Wikipedia talk:Education program archive/Boston College/Environmental Disruptors of Development (Spring 2014)/Grading
Grading
[edit]The project is worth 100 points total, and will be graded in parts:
- 5pts each (x3): Participation grade for early Wikipedia exercises (weeks 2, 3, and 4)
- 10pt: Participation in Wikipedia discussions in class and collaboration with classmates
- 10pt: Peer reviews
- 65pt: Quality of main Wikipedia contributions, evaluated in light of reflective essay
Grading rubric Wikipedia Writing Assignment (Written article = 65 of 100 points)
[edit]Format (15 pts):
______ (5pts) Paper is at least 6 paragraphs in length of actual writing
______ (5pts) Paper follows the standard Wikipedia structure for good, full length articles
______ (5pts) There is no more than one grammatical/spelling error throughout the paper (everybody gets 1 mistake for free!). Note that this includes spurious capitalization, eg. Frontal Lobe Epilepsy rather than frontal lobe epilepsy.
Content (50 pts):
______ (10 pts) Introduction summarizes the subject according to Wikipedia standards
______ (5pts) In-paper citations are present and used correctly according to Wikipedia format see Wikipedia:Citing sources
______ (5pts) Bibliography includes at least 5 secondary resources, and is formatted correctly according to Wikipedia format
______ (10pts) Body of the paper encompasses all reasonably researched information on the subject. Paper should conform to Wikipedia writing standards (Wikipedia:Neutral point of view) and explore chosen subject in adequate detail. (Note: “adequate detail” means I shouldn’t be able to do a quick literature search and find information not included in the paper. I want you to search current and past literature and summarize all the information you find into an easy-to-read and understand paper. If you are missing major bits of information, or have included incorrect information without citations to back up your findings, you will lose points here).
______ (5pts) Body includes a section on “current” or “future” research that touches on any on-going investigations in chosen area which may not be published yet, or are in the process of being published.
______ (10pts) All attempts were made to address and fix any and all comments/suggestions given by the course and Wikipedia community during peer review. If the change was not made, adequate explanation was given (which did not include "this is for an research assignment, so leave us alone)
______ (5pts) At least 10 Links from 10 other pages made to your wikipedia article. One person in your group must email the list of where these links were placed to hakeleh.
Ways to Lose Points
______ Minus 5 points per day late
______ Creating a separate topic page outside of your user space
______ Evidence of plagiarism found (Please see BC's Academic Integrity Policy for more information)
______ More than 2 direct quotes in the paper, minus 5 points per extra quote
Extra Credit
______ If your article is chosen as a Good Article, you will receive 25 extra credit points
______ If your article is chosen for Did You Know, you will receive 10 extra credit points
Potential topics
[edit]Find the list of potential topics to expand for your wikipedia project in this course here.