Student Name:________________________
Using and Incorporating Sources
Assessing Need and Locating Sources
Exemplary
Date:______________
Accomplished
[ ] Expertly and precisely formulates
[ ] Accurately formulates research
research question based on need
question based on need
(gaps in current knowledge)
Developing
Beginning
[ ] Research need is addressed but is
[ ] Research need is not understood
misconstrued in regard to research
in regard to research question
question or discipline
[ ] Fully determines the scope of the [ ] Adequately determines the scope [ ] Attempts but inadequately
research question
of the research question
determines the research question
[ ] Selects information that satisfies
the need and scope of research
[ ] Selects appropriate but limited
information to satisfy the need and
scope of research
[ ] Expertly evaluates authority of
sources necessary for research
[ ] Attempts but struggles to evaluate [ ] Does not accurately evaluate
[ ] Accurately evaluates authority of
the authority of sources necessary for authority of sources necessary for
sources necessary for research
research
research
[ ] Integrates sources that accurately [ ] Adequately integrates resources
and directly respond to the research that mostly respond to the research
question
question
[ ] Does not fully select adequate
information for the need and scope
of research
[ ] Does not understand or does not
adequately determine the research
question
[ ] Integrates limited resources or
uses sources that do not directly
respond to research question
[ ] Selects inadequate or
inappropriate information for the
need and scope of research
[ ] Sources are inadequate and/or do
not directly respond to the research
question
[ ] Demonstrates advanced ability to [ ] Demonstrates ability to
[ ] Demonstrates limited ability to
[ ] Does not demonstrate ability to
synthesize, summarize, critique, and synthesize, summarize, critique, and synthesize, summarize, critique, and accurately synthesize, summarize,
evaluate sources
evaluate sources
evaluate sources
critique, and evaluate sources
[ ] Struggles to contextualize
response to research question in a
discipline
[ ] Skillfully contextualizes response
to research question in a discipline
[ ] Contextualizes response to
research question in a discipline
[ ] Accurately adheres to discipline
formatting and citation standards
[ ] Has occasional errors in discipline [ ] Has frequent errors in discipline
formatting and citation standards
formatting and citation standards
[ ] Does not accurately contextualize
response to research question
[ ] Inaccurately applies disciplinary
standards of formatting and citation
Wittman, CSU Stanislaus