Draft Paper Evaluation Rubric

3-Excellent 2- Good 1 - Satisfactory 0 – Needs Improvement

Content contains
Originality Content contains
Content contains highly Content contains some moderately original
minimal original
original treatment of, or original treatment of, or treatment of, or new
treatment of, or new
new perspective on, the new perspective on, the perspective on, the
perspective on, the
topic. topic topic.
topic.
The research approach
The research approach
is novel and/or The research approach
Research Approach

is basic, but still

sophisticated and is advanced and
appropriate for the
appropriate for the appropriate for the
purpose of the paper, The research approach
purpose of the paper, purpose of the paper,
and is consistent with is inadequate and/or not
and is consistent with and is consistent with
the perspective appropriate for the
the perspective the perspective
(quantitative, purpose of the paper.
(quantitative, (quantitative,
CONTENT

qualitative, mixed, or
qualitative, mixed, or qualitative, mixed, or
more specific).
more specific). more specific)

Data collection and

Data collection and Data collection and assessment results are
Results

assessment results are assessment results are somewhat clear and Data collection and
very clear and logical, clear and logical, logical, moderately assessment results
strongly supporting the supporting the goals of supporting the goals of need improvement.
goals of the paper. the paper. the paper.
Scholarship

Content reviews and Content reviews and Content reviews and

Content does not
builds on appropriate builds on appropriate builds on appropriate
review and build on
prior work to a prior work to a prior work to a limited
appropriate prior work.
significant extent. moderate extent. extent.

The paper makes a

The paper makes a The paper makes a
Relevance

highly significant The paper makes a

significant contribution moderate contribution
contribution to the field minimal contribution to
to the field of to the field of
of engineering the field of engineering
engineering education. engineering education.
education. education.

The goals are strongly The goals are The goals are not fully
Goals

The goals are not

developed and explicitly developed and explicitly developed and/or
developed and/or stated
stated stated. stated.

The order in which The order in which There is little apparent

ideas are presented is ideas are presented is The order in which structure to the flow of
FOCUS
Order

explicitly and reasonably clear, ideas are presented is ideas, causing

consistently clear, logical and effective, occasionally confusing. confusion.
logical and effective. but could be improved
Conclusions

The conclusions are The conclusions are

The conclusions are
very well formulated The conclusions are moderately effective
minimally effective and
and are strongly well formulated and are and are only partially
do not appear to be
supported by the data. supported by the data. supported by the data.
supported by the data

The paper is difficult to

The paper is clear, Multiple sections of the
The paper is mostly read/understand due to
concise, and paper are difficult to
understandable, with sentence/paragraph
Style

consistent. It is easily read/understand. The

occasional structure, word choices,
LANGUAGE

understandable and a paper could be better

inconsistencies that lack of explanations,
pleasure to read. structured or more
could be improved etc.
clearly explained

Minor grammar or
Some grammar or
Mechanics

The writing is near spelling errors are Pervasive grammar or

spelling errors are
perfect with little to no present, but do not spelling errors distort
significant and detract
grammar or spelling detract from the meaning and make
from the content. Paper
errors. content. Content is reading difficult.
requires further editing.
clear

Each row is to be scored independently from zero to three points.