***Group Presentation Topic must be assigned before completing this paper.
Each student within the group will find one unique, peer-reviewed research article related to the group topic that
will be used to contribute to the presentation. The article must be less than 5 years old and from a scholarly, peer-
reviewed source. If you submit the same article as one of your peers in the group, you may be required to re-
submit the assignment. Each group member will turn in their assigned article with a 250- 350-word, double-
spaced summary of the article. Summary must contain:
a. Correctly formatted APA reference for the article.
b. One paragraph summary that discusses the research problem, process, and results.
c. One paragraph discussing how this article relates to the topic and how it will help complete the
presentation.
d. Refer to rubric for all requirements including formatting.
Research Article Summary Rubric
Criteria Exceeds
Expectations
Satisfactory Needs
Improvement
Unacceptable
Correctly formatted
APA reference
The citation is in APA
format with no
errors
10 pts
The citation has 1 – 2
errors in formatting
7.5 pts
The citation has 3 or
more errors
5 pts
Citation is missing or
not in APA.
0 pts
Summary of
• Research
problem
• Descriiption of
research process
• Results of study
(CSLO 2)
• Content is in-
depth and well-
organized
• All 3 criteria are
present and
substantive
40 pts
• Content is
acceptable and
adequately
organized
• All 3 criteria are
present
30 pts
• Content is lacking
or minimally
organized
• Not all criteria
meet minimum
standards
15 pts
Content is lacking
and not organized
0 pts
Discussion of
• How does the
article relate to
the group topic?
• How will the
article help me
complete the
presentation?
(CSLO 2)
• Discussion
demonstrates in-
depth rationale of
article’s relevance
to topic and how
it will contribute
to the
presentation
• Both criteria are
discussed with a
high level of
critical thinking
40 pts
• Discussion
demonstrates an
acceptable
rationale
displaying article
has some
relevance to topic
and how it will
contribute to the
presentation
• Both criteria are
discussed
30 pts
• Discussion
demonstrates
minimal
expectations of
article’s relevance
to topic or how it
will contribute to
the presentation
• Not all criteria
meet minimum
standards
15 pts
• Article has no
relevance to topic
• Summary does
not meet minimal
expectations
• Lack of detail on
article’s relevance
to group topic or
how the article
will be used to
complete the
presentation.
0 pts
APA, Grammar, and
Mechanics
• Article is less
than 5 years old
(unless it is a
seminal work)
and from an
The summary and
analysis meet and
adequately
addresses all the
criteria with no
exceptions or errors.
There are no
The summary meets
and adequately
address all the
criteria with 1 – 2
exceptions or errors.
The summary meets
and adequately
address all the
criteria with 3 – 4
exceptions or errors.
The summary does
not adequately
address the criteria
or has 5 or more
errors. Length
requirement is not
met; Article not peer-
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Research Article Summary (individual)
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appropriate,
peer-reviewed
source.
• There are no
spelling or
grammar errors.
• At least 250
words and no
more than 350
words.
• Font used is
Times New
Roman 12 pt.
• 1-inch margins
and double-
spaced.
grammar or spelling
errors.
Peer-reviewed
article less than 5
years old.
Meets length
requirement.
10 pts
Peer-reviewed
article less than 5
years old.
Meets length
requirement.
7.5 pts
Article is not peer-
reviewed or is over 5
years old.
Length requirement
is not met.
5 pts
reviewed and/or is
over 5 years old.
