Article Review Grading Criteria
Criteria
1. Is the article from a professional source?
Points/Comments
(10 points)
2. Does it contain all elements of a review?
• Includes a summary that
—identifies key points
—uses paraphrase and quotations
appropriately
—provides support or examples
for each generalization
(20 points)
• Includes an evaluation that
—identifies strengths and weaknesses
—allows readers to determine whether
the article is worth reading
—comments on the significance of the
article or the ideas in it
—provides support or examples
for each generalization
(20 points)
• Ends with a reference list and correct
APA citation
(10 points)
3. Is the review easy to follow, with
• clear organization
• transitions between ideas
• language appropriate to a general
audience (e.g., technical terms are
avoided or defined)
(10 points)
4. Is the review free of
• status-marking errors (e.g., fragments,
run-ons, errors in verb tense)
• spelling errors that distract readers
(30 points)