CASE STUDY GRADING RUBRIC

Content Excellent Good Fair Unacceptable Credit

Categories A B C D F
(90-100) (80-89) (70-79) (60-69) (<59)
Substantially Exceeds Meets Does Not Unacceptable
Exceeds Expectations Expectations Meet
Expectations Expectations
Scope – 60% 1) Applies unit 1) Applies unit 1) Applies unit 1) Does not 1) Paper lacks
material with material with material with apply the unit flow
1)
logical order of some logical gaps in principles and from point to
Development ideas, with no order of information. material as point,
2) Adherence gaps in ideas, with 2) Addresses called for in the order of ideas is
to information. minimal gaps in some of the case study. not
2) Completely information. . issues covered 2) Does not clear, and gaps
Assignment
addresses the 2) Substantially in unit and address the in
3) Quality of concepts, addresses called for in the relevant issues information are
Presented theories and issues covered assignment posed by the present.
Content material in unit and instructions, case study. Structure
issues covered called for in the 3) Some 3) You fail to lacks
4) Logic of
in unit and assignment important points make any organization.
Arguments called for in the instructions, are important points 2) Major themes
assignment and is addressed, but and analyze the mentioned in
instructions, supported by not fully material the
and is text and/or covered. presented in the assignment
supported by other literature. 4) You made unit and case instructions
text and/or 3) Important some points, study. have not
other literature. points are but they were 4) You fail to been met and
3) Best and presented while not logically make your are not
most unnecessary related to the point, and do supported by
applicable content is case itself. not use the literature.
points are left out. concepts, 3) Applicable
presented while 4) You make theories and points
unnecessary your point, but material are not
content is left could present presented in the presented and
out. more logically. unit. paper is full of
4) Points are Points are unnecessary
logical supported by content.
and well- evidence and 4) Points are
supported by research. not
evidence and logical and are
research. not
supported by
evidence and
research.

Originality – 1) 1) 1) Case study 1) case study 1) No critical

Demonstrates Demonstrates lacks some lacks critical thinking about
20%
critical thinking critical thinking critical thinking thinking about the
1) about about about the topic and the
Interpretation the topic and the topic and the topic and topic and the student’s own
and the the the student’s impressions and
student’s own student’s own student’s own own impressions interpretations
Application
impressions impressions impressions and and of
and and interpretations interpretations research. The
interpretations interpretations of of research is not
of of research. The research. The interpreted and
research. The research. The research research is not applied to
research research presented interpreted and overall
is not merely is presented, could be better applied to themes.
presented, but could be better interpreted and overall
is interpreted and applied to themes.
interpreted and applied to overall
applied overall themes.
to overall themes.
themes.
Presentation Professional, no Professional, Revision Revision Revision
editing or some Suggested. Required. Required.
–
revision light editing 1) Follows APA 1) Follows APA 1) Does not
10% required. may be format about format less than follow
1) APA 1) Proper citing useful. 50% of 50% APA format.
Format of 1) Follows APA the time. of the time. 2) Many errors
references and format with few 2) Overlooked 2) Overlooked in
2) Grammar
APA errors. errors several both mechanics
and Style, no 2) Few or no in sentence errors in and
Mechanics editing or errors but structure, spelling, sentence
revision sentence punctuation, punctuation, structure;
required. structure and and/or extremely
2) Proper could be spelling. sentence poorly
sentence improved. structure written.
structure, showing
punctuation, carelessness.
and spelling, no
editing or
revision
required.
Integration – 1) Various 1) Various 1) 50% of the 1) Themes and 1) Themes and
themes and themes and themes concepts are not concepts do not
10%
concepts concepts and concepts integrated and support the
1) Synthesis throughout throughout throughout the incorporated to thesis.
the paper are the paper are paper support the Concepts are
integrated and integrated and are integrated thesis. poorly
incorporated to incorporated to and Concepts are presented.
form form incorporated to not
even stronger strong support support the presented as a
support for the thesis. whole.
for the thesis. thesis. 50% of
Concepts are Concepts, concepts are
not overall, are presented as a
presented presented whole.
independently as a whole.
of one
another, but as
part of
a whole.
Content Excellent Good Fair Unacceptable Credit
Categories A B C D F
(94-100) (88-93) (81-87) (75-80) (<75)
Substantially Exceeds Meets Does Not Unacceptable
Exceeds Expectations Expectations Meet
Expectations Expectations
Scope – 60%
1)
Development
2) Adherence
to
Assignment
3) Quality of
Presented
Content
4) Logic of
Arguments

Originality –
20%
1)
Interpretation
and
Application
Presentation
–
10%
1) APA
Format
2) Grammar
and
Mechanics

Integration –
10%
1) Synthesis