Rubric+for+Research

RUBRIC: Notable Hispanics from All Times – Research outline a unique topic for the research || The student will choose a topic that was easy to find, not taking up the challenge of looking for information || The student had to be given his topic. || The student had difficulty make a decision on which piece of culture to research. || library time well and handed in an outline after his/her research. (S)He knows how to adapt quickly and is quite independent in his learning || The student came into the library and got to work, but had problems finishing his outline ||< The student wasted a lot of time and barely finished the class with a thesis statement || The student completely wasted his time, barely finding sources of information on a piece of culture and thus was incomplete in the first part of the assignment which was an outline. ||
 * =  ||= Excellent outline ||= Good outline ||= Adequate ||= Inadequate ||
 * = Finding a topic ||< The Student will identify
 * = Library time and time management || The student managed his
 * = Biographical knowledge || The student will identify a notable person and study his/her biography, the field of his/her work, and impact the person has had in his field. || The student's research information is accurate and (s)he is able to connect it to the course content. || The student has adequate information on the notable Hispanic, but does not identify some of the points. He or she needs more time for accomplishing the assignment || The student has copied and pasted most of his information and has an inadequate understanding of the characteristics of the person. ||
 * = Critical thinking || Covers all aspects of the topic. Provides an ample evidence for analysis. || Understands what impact the person has on society. || Vaguely understands the influence of the person and achievements. || Superficial information- Mechanical work, lack of thinking and analysis. ||
 * = Use of resources || Use of three or more print and online sources. Quotations included. Bibliography is submitted

Citations are arranged by MLA format. || Use of fewer than three print and online resources. Some internet source used. Bibliography and citations arranged without any format || Only one text is used and no evidence of additional research. || A cut and paste work. No citation nor bibliography ||