CST (Communication Theory) 300 Rubric
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Outcome #1
Students construct a search strategy using appropriate vocabulary in order to search for information effectively.
Criteria |
Excellent 3 |
Good 2 |
Acceptable 1 |
Needs improvement 0 |
Uses two variables in search strategy with “and” operator | Uses two topic-related variables with “and” operator appropriately | Uses two variables but 1 term doesn’t match topic or uses “and” operator inappropriately | Uses one topic-related variable and doesn’t use “and” appropriately | Missing variables and terms don’t match topic. Doesn’t use “and” operator |
Criteria | Excellent 3 | Good 2 | Acceptable 1 | Needs improvement 0 |
Student selects primary source research material | All items are primary source research | Two items are primary sources material | 1 item is a primary source | No items are primary research |
Appropriate journals or books | All items from Communication/Allied journals or scholarly books | 2 items from Communication/Allied journals or scholarly books | 1 item from Communication/Allied journals or scholarly books | No items from Communication/Allied journals or scholarly books |
Includes theory and context in material | Theory and context in all items | Theory and context in 2 items | Theory and context in 1 item | Does not include theory in context in any items. |
Criteria – APA format | Excellent | Good | Acceptable | Needs Improvement |
Student includes all components of a citation in correct order, format and punctuation in accordance with the APA style. | Citations include all components with correct order, format and punctuation |
Citations are missing one of the following: 1 item out of order 1 punctuation item |
Citations aremissing one of the following: 1 component 1 item out of order 1 punctuation item |
Citations aremissing two of the following: 1 component 1 item out of order 1 punctuation item |