Grading Rubric - Paper #2 - Article Critique	
			
	Possible Points (150)                        Points Earned		
INTRODUCTION	         20 POINTS		
 Problem stated	 		
 Purpose of Paper stated	 		
BODY OF PAPER	         80 POINTS		
 Problem critiqued thoroughly	 		
 Study methods critiqued thoroughly	 		
 Study results critiqued thoroughly	 		
 Study conclusions critiqued thoroughly	 		

YOUR  CONCLUSIONS &	         20 POINTS		
SUMMARY	 		
 	 		
APA FORMATTING 	         30 POINTS		
 	 		
MISCELLANEOUS DEDUCTIONS	 		
Comments:	 		

 	 		
 	 		
 	                                                                                                     Spring 2010		

FACULTY: Cynthia Line, RN, MSN		STUDENT:			DATE:	
COURSE: N302		ASSIGNMENT: Paper #2				
                LAKEVIEW COLLEGE OF NURSING FORMATTING GUIDELINES	
           Based on the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) 6th Ed.	
APA FORMAT	APA PG. #S	 	        REQUIREMENT / Comment	
Title Page:                        2.5 Points	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 Margins/Line Spacing/Font	228-229	1" MARGINS    /    DOUBLE-SPACED    /    Times New Roman-12	
 Running head/Page Number	229-230	^LH CORNER -- "Running head:  ALL CAPS"  /  PG # ^ RH CORNER	
 Title/Byline	23-24	TITLE OF PAPER  -- AUTHOR -- COLLEGE -- COURSE  -- DATE	
Text Pages:                       2.5 Points	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 Margins/Line Spacing/Font	228-229	1" MARGINS    /    DOUBLE-SPACED    /    Times New Roman-12	
 Title on Page 2	42; 229	CENTERED AT TOP BELOW RUNNING HEAD AND PAGE # 	 	
 Running head/Page Number	229-230	^LH CORNER R.H. TITLE ONLY IN ALL CAPS  /  PG # ^ RH CORNER	
 Paragraph Length	68	Too Long    /    Too Short (1 Paragraph = 3 Sentences)	
 Headings	62-65	Appropriate Level?  Y / N / NA   Formatting Correct?  Y / N  		
Introduction:                       5 Points	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 Purpose of Paper Stated	28	Yes    /   No   /   NA	 	 	 	
 Identification of Problem/Topic	27	Yes    /   No   /   NA	 	 	 	
 Significance of Problem/Topic	28	Yes    /   No   /   NA	 	 	 	
Citation of Sources:          10 Points	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 Paraphrasing Cited	170-173	ALL INFORMATION FROM ANOTHER SOURCE MUST BE CITED  /  NA	
 Direct Quotations Cited	171	< 40 WORDS W/IN TEXT        > 40 WORDS USE STAND-ALONE BLOCK	
 Overall Formatting Correct	178	Within Text  Y / N / NA     Parenthetical Citations  Y  /  N  / NA	
Reference Page:               5 Points	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 Title	37	CENTERED AT TOP BELOW RUNNING HEAD AND PAGE # 	 	
 Author/Editor Information 	184	LAST NAME, FIRST INITIAL, MIDDLE INITIAL   /   NA	 	
 Entries in Alphabetical Order	181	Yes    /   No   /   NA	 	 	 	
 Entry Information Complete	180	DATE OF PUBLICATION/VOLUME/ISSUE/DOI/WEBSITE/PUBLISHER	
 Punctuation/Capitalization	180-224	Correct use of comma, semi-colon, capital letters  Yes  /  No  /   NA 	
 Appropriate Use of Italics	183-187	BOOK & PERIODICAL TITLES; PERIODICAL VOL. #; ASSOC. PUNCTUATION  	
 Hanging Indentation	37	Must be at least 5 spaces   	 	 	
Other:                                5 Points	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 Overall Writing Style	65-77	Proper Voice & Tense    /    No Jargon, Slang, Bias    /    Good Flow	
 Numbers 	111-124	Generally:   <10 write out as a word;   > 10 use digits	
 Grammar / Spelling	77-86; 96	Grammar Errors:  Y / N  (Pg #       ) Spelling Errors:  Y  /  N   (Pg #        )	
 Abbreviations	106-111	Spell out word initially, then provide abbreviation thereafter	
 Punctuation	87-96	Correct use of comma/semi-colon/quotation marks  (See Pg #            )	
 Spacing After Punctuation	87-88	Twice after end of sentence / Once after other punctuation	
 Capitalization	101-104	PROPER NOUNS / MAJOR WORDS IN TITLES W/IN TEXT /  TRADE NAMES  	
 Use of Italics in Text	104-106	BOOK & PERIODICAL TITLES / MOVIES-TV / NEW TERM BEING INTRODUCED	
 Double Quotation Marks	91-92	IRONIC COMMENT/SLANG/CHPT.-ARTICLE TITLE IN TEXT/QUOTES IN TEXT  (SP2010)