The rubric below is designed to grade an APA-style literature review that requires ten pages to be written that cite ten peer-reviewed empirical research reports in the APA Style (7th edition). You can view a sample of such an APA Style Stand-alone Literature Review here.
Lit Review Grading Rubric (100 pt. scale) Style Guide refers to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th Edition. 1. The title page looks just like the one in the Style Guide (NOT the Student model!) Points: Not Addressed 0 1 2 3 4 5 Excellent 2. The title reflects a testable (statistical), causal hypothesis about a criminal justice problem per the directions and course content. Points: Not Addressed 0 1 2 3 4 5 Excellent 3. Abstract is present and carefully written/formatted according to the Style Guide Points: Not Addressed 0 1 2 3 4 5 Excellent 4. Page 3 begins the body of your paper, and your paper is properly written/formatted according to the Style Guide Points: Not Addressed 0 1 2 3 4 5 Excellent 4. Internal “in-text” citations are present, accurate, and according to style Points: Poor 0 2 4 6 8 10 Excellent Your writing creates an objective, scientific tone Points: Poor 0 2 4 6 8 10 Excellent 5. Your writing is in Formal English and uses proper grammar and spelling Points: Poor 0 2 4 6 8 10 Excellent 6. Your paper is synthetic and organized logically according to content themes (Not chronologically! Don’t write an annotated bibliography!) Points: Poor 0 2 4 6 8 10 Excellent 7. The required number of references are provided, and they are empirical research reports from peer-reviewed CJ journals Points: Poor 0 2 4 6 8 10 Excellent 8. Your independent variable (IV) is presented obviously, and well-defined conceptually and operationally; measurement issues are discussed. Points: Poor 0 2 4 6 8 10 Excellent 9. Your dependent variable (DV) is presented obviously, and well-defined conceptually and operationally; measurement issues are discussed. Points: Poor 0 2 4 6 8 10 Excellent 10. References are journal article citations formatted strictly according to the APA Style Points: Poor 0 2 4 6 8 10 Excellent Penalties Length Requirement: -10% per page under the minimum* Plagiarism: -100% No In-Text Citations: -50% No Reference Page: -50% *Only substantive content is counted; do not include your title page, abstract, or reference page in your page count.
To use the literature review grading rubric, simply circle the “points” that most closely align with the work. Add all of the point values up, and that is the percentage grade.
This percentage can be converted to a point value easily. If, for example, a paper is worth 300 points, you can convert the percentage grade you received on the paper to a point value by using the following formula:
Point Value = Percentage Grade × (Points Possible / 100)
For example, if you received a percentage grade of 85% on a paper worth 300 points, you can calculate your point value as follows:
Point Value = 85 × (300 / 100) = 255 points
Therefore, your grade for the paper would be 255 out of 300 points.
Developed by Adam J. McKee.
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