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Assignment Rubric

 
Criteria Your Score
Evaluating Information Resources using Checklist
Often has difficulty evaluating information resources using checklist, thus unable to explain credibility of information accurately 
Sometimes has difficulty evaluating information resources using checklist; sometimes able to explain credibility of information accurately 
Demonstrates basic ability to evaluate information resources using checklist; explains credibility of information resources with a reasonable amount of accurately 
Demonstrates excellent ability to evaluate information resources using checklist; explains credibility of information resources accurately 
Evaluating Information Resources by Researching Multiple Sources
Often has difficulty evaluating information resources by researching multiple sources, thus unable to explain credibility of information accurately 
Sometimes has difficulty evaluating information resources by researching multiple sources; sometimes able to explain credibility of information accurately 
Demonstrates basic ability to evaluate information resources by researching multiple sources; explains credibility of information resources with a reasonable amount of accurately 
Demonstrates excellent ability to evaluate information resources by researching multiple sources; explains credibility of information resources accurately 
Presenting Information Effectively
Final product displays little to no understanding of found information and/or is an incomplete analysis.  
Final product displays some understanding of found information but is lacking in accuracy and is incomplete. 
Final product displays fundamental understanding of researched materials. 
Explains researched materials critically and competently; product displays absolute understanding of researched materials 
Using Technology to Enhance Presentation
Final product uses nothing more than basic web-editing technology. 
Final product incorporates less than two media. 
Final product incorporates two or more media (e.g. sound, animation, digital photography, video capture) but they do not successfully enhances presentation 
Final product incorporates two or more media (e.g. sound, animation, digital photography, video capture) that successfully enhances presentation 
Adheres to copyright law
Final product clearly breaks copyright law and/or includes download of unauthorized files or programs. 
Final product contains some relatively small break of copyright law. 
Final product contains a possible break of copyright law and/or breaks "netiquette." 
Final product correctly adheres to copyright law. 
Adheres to Section 508.
Final product does not adhere to Section 508; images are not described with text and the content is not arranged appropriately.  
Final product somewhat adheres to Section 508, but either images are not described with text or the content is not arranged appropriately. 
Final product mostly adheres to Section 508, but either images are not described with effective text or the content could be arranged more appropriately. 
Final product completely adheres to Section 508; images are described with effective text and the content is arranged so that speech output software is able to read it coherently.  

Created by Rebecca Blakiston, University of Arizona Libraries.
Last Updated November 25, 2007.