Racism: looked at through the social learning perspective VS. the cognitive Learning perspective Each student will choose a social issue or research topic in psychology. Students will select two persp
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| APA format | Failure to conform to APA style basics (font, margins, cover page); organization is poor | Some conformity to APA style but several errors; organization is present but perhaps flawed | Some conformity to APA format but there are some errors present. Subheadings could help with organization. | Conformity to APA is adhered. Organization is good with a few errors. | Full conformity to APA style and format. Organization is perfect. |
| Citations | References are not cited. | Some references are not cited. Student uses too many direct quotes. | All references are cited but student does not follow APA format or uses too many direct quotes. | All references are cited, minor errors in format. | All references are cited and student follows APA format perfectly. |
| 5-7 peer reviewed resources | Student does not include any references. | Student includes 1-2 references, not peer-reviewed. | Student includes 3-4 peer-reviewed references. Some may not be appropriate to topic. | Student includes 5-6 peer-reviewed references but some may not be appropriate for topic. | Student includes 7 peer-reviewed sources that are appropriate to topic. |
| Spelling and Grammar | Numerous spelling and grammar errors | Some spelling and grammar errors. Needs significant improvement. | A few spelling and grammar errors present with only mild impairment of reading | (< 2 errors). Very easy to read and understand. | No errors that impede reading. Near perfect |
| Selected appropriate social issue or research topic | Student did not select a social issue or research topic in psychology. | Social issue or research topic was not appropriate for paper. | Discussion of social issue or research topic needs work. | Social issue or research topic was appropriate for paper. Shows good understanding of issue. | Social issue or research topic was appropriate for paper. Shows excellent understanding of issue. |
| Applied two historical perspectives | Student did not apply historical perspectives. | Poor application of the historical perspectives. | Average application of the historical perspectives. Needs some work. | Good application of the historical perspectives. | Excellent application of the historical perspectives. |
| Conclusion | Student did not include conclusion. | Conclusion shows no evidence of critical thinking. | Conclusion shows some evidence of critical thinking. | Conclusion shows good evidence of critical thinking. | Conclusion shows excellent evidence of critical thinking. |
| Scientific writing style | Uses “I”, “we”, does not write in third person. Writes in a conversational way. | Writes in a conversational way. | Shows some evidence of scientific writing. | Demonstrates good evidence of scientific writing. | Demonstrates excellent evidence of scientific writing. |
| Introductory paragraph grabs reader’s attention | Intro paragraph is not interesting. Jumps right into studies with no introduction of topic. | Intro paragraph needs significant work. | Intro paragraph needs work to make it more interesting. | Intro paragraph begins in a general way. Includes some interesting information (stats, etc.). | Intro paragraph is interesting and begins in a general way. Grabs reader’s attention. |
| Title page | No title page included | Several errors, includes unnecessary information | Some errors | Includes most of the required components | Title page follows APA format |
