Article

Critique Rubric

Minimally acceptable
Category Poor (0 - 20) Satisfactory (25-27) Very Good (28 - 31) Excellent (32 - 35)
(21-24)
Article’s relevance is not Relevant article; analysis Relevant article; analysis Relevant article; analysis Relevant article; analysis
clear; analysis of of author(s)’ argument is of author(s)’ argument is of author(s)’ argument of author(s)’ argument is
author(s)’ argument is not very clear; very little somewhat clear; some is clear; solid, specific clear; solid, specific
Critique of article missing; no support for support for your support for your support for your support for your
argument your evaluation; missing evaluation; little analysis evaluation; there is some evaluation; analysis of evaluation; analysis of
analysis of methodology of methodology and analysis of methodology methodology and methodology and
and conclusions drawn conclusions drawn and conclusions drawn conclusions drawn is conclusions drawn is clear
clear and well supported
Poor (6) Minimally acceptable
Satisfactory (8) Very Good (9) Excellent (10)
(7)
Missing any information Not clear but mentioned Somewhat clear where Clear where this fits Very clear and well
about how this fits with where this fits with this fits with other with other relevant explained as to where this
other relevant research other relevant research relevant research (i.e., research (i.e., supports, fits with other relevant
Fit with existing (i.e., supports, contradicts, (i.e., supports, supports, contradicts, contradicts, provides a research (i.e., supports,
research provides a different contradicts, provides a provides a different different perspective or contradicts, provides a
perspective or different perspective or perspective or methodology) different perspective or
methodology) methodology) methodology) methodology)

Article critique was a

Article critique was Article critique was a not Article critique was a Article critique was a
complete draft with
missing or just an outline a first draft; comments fairly complete draft; complete draft ; offered
Peer Review formatting etc.; offered
of thoughts; missed the to peers were not very offered some comments helpful comments to
thoughtful and considered
peer review helpful to peers peers
comments to peers
Not well organized; weak Somewhat well Somewhat well Mostly well organized Very well organized with
transitions; argument organized or good organized with good with good transitions; solid transitions;
Writing/Organization confusing to follow transitions (not both); transitions; argument argument easily argument easily followed
argument somewhat mostly clear followed
confused
Missing one or more of the Cover page; mostly Cover page; mostly Cover page; correct use Cover page; correct use of
following: Cover page, correct use of APA; correct use of APA; 3-5 of APA; 3-5 pp., 12 point APA; 3-5 pp., double-
correct use of APA; under double-spaced, 1 inch pp., double-spaced, 1 font, some grammatical spaced, 1 inch margins, 12
3 or over 5 pp., not margins, 12 point font, inch margins, 12 point errors or typos point font, few
Editing/Formatting
double-spaced, 1 inch with some grammatical font, many grammatical grammatical errors or
margins, 12 point font, errors or typos errors or typos typos
with many grammatical
errors or typos