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APA Formatting and Reference Guidelines:

I know I do not need to tell you that it is considered plagiarism -

academic fraud - to represent someone else’s thoughts and words as you own. Therefore students must be careful to

give credit to authors by citing all resources. As standard practice, graduate students are expected to cite all resource

references using MLA or APA formatting and reference guidelines. If you are using APA style, I recommend the

use of The APA Pocket Handbook (ISBN 978-097422184), or Rossiter, J. (2007). The APA pocket handbook. DW

Publishing Co.

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Grading Rubric: Tasks/Papers/Assignments

LETTER GRADE

LANGUAGE SKILLS

CONTENT &

FORMAT

APA STYLE

A= Exceeds most

assignment criteria

Perfect spelling, grammar,

tense, and voice, with

liberal use of synonyms to

exhibit clear mastery of

language/communication

Surpasses minimal

length, with meaningful,

relevant, individualized,

insightful, and organized

ideas that flow very well

together

Citations are frequent and

correct, while making

good use of primary or

original reference

sources.

B = Exceeds some/meets

other assignment

criteria

Almost perfect spelling or

grammar, but with varying

tense or voice, and/or

irregular use of synonyms

Attains minimal length,

with significant,

pertinent, important,

connected, yet typical

thoughts that flow cleanly

throughout

Citations are common

and mostly correct with

minor faults, but with too

much reliance on

secondary or already

referenced sources.

C = Meets most

assignment criteria

Occasional errors in

spelling, grammar, tense,

and voice, with repetitive

use of several words

Barely reaches minimal

length, with a collection

of unorganized, but

correct facts, that flow

poorly

Heavy frequency of block

quotes and/or lacking

citations, with a few

major errors in APA

style.

D = Meets some/fails

other assignment

criteria

Many mistakes in spelling,

grammar, tense, and voice,

with replicated use of

many of the same terms

Just below minimal

length, with disorganized

and confusing thoughts

that flow disjointedly

Citations are infrequent

or uncommon with poor

sources and many major

mistakes in APA style.

F = Fails most

assignment criteria

Constant inaccuracies in

spelling, grammar, tense,

and voice, with the same

vocabulary used tediously

Short of minimal length,

with unrelated or

incorrect ideas, that have

no flow or reach wrong

conclusions

Citations absent, or APA

style is so badly

presented as to make the

entire task suspect for

plagiarism.