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Review of Literature

This rubric will be used to evaluate the Review of Literature that is the final paper for the Psychology of Music course.

Rubric Code: TXW5ACW

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Subject: Music

Type: Assignment

Grade Levels: Graduate

Review of Literature Descriptions 1 % Enter rubric description
	Poor 0 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 4 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Topic Selection 10 pts The topic selected is appropriate for consideration within Psychology of Music and there is a clear focus within that topic.	Poor The topic is unrelated to Psychology of Music.	Fair The topic is marginally related to Psychology of Music and there is little specific focus within the topic and/or the topic is treated in a cursory manner.	Good The topic selected is appropriate within Psychology of Music. The topic is treated in a general manner with insufficient focus and depth.	Excellent The topic selected is appropriate within Psychology of Music and the review is sufficiently focused on a sub-area of the topic to provide some depth of examination.
Choice of Literature Reviewed 10 pts The literature chosen for this review reveals student's familiarity with sources of literature in Psychology of Music and the skill to search within and access that literature. The sources are current: published within the last 10 years.	Poor The paper is primarily personal opinion. Insufficient sources are identified to enable a judgment about student's knowledge of literature in Psychology of Music nor the ability to access it.	Fair The review is based on articles from practitioner journals. There is little evidence that the student is familiar with the literature of Psychology of Music nor that she/he knows how to access it. Many sources are obsolete.	Good The review is based primarily on current published professional opinion but includes some reports of research. The review calls into question the students ability to conduct literature searches and/or familiarity with the literature of Psychology of Music.	Excellent The literature reviewed is primarily published reports of research and may include a few professional opinion articles. The sources are current. The review provides clear evidence that the student is familiar with primary sources in Psychology of music and has the skill to access it.
Scope of Literature Reviewed 10 pts The review provides evidence of student's ability to conduct broad searches of literature in Psychology of Music and related fields.	Poor The paper includes only a few references and the majority of those are from practitioner journals or sources not related to Psychology of Music.	Fair The review is based primarily on articles from one journal recognized by scholars in Psychology of Music.	Good The review is based on literature from two or more of the primary sources in Psychology of Music and literature referenced in the text. The reference list contains 8 or more titles.	Excellent The review is based on recent literature from several of the primary sources in Psychology of Music and extends to literature of closely related fields. The reference list includes 10 or more titles.
Organization 15 pts The organization of the paper reflects the student's understanding of a Review of Literature and of the subtleties of the chosen topic.	Poor The paper does not have clear structure. It is primarily a collection of abstracts of journal articles.	Fair The paper has an introduction, then offers discussion of the topic based on the literature reviewed. If there is a concluding section, it is repetitious of prevision material offering little in the way of summary or conclusions based on the information reported.	Good The paper has an introduction that identifies the broad area of concern. Sub-sections may not reflect a clear and comprehensive understanding of the topic. A concluding section is more of a "grand summary" than a synthesis of findings. Few, if any original conclusions are offered.	Excellent The paper contains an introduction that focuses the topic, sub-sections which identify appropriate aspects of the topic and a closing section that synthesizes findings reported in the various subsections. This review offers one or more original conclusions that are clearly based on the literature reviewed.
Reading and Interpreting Literatur 15 pts The review provides evidence of the students' ability to read and interpret research reports, focusing on reported findings, but recognizing the impact of methodology. There is also evidence of critical thinking in interpreting conclusions drawn by the various authors.	Poor The wording of the paper suggests confusion or lack of understanding of information gleaned from the various sources. It is apparent that the student is unable to read and interpret reports of research.	Fair Various studies are referenced in the review but it is difficult to determine if those references point to findings and conclusions of the reported studies or other sections of the articles reviewed. Findings may be mis-interpreted. There is not clear evidence that the student has skill in reading and interpreting published reports of research.	Good Considerable emphasis is placed on reporting methodology of the various research reports. Findings and conclusions of the various authors are given secondary consideration and there is little critical consideration of the reports reviewed. The paper calls into question the students' ability to read and interpret research reports.	Excellent The review focuses on findings and conclusions reported by the various authors but critically interprets those findings and conclusions in light of methodology, other literature, and personal experience. The paper provides convincing evidence that the student has skill in reading and interpreting research reports.
Synthesis of Information 25 pts The student synthesizes information from the various sources pointing out meaningful relationships that expand understanding of the topic.	Poor The student presents a series of summaries with little or not attempt to establish meaningful relationship among them.	Fair A central argument is presented and data from the literature used to sustain that argument. Little or no "new thinking" on the topic is evident.	Good Information from various sources is presented. One or two "big ideas" are related to one another while others are overlooked. There is a sense of using the literature to support an existing argument rather that combining ideas to create new or deeper understanding.	Excellent The student relates and combines data from the various sources, pointing out new and meaningful relationships that contribute to a deeper understanding of the topic.
Conclusions 15 pts Given the data from the various sources reviewed, the student arrives at a conclusion and offers recommendation(s) for improved teaching practice and/or future research.	Poor There are no conclusions nor recommendations offered.	Fair Conclusions and recommendations are and counter to data in reported from literature reviewed and/or there is a lack of thoughtful and meaningful application to music teaching or research.	Good Conclusions grow out of the literature reviewed but the relationship is not consistently clear. Recommendations do not have clear relationship to the literature reviewed nor to the conclusions drawn. Recommendations may also be impractical reflecting a lack of understanding of music teaching and/or research.	Excellent Conclusions offered are clearly based on the literature reviewed and lead to thoughtful and meaningful recommendations for changes in teaching practice and/or research.

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MUS 6685

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Music

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