Score Points

4 – Sophisticated (A)

3 – Proficient (B)

2 – Sufficient (C)

1 – Insufficient (F)

Task

Find 3 electronic, print or non-print resources

Student has found more than three sources that are clearly related to the focused research question (not just the general subject); AND/OR student has found more than one type of source (electronic, print, and non-print source)

Student has found three sources that are clearly related to the focused research question (not just the general subject)

Student has found three sources that are related to the general topic, but one or more of the sources do not have a clear connection to the focused research question

Student has not found three sources that relate to the general research subject

Write an analysis of the credibility of each source

Source #1

Student explanation makes reference to

·        authority (author trustworthiness, quality and depth of information),

·        bias, and

·        currency of the source,

and provides more than one convincing example in each category) to explain why the student considers the source to be reliable

Student explanation makes reference to

·        authority (author trustworthiness, quality and depth of information),

·        bias, and

·        currency of the source,

and provides at least one convincing example in each category) to explain why the student considers the source to be reliable

Student explanation makes reference to  at least one of the following criteria

·        authority (author trustworthiness, quality and depth of information),

·        bias, and

·        currency of the source,

and provides at least one convincing example to explain why the student considers the source to be reliable

Student explanation lacks specific reference to the authority, bias, or currency criteria AND/OR makes only general reference to the criteria, and does not provide specific examples from the source.

Source #2

Student explanation makes reference to

·        authority (author trustworthiness, quality and depth of information),

·        bias, and

·        currency of the source,

and provides more than one convincing example in each category) to explain why the student considers the source to be reliable

Student explanation makes reference to

·        authority (author trustworthiness, quality and depth of information),

·        bias, and

·        currency of the source,

and provides at least one convincing example in each category) to explain why the student considers the source to be reliable

Student explanation makes reference to  at least one of the following criteria

·        authority (author trustworthiness, quality and depth of information),

·        bias, and

·        currency of the source,

and provides at least one convincing example to explain why the student considers the source to be reliable

Student explanation lacks specific reference to the authority, bias, or currency criteria AND/OR makes only general reference to the criteria, and does not provide specific examples from the source.

Source #3

Student explanation makes reference to

·        authority (author trustworthiness, quality and depth of information),

·        bias, and

·        currency of the source,

and provides more than one convincing example in each category) to explain why the student considers the source to be reliable

Student explanation makes reference to

·        authority (author trustworthiness, quality and depth of information),

·        bias, and

·        currency of the source,

and provides at least one convincing example in each category) to explain why the student considers the source to be reliable

Student explanation makes reference to  at least one of the following criteria

·        authority (author trustworthiness, quality and depth of information),

·        bias, and

·        currency of the source,

and provides at least one convincing example to explain why the student considers the source to be reliable

Student explanation lacks specific reference to the authority, bias, or currency criteria AND/OR makes only general reference to the criteria, and does not provide specific examples from the source.