How to Conduct a Literature Review: Assess

Now that you have completed this module, you should be able to identify, evaluate, and use scholarly information to write a literature review. 

• Use the rubric below to evaluate the quality of your literature review. If your instructor has provided you with a rubric, you should use the criteria listed in that course or assignment rubric to ensure that your paper will meet the expectations for the course.  (Download a copy of the rubric.)
• You can also submit your literature review to the CMU Writing Center. 

Adapted from Education 690: Assessment Rubric/Criteria for Literature Review, retrieved September 29,2010 from http://edweb.sdsu.edu/courses/ed690dr/grading/literaturereviewrubrique.html and Boote, D.N. & Biele, P. (2005). Scholars before researchers: On the centrality of the dissertation literature review in research preparation. Educational Researcher. 34(6) p. 8.