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Rubric for Internet Research

Criteria 5 Exemplary 3 Admirable 1 Acceptable Score

Research of Topic Use of more than two Use of two search Use of one search
search engines. engines. Topic needs engine. Topic
Narrow focus of topic. narrower focus. somewhat broad.

Search Techniques Uses at least 3 search Uses at least 2 search Uses at least 1 search
techniques that can be techniques that can be technique that can be
used to search the used to search the used to search the
Internet more effectively. Internet more Internet more
effectively. effectively.

Ability to find Demonstrates Demonstrates adequate Demonstrates limited

appropriate information sophisticated ability to ability to search for ability to effectively
effectively search for information and some search for information
information and evaluate ability to evaluate and limited skill in
relevance of found relevance of found evaluating relevance of
sources. sources. found sources.

Critically evaluate Demonstrates Demonstrates adequate Demonstrates limited

information sophisticated ability to ability to evaluate ability to evaluate
evaluate information using information using information using
evaluation criteria to evaluation criteria to evaluation criteria to
determine quality of determine quality of determine quality of
information in context of information in context of information in context
information need. information need. of information need.

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