Relevance of content

• Is the topic selected by the student an academic one?

• Is the title of her/his text academic?

• Can the reader get a good idea of the topic discussed by reading the title?

• Is the student’s text relevant and focused on the topic?

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Use of source material

• Has the student used sources appropriately?

• Are there any claims in the text that are not supported by relevant citations?

• Is there a one-to-one correspondence between the number of citations and the number of references?

• Are the sources used suitable for the task?

• Are the sources academic, i.e., has the student used textbooks and research papers? If websites have been used, are they reliable?

• Has the student used citations consistency, i.e., followed the same citation style guide throughout the text?

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Organisation of material

• Are the main ideas easily identified by the reader?

• Are the sections and paragraphs clearly marked?

• Is the structure of information appropriate?

 

Language

• Is the information flow clear?

• Is it easy to follow the main arguments/ideas?

• Is the language used in the text academic? Has the student followed the academic writing conventions (e.g. use of reporting verbs, cautious language, where appropriate, etc.)?

• Is text coherent and cohesive? Coherence refers to how the ideas in a text relate to each other while cohesion refers to words/phrases (lexical markers) that join the ideas together.

• Have appropriate lexical markers being used?

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