Scoring Rubric for Annotated Bibliography

Assignment: Prepare an annotated bibliography containing all the materials you have been able to acquire, or are planning to acquire (have requested) regarding your issue.

Break the list into sections by type of resources used. For example

books (texts, symposium abstracts, reference books);
magazine articles (journals: peer reviewed or popular press)
Internet resources (least desirable, but acceptable - very good for leading you to good resources).

Journal articles are of two types: peer-reviewed and popular press. Be sure to be able to distinguish between them and demonstrate you understand the difference in the quality of information they provide.

Internet resources are a valuable resource, but can be as biased as every other resource. Many good Internet resources include educational sites, government sites, news agencies, magazines, companies, organizations that support or oppose a particular stance, and home-grown support groups. You can also use Internet resources to lead you to other valuable information.

The important thing to remember is you need to evaluate the potential bias of every resource that you use, and understand how it influences the information you will find from that resource.

For each item provide a
1. complete citation using APA format. Also annotate the bibliography by
2. evaluating the information provided. How will the information provided contribute to your research? (If you have not received it yet, how do you think it will?
3. Evaluate the author and the publisher, consider what their bias might be and how it might influence what is printed.

Here is an exemplary annotated bibliography as a sample.

A minimum of 2 for each section are due on the date listed on the schedule.  The more you can do now, the less you’ll have to do later.  Remember, you will need to have at least 7 from each category (if you want an A) by the end of the term. 

Grade

References Provided

Annotation

Evaluation of resource

A

Provides at least 7 complete citations from each category listed above

Annotated with excellent indication value of each of at least 3 items in most categories items and anticipated value of other items

Demonstrate very clear understanding of potential bias of resource including author background, and publisher.

B

Provides at least 5 complete citations from each category listed above

Annotated with good indication value of at least 2 items and anticipated value of other items

Demonstrate good understanding of potential bias of resources

C

Provides at least 3 complete citations from each category listed above

Annotated with some indication anticipated value of each item

Demonstrate some understanding of potential bias of resource

D

Provides at least 2 citations from each category listed above

Annotated with some indication anticipated value of each item

Demonstrate little understanding of potential bias of resource

F

Provides at least 1 items from each category listed above, but incomplete citation

Not annotated with no indication anticipated value of each item

Demonstrate some understanding of potential bias of resource

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Course notes developed by Nora Egan Demers, Ph.D.
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Updated February 9, 2005