Last Name: ______________________________ SSN: _________________________
Paper Title:____________________________________________________________
Research Project Paper Rubric Worth 100 points Total Points: _________
Overall (20 points)
Free of spelling and grammar errors _________
Paper is easy to read and flows well between ideas _________
Paper uses at least 8 scientific sources, and no books or websites _________
Paper is 8 pages not including appendices _________
Introduction (10 points)
Uses appropriate background information (sources) to introduce topic _________
Outlines why this topic is significant _________
Defines terms necessary for understanding the topic and rest of paper _________
Cites references in text _________
Does not use excessive quotes (less than 2, and shorter than 2 sentences) _________
Literature review ( 15 points)
Concisely summarizes results of research conducted in this area _________
Uses studies that support topic _________
Addresses pertinent details of studies (one breed, small sample, survey etc.)_________
Cites references in text _________
Does not use quotes _________
Materials and Methods (20 points)
Concisely describes how the research was conducted _________
Lists steps in a way that someone else could reproduce the research _________
Includes any ethograms or data collection sheets as appendices _________
Results (20 points
Describes results without opinion or conclusion _________
Presents results in both words and graph or data table as appropriate _________
Labels graphs/data tables and refers to them in text
No statistics are necessary for this
Discussion (15 points)
Ties research results with ideas in introduction _________
Shows critical thinking about results _________
Draws inferences about results from the body of research available _________
Discusses potential areas of improvement of research on this topic _________
Discusses areas of future research _________
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Citations within text:
One author: (Darwin, 1859)
Two authors: (Watson and Crick, 1953)
More than two authors: (Reeves et al., 2003)
Citations in Literature Cited Section:
Journal Article: Watson, J.D., and F.H. Crick. “Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid.” Nature. 1953. Vol. 171, pp.737-738.
Book: Darwin, C.R. On the Origin of Species. London. John Murray Publishing. 1859.
Chapter or article within an edited book: Baker, H.G. “Characteristics and Modes of Origin of Weeds” in Genetics and Colonizing Species, eds. H.G. Baker and G.L. Stebbins. New York. Academic Press. 1965. pp. 147-152.
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