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Rubrics of Research Paper Writing in English (B2+)
(Abstract - Introduction - Literature Review - Methodology - Findings & Discussion - Conclusion)
Criteria
Thang Đánh
1.0
Gía Môn Phương
0.75
pháp Nghiên cứu0.5Khoa học (B2+) 0 - 0.25
(Tóm tắt - Mở
The writer's centralđầu - Cơ
purpose or sở
TheLý luận
writing has-a Phương
clear purposepháp
or - Phân
The tích số
central purpose liệu - Kết luận)
or argument
argument is readily apparent to argument, but may sometimes is not consistently clear The purpose or argument is
Purpose the reader. digress from it. throughout the paper. generally unclear.
Balanced presentation of
relevant and legitimate
information that clearly
supports a central purpose or Information provides reasonable Central purpose or argument is
argument and shows a support for a central purpose or Information supports a central not clearly identified.
thoughtful, in-depth analysis of argument and displays evidence of purpose or argument at times. Analysis is vague or not
a significant topic. Reader a basic analysis of a significant Analysis is basic or general. evident. Reader is confused or
Content gains important insights. topic. Reader gains some insights. Reader gains few insights. may be misinformed.
The ideas are arranged logically
to support the purpose or The ideas are arranged logically to In general, the writing is The writing is not logically
argument. They flow smoothly support the central purpose or arranged logically, although organized. Frequently, ideas
from one to another and are argument. They are usually occasionally ideas fail to make fail to make sense together.
clearly linked to each other. clearly linked to each other. For sense together. The reader is The reader cannot identify a
The reader can follow the line the most part, the reader can fairly clear about what writer line of reasoning and loses
Organization of reasoning. follow the line of reasoning. intends. interest.
The tone is consistently The tone is generally professional. The tone is not consistently The tone is unprofessional. It
professional and appropriate for For the most part, it is appropriate professional or appropriate for is not appropriate for an
Tone an academic research paper. for an academic research paper. an academic research paper. academic research paper.
Sentences are well-phrased and Sentences are well-phrased and
varied in length and structure. there is some variety in length and Some sentences are awkwardly Errors in sentence structure
Sentence They flow smoothly from one structure. The flow from sentence constructed so that the reader is are frequent enough to be a
Structure to another. to sentence is generally smooth. occasionally distracted. major distraction to the reader.
Word Choice Word choice is consistently Word choice is generally good. Word choice is merely adequate, Many words are used
The writer often goes beyond the and the range of words is
generic word to find one more limited. Some words are used inappropriately, confusing the
precise and accurate. precise and effective. inappropriately. reader.
There are so many errors that
There are occasional errors, but meaning is obscured. The
Grammar, Spelling, The writing is free or almost they don't represent a major The writing has many errors, and reader is confused and stops
Writing Mechanics free of errors. distraction or obscure meaning. the reader is distracted by them. reading.
Paper has more or fewer words
Paper is the number of words than specified in the
Length specified in the assignment. assignment.
References are primarily peer-
reviewed professional journals Although most of the references Most of the references are from
or other approved sources (e.g., are professionally legitimate, a few sources that are not peer- There are virtually no sources
government documents, agency are questionable (e.g., trade books, reviewed and have uncertain that are professionally reliable.
manuals, …). The reader is internet sources, popular magazines, reliability. The reader doubts The reader seriously doubts the
Quality of confident that the information and …). The reader is uncertain of the the accuracy of much of the value of the material and stops
References ideas can be trusted. reliability of some of the sources. material presented. reading.
Use of Most
Recent Edition
of the Publication
Manual of the
American
Psychological APA format is used accurately
Association and consistently in the paper APA format is used with minor There are frequent errors in APA Format of the document is not
(APA) and on the "References" page. errors. format. recognizable as APA.
