Child Labor Study at Lincoln Academy: Survey Rubric

SURVEY CRITERIA RUBRIC LEVEL III RUBRIC II RUBRIC I
Purpose . ..
clearly stated

focused

hooks interest

- minimum length;
- maximum understanding;
- specific goal;
- inviting title;
- rewarding to take;
- promises feedback;
- vague;
- rambling;
too general or too ambitious ;
- too demading or interest that is distracting;
- no statement of purpose
Demographics . . .
- information facilities planned;
- analysis of survey
- age considered;
- privacy respected;
- no illegal questions;
- relevant questions
- no age considered;
- sensitivity ignored;
- unlawful questions;
- unnecessary questions
- no demographics requested
Appearance . . .
- neat;
- clear format;
- sequence flows;
- inviting;
- borders uniform, ample;
- typed, doublespaced;
- demo/survey separataed;
- response medium considered;
- room for response & separation of questions;
- numerical or other logical system to direct respondent;
- eyecatching layout techniques, perhaps suitable maps, graphics;
- no grammar, spelling, punctuation errors;
- fonts easily readable & help demarcations
- borders tight or uneven
- neatly handwritten
- tightly lined
- no demarcation
- awkward response set-up;
- poor response room or poor question separation;
- system in place but not easily visible as continuity aid;
- over-kill techniques.
- tight & uneven;
- typos, sloppy;
- uneven spacing;
- mixed;
- impossible set-up;
- poor response & question spacing;
- no system;
- no layout consideration;
- many distracting errors.
Instructions . . .
- clear explanations;
- encourage forthright, truthful responses
- directions given only when needed;
- no suble traps; clearly no "correct" answers;
- topheavy, complicated instructions;
- some traps or leadning questions;
- no needed instructions;
- traps and leading questions
Survey Organization . . .
- well organized;
- response format suitable
- related questions grouped together;
- questions lead to next set, giving sense of flow;
- response type matches question format
- scaled responses are odd-numbered, with well defined extremes
- some scattering;
- sense of flow uneven;
- response options incomplete or illogical;
- even options or ill-defined extremes.
- no grouping attempted;
- no sense of flow;
- response options unworkable;
- even and undefined.
Questions . . .
- simple, even-handed;
- revelant;
- appropriate type question used
- neutral, objective;
- no assumptions;
- differing, perspectives encouraged;
- issues clearly worded;
- questions obviously connected to purpose
- intent of questions clear
- opinion and factual questions worded accordingly
- some emotionally charged questions;
- questions not clearly connectd to purpose;
- point of questions hard to understand;
- requests for opinion or fact hard to figure out
- complicated or prejudicial questions;
- no purpose to relate to;
- questions not understandable;
- no distinction

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