Scientific Method
| Grading Criteria Scientific Method 3 points possible | |
| Content Criteria | Weight |
| Student selects a scholarly journal article from ProQuest and summarizes its contents. | 0.75 |
| Student describes any areas that appear to be unsound in the author’s thinking or methods? | 0.75 |
| Student describes any steps of the scientific method omitted, or lacking and discusses what additional information would be helpful to further support the study? | 0.75 |
| Student responds to at least two of their classmates’ initial posts. | 0.5 |
| Research Criteria | |
| Student utilizes proper APA format, provides a posting of at least 250 words, and answers with proper spelling and grammar usage. | 0.25 |
