HCM515 Critical Thinking Assignment Rubric
Exceeds Expectation
Meets Expectation
Below Expectation
Limited Evidence
Content, Research, and Analysis
25-30 Points
19-24 Points
13-18 Points
7-12 Points
Requirements
Includes all of the required components, as specified in the assignment.
Includes most of the required components, as specified in the assignment.
Includes some of the required components, as specified in the assignment.
Includes few of the required components, as specified in the assignment.
29-35 Points
22-28 Points
15-21 Points
8-14 Points
Content
Demonstrates substantial and extensive knowledge of the materials, with no errors or major omissions.
Demonstrates adequate knowledge of the materials; may include some minor errors or omissions.
Demonstrates fair knowledge of the materials and/or includes some major errors or omissions.
Fails to demonstrate knowledge of the materials and/or includes many major errors or omissions.
37-45 Points
28-36 Points
19-27 Points
10-18 Points
Analysis
Provides strong thought, insight, and analysis of concepts and applications.
Provides adequate thought, insight, and analysis of concepts and applications.
Provides poor though, insight, and analysis of concepts and applications.
Provides little or no thought, insight, and analysis of concepts and applications.
13-15 Points
10-12 Points
7-9 Points
4-6 Points
Sources
Sources go above and beyond required criteria and are well chosen to provide effective substance and perspectives on the issue under examination.
Sources meet required criteria and are adequately chosen to provide substance and perspectives on the issue under examination.
Sources meet required criteria but are poorly chosen to provide substance and perspectives on the issue under examination.
Source selection and integration of knowledge from the course is clearly deficient.
Mechanics and Writing
5 Points
4 Points
3 Points
1-2 Points
Demonstrates college-level proficiency in organization, grammar and style.
Project is clearly organized, well written, and in proper format as outlined in the assignment. Strong sentence and paragraph structure, contains no errors in grammar, spelling, APA style, or APA citations and references.
Project is fairly well organized and written and is in proper format as outlined in the assignment. Reasonably good sentence and paragraph structure, may include a few minor errors in grammar, spelling, APA style, or APA citations and references.
Project is poorly organized and written and may not follow proper format as outlined in the assignment. Inconsistent to inadequate sentence and paragraph development, and/or includes numerous or major errors in grammar, spelling, APA style, or APA citations and references.
Project is not organized or well written and is not in proper format as outlined in the assignment. Poor quality work; unacceptable in terms of grammar, spelling, APA style, and APA citations and references.
Total points possible = 130