RUBRIC ASSESSMENT 1: CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF JOURNAL ARTICLES

Criteria F 0-49% P 50-64% C 65-74% D 75-84% HD >85%

Understanding of The proposal does The proposal The proposal The proposal The proposal
topic, including not demonstrate a demonstrates demonstrates a demonstrates a demonstrates a
background and clear understanding some good thorough sophisticated
rationale and background of understanding understanding and knowledge and understanding and
the topic, provide a and background background of the background of background of the
(40 Marks) rationale for why it of the topic, and topic, and provides the topic, topic, provides a
was selected. provides a a rationale for why provides a clear rationale for
rationale for why it was selected, rationale for why why it was
it was selected, however was it was selected, selected, and
however was somewhat unclear and justifies how clearly justifies how
unclear in places, in places, including this will help this will help
including how this how this will help develop the e- develop the e-
will help develop develop the e- health field. health field.
the e-health field. health field.

Scan of the The scan of the The scan of the The scan of the The scan of the The scan of the
literature literature did not literature literature provides literature literature provides
provide clear provides background provides clear background
(40 Marks) background background information about background information about
information about information the topic, but a information the topic, citing
the topic or cite about the topic, slightly wider about the topic, highly relevant
relevant sources that but is limited, and reading, citing citing relevant sources that will
will contribute to the a wider reading, more relevant sources that will contribute to the
topic of interest. citing more sources that will contribute to the topic of interest.
relevant sources contribute to the topic of interest.
that will topic of interest.
contribute to the
topic of interest.

Structure and There are many The ideas are The ideas are The ideas are The ideas are
report structural, wording, written in a written and written and written and
presentation spelling and reasonably clear structured in a structured in a structured with
grammatical issues. manner, however clear manner, with very clear excellent clarity and
(20 Marks) there are some only minor manner, with no cohesion, with no
structural, wording, spelling wording, spelling wording, spelling or
wording, spelling and grammatical or grammatical grammatical issues.
and grammatical issues. issues.
issues.