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This rubric evaluates student papers on format, references, and content for a psychology course assignment. It assesses whether the paper follows APA style for formatting, in-text citations, and references. It also checks that the paper contains three key sections - a problem summary, best practices summary, and treatment plan. Each section is evaluated on clarity of writing from poor to excellent. An overall grade is assigned based on reference quality, writing clarity and completeness, and adherence to formatting and citation styles.

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Rubric CaseStudyWrittenAssignment 1

This rubric evaluates student papers on format, references, and content for a psychology course assignment. It assesses whether the paper follows APA style for formatting, in-text citations, and references. It also checks that the paper contains three key sections - a problem summary, best practices summary, and treatment plan. Each section is evaluated on clarity of writing from poor to excellent. An overall grade is assigned based on reference quality, writing clarity and completeness, and adherence to formatting and citation styles.

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Psychology of Sport and Exercise 01:377:301

Rubric for Written Assignment

Student’s Name: _______________________

Format:

Is the paper double-spaced? Yes _____ No _____

Is the font 12-point, Times New Roman? Yes _____ No _____

Do the pages have 1-inch margins? Yes _____ No _____

Are there subtitles? Yes _____ No _____

Is there an extra line between paragraphs? Yes _____ No _____

Is there only one space after periods? Yes _____ No _____

Is there a title page? Yes _____ No _____

Is the title page APA Style?


1. Not at all _____ 2. Somewhat, but many errors_____ 3. For the most part but a few errors_____ 4. Nearly perfect _____

Is the paper 4-5 pages (not including title/references)? Yes _____ No _____ If no, how many? ____

References:

Are there in-text citations? Yes _____ No _____

Are in-text citations APA style?


1. Not at all _____ 2. Somewhat, but many errors_____ 3. For the most part but a few errors_____ 4. Nearly perfect _____

Is there a reference page? Yes _____ No _____

Is the reference page in APA style?


1. Not at all _____ 2. Somewhat, but many errors_____ 3. For the most part but a few errors_____ 4. Nearly perfect _____

Were at least 5 references used within the body of the paper? Yes _____ No _____ If no, how many? ____

Are all references used within the body of the paper also listed on the reference page? Yes _____ No _____

Are there at least 4 references peer-reviewed, academic, original research (i.e., not reviews/meta-analyses) journal articles?
Yes _____ No _____ If no, how many? ____

Are any references from dissertations/websites/popular media? Yes _____ No _____

What is the overall quality of the references used – are the sources credible, do they support the statements made in the paper?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Very poor quality Excellent quality
Content:

Does the paper contain these three sections? Yes _____ No _____
1. General summary of the problem/disorder that the patient/client is presenting with

2. Summary of what is currently considered best practice in terms of addressing and treating that problem/disorder
3. Plan of action/treatment that the student would take to address the patient/client

If no, what section is missing? ___________________________________________________________________________________

How well-written is each section?

1. General summary of the problem/disorder that the patient/client is presenting with

Level of Clarity in Writing (0=poor through 10=excellent): ______


Comments (what could be improved, what was well done)
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2. Summary of what is currently considered best practice in terms of addressing and treating that problem/disorder
Level of Clarity in Writing (0=poor through 10=excellent): ______
Comments (what could be improved, what was well done)
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3. Plan of action/treatment that the student would take to address the patient/client
Level of Clarity in Writing (0=poor through 10=excellent): ______
Comments (what could be improved, what was well done)
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Grade: _____

Takes into account quality of references, clarity and completeness of writing and the amount of errors related to formatting/APA styles.

Exceptional: Well-written, thoughtful, detailed, nearly perfect format A/A+ 76-80 points
Excellent: Well-written, thoughtful, detailed, a few mistakes with format A/A- 72-75 points
Very good: Well-written but lacking some detail, nearly perfect with format B/B+ 68-71 points
Good: Well-written but lacking some detail, a few mistakes with format B/B- 64-67 points
Average: All components are present, writing is adequate, a few mistakes with format C/C+ 60-63 points
Fair: All components are present, writing is adequate, several mistakes with format C/C- 56-59 points
Below Average: Some components missing/unclear, many mistakes with format D 48-55 points
Failure: Student did not submit assignment by the deadline F <47 points

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