Journal Critique Assignment Instructions You will submit 3 Journal Critiques that are to coincide with the topics listed below. Articles from different professional journals must be used for the devel
EDSP 724
Journal Critique Grading Rubric
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Content 70% | Advanced | Proficient | Developing | Not Present | ||||
Content | 11 to 12 points Journal critique reflects content from essays, lessons, and activities, and demonstrates thoughts and connections to course material. | 10 points Journal critique reflects content from essays, lessons, and activities, though it may lack connections to course material. | 1 to 9 points Journal critique is terse and lacks applied concepts. Content from essays and activities is occasionally missing. | 0 points Journal critique does not reflect course content. | ||||
Understanding of Material | 11 to 12 points Journal critique demonstrates understanding of materials and draws on personal experiences. | 10 points Journal critique reflects some understanding of concepts, although entries are occasionally redundant. | 1 to 9 points Journal critique demonstrates little understanding of concepts, with many redundant entries. | 0 points Journal critique demonstrates a lack of understanding of concepts with many redundant entries. | ||||
Readability | 11 points Journal critique is clearly recorded. Understandable conclusions are drawn. | 9 to 10 points Journal critique is reasonably neat, but the writing feels rushed. | 1 to 8 points Journal critique is hard to understand and does not demonstrate organization and neatness. The writing feels rushed. | 0 points Journal critique lacks organization and neatness. The writing is rushed and contains many errors. | ||||
Structure 30% | Advanced | Proficient | Developing | Not Present | ||||
Formatting | 7 points Critique includes a title page and reference page and is written in third person. Critique is in current APA format. Critique is 2–5 pages. | 6 points Critique includes a title page and reference page but is not in current APA format. Critique is 2–5 pages. | 1 to 5 points Critique is missing 1 of the required elements and is not in current APA format. Critique is fewer than 2 pages. | 0 points Critique is missing both of the required elements and is not in current APA format. Critique is incomplete or missing. | ||||
Syntax | 8 points Journal critique is well-written. Complete sentences are used and the answers to questions are well-reasoned. | 7 points Journal critique is reasonably well-written. Complete sentences are used, but some answers are too brief. | 1 to 6 points Journal critique is not well-written. Complete sentences are not always used and the answers are too brief. Writing skills are lacking. | 0 points Critique is not written in complete sentences. Writing skills are lacking. |