Social Studies 8: Research/Research Log Rubric

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Criteria
Suitability of Sources
sources are appropriate
for the topic being
researched
Comments:

Credibility of Sources
sources are reliable,
objective, current,
respected, of high
quality
Comments:

Competent
most sources are suitable

Exemplary
all sources are suitable

sources are not credible: they most sources are somewhat

most sources are very credible:
all sources are very credible: they
may be inaccurate, biased,
credible: they include some
they are accurate and
are reliable, objective, current,
outdated, or of poor quality
accuracy and objectivity, they
objective, they are current, and
respected, and of high quality
may be outdated, but that
are of high quality (no errors in
does not affect their quality
grammar or spelling)

no variety in sources
only general sources (such
as Wikipedia) are used

little variety in sources

uses mainly general sources and
1 or 2 specialist sources

Citations
accurate
complete (can the
reader verify your
information?
Comments:

incomplete
inaccurate
no way to check the
information provided

most sources are cited

inaccurately
little or no supporting
documentation to check
accuracy

most sources are cited accurately all sources are cited accurately
most sources are cited
all sources are cited completely
completely

Note Taking
accurate
relevant
complete
concise
in students words
used appropriately (the
information has not
been altered or used
out of context)
Comments:

most entries are incorrect or

not related to the topic
significant information is
missing
most entries are too long to
be considered summaries
most entries are copied
directly from the source
information is not used
appropriately

some entries are incorrect or not

related to the topic
some information is missing
some entries are too long to be
considered summaries
some entries are copied directly
from the source
information is not used
appropriately most of the time

most entries are correct and

related to the topic
very little information is missing
most entries are summaries
most entries are in the students
own words
information is used appropriately
most of the time

Variety of Sources
both print and
electronic sources have
been used

a sufficient number of
resources are used
Comments:

Beginning
Developing
sources are not suitable; they most sources are not suitable;
have little to do with the topic
they have little to do with the
topic

Date & Activity:

Student: ______________________________________

some variety in sources; variety is

balanced

number of sources used is

adequate

most of the sources are specialist

sources

significant variety in sources

number of sources used is
extensive
all of the sources used are
specialist sources

all entries are correct and related

to the topic
no information is missing
all entries are summaries
all entries are in the students
own words
information is used appropriately
all of the time

Overall Comments: