Identify the following when reading the articles, this makes it easier to write the review.
1. Objectives: what does the article set out to do?
2. Concepts: what are the central concepts?
3. Evidence: is evidence provided? How adequate is it?
4. Conclusion: a brief overall assessment.
The lit review will be graded on the following criteria
1. An initial identification of the article (author, title of article, title of journal, year of publication, and other details that seem important, and an indication of the major aspects of the article you will be discussing. This information should be provided in the abstract.
2. A critical discussion of 2-3 key issues raised in the article. This section is the core of your review. You need to make clear the author’s own argument before you criticize and evaluate it. Also, you must support your criticisms with evidence from the text or from other writings (textbooks). You may also want to indicate gaps in the author’s treatment of a topic.
3. A final evaluation of the overall contribution that the article has made to your understanding of the topic (and maybe its importance to the development of knowledge in this particular area or discipline, setting it in the context of other writings in the field).
4. APA format formatting requires the minimum sections: the title page, main section, and references list.
5. Content and grammar will affect the grade.
Rubric
Literature Review (1)
Literature Review (1)
Criteria Ratings Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeInitial Identification
An initial identification of the article (author, title of article, title of journal, year of publication, and other details that seem important, and an indication of the major aspects of the article you will be discussing 5 pts
A Level
Provides a complete identification of important details of the article. 4 pts
B Level
Provides some details of identifying the article. 3 pts
C Level
Provides 1-2 details to identify the article. 0 pts
F Level
Does not provide any information in identifying the article.
5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSummary
A brief summary of the range, contents and argument of the article. Occasionally you may summarize section by section, but in a short review (1,000-1,500 words) you usually pick up the main themes only. This section should not normally take up more than a third of the total review 20 pts
A Level
Submission addresses all required elements in the and demonstrates a full understanding of the topic. Provided a strong summary. 15 pts
B Level
Able to identify some of the themes from the article. 10 pts
C Level
Some themes identified but lacked a cohesive summary. 5 pts
F Level
Did not provide a summary or identify any main themes. Poorly developed summary.
20 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCritical issues
A critical discussion of 2-3 key issues raised in the This section is the core of your review. You need to make clear the author’s own argument before you criticize and evaluate it. Also you must support your criticisms with evidence from the text or from other writings. You may also want to indicate gaps in the author’s treatment of a topic 30 pts
A Level
Discussed 2-3 themes from the article. Demonstrates a full understanding of the topic. Strong evidence of application and analysis. 25 pts
B Level
Some evidence of application and analysis. Only able to identify 1-2 themes from the article. 20 pts
C Level
Lacks some understanding of the critical issues. Unable to fully develop analysis. 10 pts
F Level
Did not identify any critical issues and/or lacks critical thinking.
30 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeFinal evaluation
A final evaluation of the overall contribution that the article has made to your understanding of the topic (and maybe its importance to the development of knowledge in this particular area or discipline, setting it in the context of other writings in the field) 10 pts
A Level
Provided a comprehensive evaluation of the article and the contribution of the article to the topic. 8 pts
B Level
The submission does not demonstrate a full understanding of the topic and does not provide a comprehensive evaluation of the topic. 5 pts
C Level
Poorly developed critical thinking not supported by evidence. 0 pts
F Level
Lacks critical thinking and does not demonstrate understanding of the topic.
10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAPA format
APA formatting requires the minimum sections: the title page, abstract, main section, and references
Title Page – contain a running head, title, author name, and school affiliation.
Abstract – An abstract is a brief summary of your paper that immediately follows your title page. According to APA format, your abstract should be no more than 150 to 250. 25 pts
A Level
APA format is demonstrated in the submission. Contains each required element to include a title page, abstract, main body, and references. Sources are cited and re
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