| Criterion/ Points Earned | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Assessment | Coherent, well-written | Good | Adequate | Poor |
| Organization of Abstract | Clear organization | Adequate organization | Confusing or weak organization | |
| Organization of Introduction | Clear organization | Adequate organization | Confusing or weak organization | |
| Independent Variable | Specified with operational definition | Specified | Not clearly specified | Unspecified |
| Dependent Variable | Specified with operational definition | Specified | Not clearly specified | Unspecified |
| Number of References | Two | One | None | |
| Main paper | Follows APA style | Some violations of APA style | Many violations of APA style | |
| Reference Section | Follows APA style | Some violations of APA style | Many violations of APA style | |
| Feasibility of Experiment | Feasible | Questionable | Infeasible | |
| Extraneous/Confounding Variables | None | Some | Numerous | |
| Design | Precisely explained | Explained, but with little detail | Confusing explanation | No explanation |
| Participants | Detailed explanation with numbers | Numbers with little detail | Inadequate explanation | No explanation or numbers |
| Procedure | Sufficient for exact replication | Adequate for replication | Inadequate for replication | Not provided |
| Overall Spelling and Grammar | Correct grammar; no spelling mistakes | Incorrect grammar; many spelling mistakes | It am total disastur | |
| Punctuation | Few or no punctuation errors | Some punctuation errors | Many punctuation errors |