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RUBRICS FOR JOURNAL CRITIQUE

DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY

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SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

CRITERIA Poor Fair Good Very Good

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I. Knowledge and Insufficient understanding of Moderate understanding of Considerable understanding of Very high degree of understanding
Understanding of the ideas/concepts/arguments/evidence ideas/concepts/arguments/evidence ideas/concepts/arguments/evidence of
Topic of topic of topic of topic ideas/concepts/arguments/evidence
of topic

II. Application of Absence of application of any Inappropriate application of any One appropriate application of Two or more appropriate
Psychological Concepts psychological concept that psychological concept that any psychological concept that application of any psychological
supports the analysis. supports the analysis. supports the analysis. concept that supports the
analysis.

III. Organization of Incoherent organization and not Incoherent organization and Coherent organization and Coherent organization and
Thoughts focused on the psychological occasional focus on the satisfactory focus on the excellent focus on the
concept/ issue. psychological concept/ issue. psychological concept/ issue. psychological concept/ issue.

IV. Insight Absences of insights/ analysis of With insights but not impressive Impressive insights Extremely impressive insights
the psychological reading

V. Mechanics With substantial grammatical
and typographical errors. These
errors detract the analysis of
psychological reading
Ideas with and without
grammatical and typographical
errors are the same in
number/frequency. These errors
occasionally detract the analysis
of psychological reading.
Minimal grammatical and Free from grammatical and
typographical errors. These typographical errors that detract
errors rarely detract the analysis the analysis of psychological
of psychological reading. reading.