Synthesis Paper Instructions Reviewed April 13, 2018The purposes of this assignment are to:· Demonstrate proper use of current APA format in a term paper.· Demonstrate proper use of one of the rese

Synthesis Paper Grading Rubric

Reviewed April 13, 2018

	Advanced 90-100%	Proficient 70-89%	Developing 1-69%	Not present		Points Earned
Content 70% 0 to 90 points	81-90 Points Meets or exceeds all content requirements. Personal reflection is present in the writing. Content directly from the course is included. A biblical, Christian critique is present in the writing. The content and organization is suitable for a case study approach to research. Proper use of APA formatting is demonstrated throughout the document. This includes: Properly-formatted title page; Introductory statement and conclusion; Appropriate levels of headings; References (minimum of both course textbooks and at least two additional scholarly sources, properly formatted); Body of the document with properly formatted in-text citations; Consistency between citations and references;	63-80 Points Meets content requirements. Personal reflection is present in the writing. Content directly from the course is included. A biblical, Christian critique is present in the writing. The content and organization is suitable for a case study approach to research. Proper use of APA formatting is demonstrated throughout the document. This includes: Properly-formatted title page; Introductory statement and conclusion; Appropriate levels of headings; References (minimum of both course textbooks and at least two additional scholarly sources, properly formatted); Body of the document with properly formatted in-text citations; Consistency between citations and references;	1-62 Points Meets some content requirements. Personal reflection is present in the writing. Content directly from the course is included. A biblical, Christian critique is present in the writing. The content and organization is suitable for a case study approach to research. Proper use of APA formatting is demonstrated throughout the document. This includes: Properly-formatted title page; Introductory statement and conclusion; Appropriate levels of headings; References (minimum of both course textbooks and at least two additional scholarly sources, properly formatted); Body of the document with properly formatted in-text citations; Consistency between citations and references;	0 Not present.
Formatting 30% 0 to 40 points	36-40 points Meets or exceeds all formatting requirements. Proper page numbers, margins, spacing. Proper formatting for the in-text citations and references. Proper formatting for the levels of headings used.	28-35 points Meets formatting requirements. Proper page numbers, margins, spacing. Proper formatting for the in-text citations and references. Proper formatting for the levels of headings used.	1-27 points Meets some formatting requirements. Proper page numbers, margins, spacing. Proper formatting for the in-text citations and references. Proper formatting for the levels of headings used.	0 Not present
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