4

The student clearly demonstrates the ability to use various resources depending on the purpose and intended audience for this information; distinguishes between critical, relevant, published sources and subjective, irrelevant or misleading, and unpublished sources; uses both traditional and on-line resources, summarizes information, records direct quotations accurately, and cites sources both internally and in a reference section; understands the idea of ownership and the rules governing plagiarism.

3

The student demonstrates the ability to use various resources depending on the purpose and intended audience for this information; distinguishes between relevant and irrelevant sources; uses both traditional and on-line resources; summarizes information and records direct quotations accurately; understands issues of citation and plagiarism.

2

The student demonstrates the ability to use various sources, but has difficulty distinguishing between purpose and audience; uses both traditional and on-line resources, but has difficulty distinguishing between relevant and irrelevant sources; has minimal understanding of putting ideas into one’s own words, quoting directly from sources, and citing sources; does not completely understand the rules governing plagiarism.

1

The student shows limited or no ability in distinguishing between sources, evaluating them, or citing them, and does not adhere to the rules governing plagiarism.