Rubric for Evidence-Based Practice Article Review
Criteria
Content of
Review
Appropriate
Topic
Significance
to Class /
Relativity to
Class
Writing
Composition
(Spelling,
Grammar,
Sentence
Structure)
Exemplary
(16-20)
Effective
(11-15)
Minimal
(6-10)
Unsatisfactory
(0-5)
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 In depth and well
organized content
 Meets length requirement
with quality content
 Excellent summary
 Content is adequately
organized and
comprehensive
 Length requirement is met
with adequate content
 Adequate summary
 Content is minimally
organized
 Length requirement is not
met; minimal content
 Basic summary
 Content is not organized
 Length requirement is not
met; poor content
 Incomplete summary
 Evidence of plagiarism
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 Relevant to assigned
subject matter and peer
interest
 Article content exceeds
requirements
 Relevant to assigned
subject matter
 Article content meets
expectations
 Minimal relevance to
assigned subject matter
 Article content fails to
meet all requirements
 Not relevant to assigned
subject matter
 Fails to meet content
requirements
____ Points
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____ Points
 Article has great
significance
 Student summary exceeds
average peer perspective
and understanding
 Student displays
understanding of article’s
relevance to topic
 Article has some
significance
 Student summary meets
project expectations
 Some understanding of
article’s relevance to topic
 Article has little
significance
 Summary meets minimal
expectations
 Little understanding of
article’s relevance to topic
 Article has no significance
 Summary does not meet
minimal expectations
 No understanding of
article’s relevance
____ Points
____ Points
____ Points
____ Points
 An occasional error may
occur, but writing,
grammar, spelling,
transitions, readability, and
sentence structure are
 Some minor errors (1-3
errors) may occur with
spelling, grammar,
transitions, and sentence
structure but are not
 Frequent errors (4-5 errors)
occur with spelling,
grammar, transitions,
sentence structure, and
readability throughout the
 Numerous errors (>6
errors) occur with spelling,
grammar, transitions, and
sentence structure,
throughout the
essentially error free.
APA Format
____ Points
 An occasional error may
occur, but the paper is
essentially error-free,
following APA format in
the body of the paper and
reference page.
Assignment Score ______________
consistent throughout the
presentation. Errors do not
interfere with the
readability or
comprehension of
information,
____ Points
 Some minor errors (1-3
errors) may occur with
APA format but errors are
not consistent throughout
the paper.
presentation.
____ Points
 Frequent errors (4-5
errors) occur with APA
format throughout the
paper.
presentation, which make it
very difficult to read and
understand the information
presented.
____ Points
 Numerous errors (>6
errors) occur with APA
format consistently
throughout the paper,
indicating that little effort
was placed on
understanding the format
guidelines.