Thesis Paper Grading Rubric Portion Point Value Content: The paper will either be an empirical study or will be a review of the literature which should be synthesis of the information you have learned. If it is an empirical study, it will include all of the elements of an APA research paper (i.e., title page, abstract, introduction, methods, results, discussion, and references). It may also include appendices with measures, tables, and/or graphs. If it is a literature review, it should not be a summary of each source individually in a paragraph, but rather should synthesize the information so that your thesis is rich with information and coherent in its organizational flow. 40 Grammar: The paper must be written well with special attention to grammar, writing conventions, sentence structure, and spelling. 20 Length: The paper should be 15-20 pages. This does not include the title page, references, or appendices. 5 Research: The paper must contain a minimum of 20 ​scholarly​ sources. Anything that is in references must have an in-text citation and anything with an in-text citation should have an accompanying reference. 20 Style: The paper must conform to APA style. ● Title page ● Citations ● References ● Other conventions (e.g., font, spacing, numbers, headers) 15 .

1. Thesis Paper Grading Rubric
Portion Point Value
Content:
The paper will either be an empirical study or will be a review
of the literature
which should be synthesis of the information you have learned.
If it is an
empirical study, it will include all of the elements of an APA
research paper
(i.e., title page, abstract, introduction, methods, results,
discussion, and
references). It may also include appendices with measures,
tables, and/or
graphs. If it is a literature review, it should not be a summary of
each source
individually in a paragraph, but rather should synthesize the
information so that
your thesis is rich with information and coherent in its
organizational flow.
40
Grammar:
The paper must be written well with special attention to

2. grammar, writing
conventions, sentence structure, and spelling.
20
Length:
The paper should be 15-20 pages. This does not include the title
page,
references, or appendices.
5
Research:
The paper must contain a minimum of 20 scholarly sources.
Anything that is in
references must have an in-text citation and anything with an
in-text citation
should have an accompanying reference.
20
Style:
The paper must conform to APA style.
● Title page
● Citations
● References
● Other conventions (e.g., font, spacing, numbers, headers)

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