Multicultural Education Research Paper Rubric Criteria Points Comments Excellent (5-4.5 points): Excellent to superior work in all areas; exemplary performance, participation, creativity and writing; fully addresses the criterion; excellent grasp of facts, analysis and application; consistently clear statements and explanations Good: (4 points): Good to fair work in most aspects; minor deficiency in relation to writing style or procedures; adequate grasp of facts, analysis, and practical application; clear statements and explanations are limited, but above average quality Average: (3.5 points): Passing work, but in serious need of improvement in many areas, especially in regard to form and content; minimal grasp of facts, analysis and application; very few clear statements or explanations Below Average (less than 3.5 points): confusing, lacks explanation or completion; little conforming to writing style or procedures; overall, below professional quality standards; not quality work “How Researchers Study Your Topic” Introduction Section What is your research question(s)? Overview of how others have studied your topic? “How Researchers Study Your Topic” section featured no writing/format inconsistent with the APA style guide; overall quality of writing Findings Section Clearly identified and justified the findings chosen to answer your research problem statement Key terms to be defined were clearly indicated, and they were the proper ones to be defined Operational definitions were clearly described Discussed advantages (strengths) and disadvantages (weaknesses) and any limitations of the findings as it relates to answering your question and proposing future research Sources cited in the Findings section were authoritative and relevant Concluding Section Concluding section began with a summary of the points in the paper regarding research methods Briefly discussed limitations found in studying your area Concluding section ended with a single bottom line statement of the notion found in the paper Concluding section featured no writing/format inconsistent with the APA style guide; overall quality of writing Other Total number of pages (15) References Excellent (10-9 points): Excellent to superior work in all areas as indicated in the instructors’ written expectations; exemplary performance, participation, creativity and writing; fully addresses the criterion; excellent grasp of facts, analysis and application; consistently clear statements and explanations Good: (8 points): Good to fair work in most aspects; minor deficiency in relation to instructors’ written expectations regarding content, writing style or procedures; adequate grasp of facts, analysis, and practical application; clear statements and explanations are limited, but above average quality Average: (7 points): .

1. Multicultural Education Research Paper Rubric
Criteria Points Comments
Excellent (5-4.5 points):
Excellent to superior work in all
areas; exemplary performance,
participation, creativity and
writing; fully addresses the
criterion; excellent grasp of facts,
analysis and application;
consistently clear statements and
explanations
Good: (4 points): Good to fair
work in most aspects; minor
deficiency in relation to writing
style or procedures; adequate
grasp of facts, analysis, and
practical application; clear
statements and explanations are
limited, but above average quality

2. Average: (3.5 points): Passing
work, but in serious need of
improvement in many areas,
especially in regard to form and
content; minimal grasp of facts,
analysis and application; very few
clear statements or explanations
Below Average (less than 3.5
points): confusing, lacks
explanation or completion; little
conforming to writing style or
procedures; overall, below
professional quality standards; not
quality work
“How Researchers Study Your Topic” Introduction Section
What is your research question(s)?
Overview of how others have studied your topic?
“How Researchers Study Your Topic” section featured no
writing/format inconsistent with the APA style guide; overall
quality of writing

3. Findings Section
Clearly identified and justified the findings chosen to answer
your research problem statement
Key terms to be defined were clearly indicated, and they
were the proper ones to be defined
Operational definitions were clearly described
Discussed advantages (strengths) and disadvantages
(weaknesses) and any limitations of the findings as it relates
to answering your question and proposing future research
Sources cited in the Findings section were authoritative and
relevant
Concluding Section
Concluding section began with a summary of the points in
the paper regarding research methods
Briefly discussed limitations found in studying your area

4. Concluding section ended with a single bottom line
statement of the notion found in the paper
Concluding section featured no writing/format inconsistent
with the APA style guide; overall quality of writing
Other
Total number of pages (15)
References
Excellent (10-9 points):
Excellent to superior work in all
areas as indicated in the
instructors’ written expectations;
exemplary performance,
participation, creativity and
writing; fully addresses the
criterion; excellent grasp of facts,
analysis and application;
consistently clear statements and
explanations
Good: (8 points): Good to fair

5. work in most aspects; minor
deficiency in relation to
instructors’ written expectations
regarding content, writing style or
procedures; adequate grasp of
facts, analysis, and practical
application; clear statements and
explanations are limited, but
above average quality
Average: (7 points): Passing
work, but in serious need of
improvement in many areas,
especially in regard to form and
content; minimal grasp of facts,
analysis and application; very few
clear statements or explanations
Below Average (less than 7
points): confusing, lacks
explanation or completion; little
conforming to instructors’ written
expectations regarding content,

6. writing style or procedures;
overall, below professional quality
standards; not quality work
Reference section in proper APA form
Total number of references (10 references) – good variety,
quality
TOTAL POINTS /85 Final comments