Title and Authors

(5 points) - Title is brief and related
to the main point of
investigation.
- All of the authors are
listed.
- Title is written but is - Title and/or authors
not related to the main are missed.
point of investigation.

Abstract
(5points) - Purpose of the research - Description goes into - Description is not
is stated in the first or excessive details. clear and contains
second sentence. - One or two required errors.
- Basic experimental sections are missed. - More than two
design and/or required sections are
methodology is described missed.
briefly.
- Results are reported
briefly.
- Interpretations and
conclusions are
summarized in one or two
sentences.

Introduction (10 point)

- Context of the project is
established by discussion
of the relevant
phenomenon, the problem
and current
- Context is not stated - One or more
clearly. required sections are
- Question/hypothesis is missed.
not stated clearly
 understanding of the
problem.
- Question/hypothesis is
stated clearly.
- Citations are used
appropriately.
Methods and Materials
(10 points) - Experimental design is
described clearly,
including materials and
procedures.
- Mechanisms of data
collecting and analysis are
stated clearly.
- Experimental and
control groups, dependent
and independent variables
are defined.
Results (15 points)
- Results are presented
objectively with text and
figures/tables.
- No interpretation of data
is included.
- Summaries of the
statistical analyses are
- Citations are not used
appropriately.
- Experimental design is - One or more
not described clearly or required sections are
with errors. missed.
- Mechanisms of data
collecting and analysis
are not stated clearly.
- Experimental and
control groups,
dependent and
independent variables
are not defined
correctly.
- Results are presented - Results are not
only in text or with presented.
figures/tables. - Summaries of the
- Interpretation is statistical analyses
included. are not included.
 included either in the text
or figures/tables.
Discussion and
Conclusion (25 points) - Results are interpreted
in light of what has been
already known and what
is the new understanding
of the problem after
taking the results into
consideration.
- Conclusions are made.
- Citations are used
appropriately.
Citations (10 points)
- Citations are in the APA
style .
Update references
Overall Structure &
Writing - Guidelines of writing
(10 points) scientific research papers
are met.
- Language is clear and
precise.
- Spelling is correct.
- Interpretations are - Interpretations are
unclear and missed.
disorganized. - Conclusions are
- Conclusions are not wrong or missed.
precise.
- Citations are in the - Citations in text
APA style but with don't match
errors. - Citations are totally
missed.
- Paper contains some - Guidelines are not
spelling, grammatical met.
and punctuation errors. - Organization
- Language is not clear detracts from
or precise. presentation.
- Paper contains
massive spelling,
- Organization enhances grammatical and
presentation. punctuation errors