EMAT 531/533 Name_______________

Research paper

Relevance of topic	/ 10
Thesis statement / introduction	/ 15
Sources	/ 10
Format	/ 10
Organization	/ 25
Development of topic	/ 15
Conclusion	/ 15

Rubric

	TARGET	ACCEPTABLE	UNACCEPTABLE
Relevance of topic (10 points)	Topic is appropriate and relevant to the field of foreign language education (9-10 points)	Topic is somewhat appropriate and relevant to the field of foreign language education (4-8 points)	Topic is inappropriate and irrelevant to the field of foreign language education (1-3 points)
Thesis statement / introduction (15 points)	The thesis statement and introduction are stated clearly and define the topic well (13-15 points)	The thesis statement and introduction are stated somewhat clearly and define the topic to a certain degree (8-12 points)	The thesis statement and introduction are not stated clearly and do not really define the topic (1-7 points)
Sources (10 points)	5 or more appropriate sources ; variety of sources ; appropriate use of notes (9-10 points)	3-4 appropriate sources ; some variety of sources ; somewhat appropriate use of notes (4-8 points)	1-2 appropriate sources ; little variety of sources ; inappropriate or no use of notes (1-3 points)
Format (10 points)	10-15 pages; typed; 1” margins; 12 font; cover page with appropriate informa- tion (9-10 points)	7-9 pages; typed; 1” margins; 12 font; cover page with appropriate information (4-8 points)	Less than 7 pages; typed but problems with format; incomplete cover page (1-3 points)
Organization (25 points)	Very easy to follow ideas; very well organized; paragraphs flow together (23-25 points)	Somewhat easy to follow ideas most of the time; well organized; paragraphs usually flow together (11-22 points)	Difficult follow ideas; not well organized; paragraphs do not usually flow together (1-10 points)
Development of topic (15 points)	Logical development of thesis statement; supported by sources; leads to conclusion (13-15 points)	Somewhat logical development of thesis statement; often supported by sources; leads to conclusion (8-12 points)	Incomplete development of thesis statement; rarely supported by sources; does not logically lead to conclusion (1-7 points)
Conclusion (15 points)	The conclusion answers the research question(s) posed in a creative manner (13-15 points)	There is an attempt to link all of the ideas of the paper together; some new insight presented (8-12 points)	The conclusion merely repeats the introduction; no new insights are presented (1-7 points)