Grading+Rubric

**Much assistance** ||  **Proficient 3** **Little assistance** ||  **Expert 4** **Works independently** || Score || || * Three or four source types are used **Questions** || * No research questions || * Research questions are simple || * Research questions are focused and clear || * Research questions are clear, complete, and require critical thinking || **10** || **Notes** || * Relevant information has not been found sources. * 10 or fewer notes.
 * || **Beginner 1** **Teacher directs**  ||  **Novice 2**
 * **Locating and Selecting Sources** || * One or two source types are used
 * Specialized encyclopedias
 * Books
 * Periodicals
 * Web sites
 * Online encyclopedias || * At least one source from each source type is used.
 * Specialized encyclopedias
 * Books
 * Periodicals
 * Web sites
 * Online encyclopedias || * Selects multiple sources from each source type as appropriate:
 * Specialized encyclopedias
 * Books
 * Periodicals
 * Web sites
 * Online encyclopedias || **20** ||
 * **Citing Sources** || * Working bibliography incomplete || * Working bibliography complete || * Final bibliography incomplete and/or incorrect || * Final bibliography complete and correct || **20** ||
 * **Creating Research**
 * **Taking**
 * Notes copied directly from
 * Notes include at least one quote || * Some notes relate to relevant information
 * Some notes in paraphrased or summarized form


 * 10-20 notes
 * Notes include at least two quotes || * Many notes relate to relevant information
 * Most notes in paraphrased or summarized form


 * 20-30 notes
 * Notes include at least three quotes || * All notes relate to relevant information
 * All notes in paraphrased or summarized form


 * 30-40 notes
 * Quotes are accurate and relevant. (Noted with quotation marks.) || **40** ||
 * **Creating a Project** || * Information not clearly organized


 * Project incomplete. || * Some information clearly organized


 * Project needs more work to make it useful for audience. || * All information clearly organized but may need refining.


 * Project is focused with information clearly presented. || * Organizational strategy is present and clearly refined.


 * Project is focused with information clearly presented. || **10**

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01/30/09 Adapted from: __Research Process Rubric__, The American Embassy School, New Delhi, India.