Research Log Rubric (created for UGS 303: Mass Incarceration/ Vargas)

Learning outcomes to assess

Students will create a research strategy in order to locate and access needed information
Students will identify and select types of sources that are appropriate for their research project

Success indicators

Students select keywords that can aid them in finding relevant information for their research assignment
Students identify appropriate and useful places to go to find information
Students identify a variety of source types that will fulfill their research needs
Students describe a research topic that is focused and appropriate for the assignment

	Level 3	Level 2	Level 1
Describe a research topic Learning outcome: Students will create a research strategy in order to locate and access needed information	Student identifies a topic that is scalable and is something they can find information about	Student identifies a topic that is either too broad or too narrow and needs to be scaled more	Student identifies a topic that is not something they can reasonably find information about
Select keywords Learning outcome: Students will create a research strategy in order to locate and access needed information	Student identifies a variety of keywords that will help them locate needed information	Student does not identify many keywords and/or keywords are too broad or too narrow for successful searching	Student fails to identify useful keywords to aid in searching
Identify places to find information Learning outcome: Students will identify and select types of sources that are appropriate for their research project	Student identifies a variety of appropriate places to find information	Student identifies known or convenient sources for finding information	Student does not identify appropriate place to find information
Identify a variety of source types Learning outcome: Students will identify and select types of sources that are appropriate for their research project	Student identifies various types of sources that are relevant to their research needs	Student identifies known or convenient types of sources and/or types of sources that do not fulfill all their research needs	Student does not examine connections between their sources and broader ideas, or among their different sources Student does not explain how they plan to use their sources