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Annotated Bibliography Rubric

Note: An appropriate scholarly resource for this assignment is a current (within five years) evidence-based practice article from a peer-reviewed journal. Review assignment instructions for any additional requirements such as number of annotations to include.

Annotated Bibliography Rubric – 100 Points
Criteria Exemplary
Exceeds Expectations
Advanced
Meets Expectations
Intermediate
Needs Improvement
Novice
Inadequate
Total Points
Identifies Relevant Sources

Selected articles:
Relate directly to the topic and report results of empirical research studies conducted by the authors.

15 points
Relate directly to the topic and include two original research studies.

13 points
May or may not relate directly to the topic and include only one original research study.

11 points
Do not clearly relate to the topic and do not include original research.

10 points
15
Annotation summarizes the article's

Purpose

Point or argument

Each annotation:
Summarizes in the student’s own words—the purpose of the study, sample description, tool(s) used, significant findings, and point or argument that the author is trying to make.

20 points
Summarizes in the student’s own words—the purpose of the article and point or argument that the author is trying to make.

17 points
Summarizes the purpose of the article with reliance on quotations.

15 points
Summarizes the article with reliance on quotations and without a clear identification of purpose.

13 points
20
Annotation analyzes quality of each article's

Author credentials and authority

Level of writing

Intended audience

Legitimacy of content

Limitations/ weaknesses

Each annotation:
Provides relevant detail to analyze each component of criteria.

20 points
Analyzes each component of criteria but may miss relevant detail for one area.

17 points
Misses relevant detail or two areas of identified criteria.

15 points
Misses three or more areas of identified criteria.

13 points
20
Annotation evaluates value of each article to

Assignment objectives

Course objectives

Nursing in general

Each annotation:
Evaluates the usefulness or value of the article’s content by aligning significant findings or results to assignment and course objectives, and nursing in general.

25 points
Evaluates the usefulness or value of the articles content to assignment and course objectives, and nursing in general.

22 points
Misses one or two components of evaluation.

19 points
Misses three or more components of evaluation.

17 points
25
Organization:

Concise

Logical

Each annotation:
Evaluates each article in a concise, logical flow of ideas, and is without repetition.

10 points
Evaluates two articles with a logical flow of ideas and is without repetition.

8 points
Evaluates a single article with errors in flow of ideas.

7 points
Evaluates a single article with errors in flow of ideas significantly distracting from content.

6 points
10
APA Reference:

Components

Punctuation

Capitalization

Italics

Spacing

Each reference:
Meets all format criteria.

5 points
Has one consistent format error.

4 points
Has two consistent format errors.

3 points
Has more than two format errors.

2 points
5
Grammar and Spelling

Each annotation:
Avoids awkward transitions, overuse of conjunctions, spelling, word-usage, or punctuation errors.

5 points
Has less than two grammatical, word-usage, spelling, or punctuation errors.

4 points
Has three or more grammatical, spelling, word-usage, or punctuation errors.

3 points
Has grammatical, spelling, word-usage, and punctuation errors that significantly distract from content.

2 points
5
Total Points 100