MAT Seminar Paper Rubric

MAT Seminar Paper Rubric Note: This rubric is for developmental purposes. All descriptors must be at target level for the paper to be accepted.

Target Evolving Needs work Topic and Introduction Your topic is relevant to teaching and Your topic needs clarification re: Both your topic and your content; your introduction teaching or content focus; and/or introduction need clearly states this relevance and the your introduction needs clarification. refocusing. direction of your inquiry. Purpose Statement, Your purpose statement briefly shows Your purpose statement needs some You are unclear on your Definitions of Terms, and what you hope the reader will gain polishing and/or you have a few purpose for writing, and/or Limitations of the Study from this study, and the importance terms which don’t need to appear on you have too many or too of the information; your terms are the list and/or you need to think a bit few terms, and/or you do necessarily defined; your limitations more about what your study can’t not have valid limitations. show you have thought about what cover. your study did not address. Literature Review You have consulted a minimum of 20 You have a few more references to You are far short of needed references; your references are consult and/or there are some spots references and/or your clearly relevant to your topic; these in the paper which are unclear. paper does not flow are written about coherently, and coherently. your writing moves smoothly from one aspect of the topic to the next. Conclusion and Your conclusion(s) regarding what You summarize your references, but You have not clearly made Implications your references have shown about don’t make a conclusion and/or your your points about what can your topic are logical; the statement of implications for the be drawn from this implications for the educational educational community needs a bit information, and its community clearly follow from them. more depth. usefulness to the field. Reference List Your reference list is in correct APA You are lacking a few references, Your reference list is too format; it contains a minimum of 20 and/or you have a few format errors, short, and/or is incorrectly references; the references are all and/or you seem to have one or two done, and/or is clearly relevant. references which aren’t relevant. padded with some irrelevant references. Presentation Your paper has been thoroughly You have some specific editing to Your paper has many edited for grammar and punctuation; do, and/or there is a format error, grammar and punctuation it is in the required format; it is a and/or you are a little short of pages. errors and/or is not in the minimum of 20 pp. correct format, and/or is too brief.