Greater attention to the Mistakes in
language - are adhered to with great conventions of conventions of language conventions of
Adherence to detail and precision, no language are are language are too
conventions of errors found adhered to with needed—work is numerous to accept—
language, i.e., detail and precision, borderline major editing is needed
grammar, no more than one acceptable with more
punctuation, spelling error than two errors
APA Style - APA Guidelines are Adheres consistently Demonstrates little Adherence to APA
Adherence to meticulously followed to APA guidelines, ability to adhere to APA guidelines is sporadic
APA guidelines however, one error guidelines, more than or non-existent; more
present two errors present than two errors
present