Rubric for Conducting Library Research


Student_______________________________________Class_________________________

Performance Task__________________________________________________________
 
Levels  Planning 
Gathering information
Organizing information
  • Made effective use of time in library and stayed on task at all times
  • Used a wide variety of information sources, both print and non-print, and took meaningful notes 
  • Organized information to support thesis and kept careful bibliographic records of all sources used 
  • Worked within the time frame allotted and completed the task 
  • Used at least 3 varied sources and took notes as needed
  • Organized information and kept bibliographic records
C
  • Lost focus during library research and needed direction
  • Needed help finding and using adequate sources of information
  • Information not well-organized and bibliographic records were inaccurate 
D
  • Unable to work independently in the library
  • Did not find enough sources of information even though they were available 
  • Information not organized and bibliographic records not kept
F
  • No research done
  • No research done
  • No research done