ON DPG SCORING RUBRIC FOR SMALL RESEARCH GRANT Excellent Adequate Missing Score Reviewer (3 points) (2 points) Improvement (0 points) Comments (1 point) Introduction Provides a Provides an Provides an No clear and introduction introduction introduction and complete and and or background Background introduction background background provided and that is only that is background somewhat insignificant to significant to the research research Purpose and Includes a Includes a Includes a No research specific and clear, but not vague, question Aim of Study measurable measurable unmeasurable provided (hypotheses research research research to be tested) question question question Methodology Provides a Provides an Provides an No research clear adequate explanation of methodology explanation explanation research provided of the of proposed methods in an proposed research unorganized research methods manner methods Feasibility of Research and Research is Research is Neither timeline is appropriate, appropriate, research nor the Study appropriate however, however, timeline are for timeline is unclear on feasible for conducting not feasible timeline conducting the proposed for the research research conducting the proposed research Overall Uses Uses Poor style and Serious style acceptable adequate grammar (6-9 and grammar Writing style and style and errors) flaws (> 10) Technique grammar (0-2 grammar (3-5 errors) errors) Itemized Provides Provides an Provides a No itemized detailed adequate vague budget Budget explanation explanation explanation of provided of proposed of proposed proposed budget budget budget
ON DPG SCORING RUBRIC FOR SMALL RESEARCH GRANT Excellent (3 points) Adequate (2 points) Improvement (1 point) Missing (0 points) Score Reviewer Comments Introduction and Background Provides a clear and complete introduction and background Provides an introduction and background that is only somewhat significant to research Provides an introduction and background that is insignificant to the research No introduction or background provided Purpose and Aim of Study (hypotheses to be tested) Includes a specific and measurable research question Includes a clear, but not measurable research question Includes a vague, unmeasurable research question No research question provided Methodology Provides a clear explanation of the proposed research methods Provides an adequate explanation of proposed research methods Provides an explanation of research methods in an unorganized manner No research methodology provided Feasibility of the Study Research and timeline is appropriate for conducting the proposed research Research is appropriate, however, timeline is not feasible for conducting the proposed research Research is appropriate, however, unclear on timeline Neither research nor timeline are feasible for conducting the research Overall Writing Technique Uses acceptable style and grammar (0-2 errors) Uses adequate style and grammar (3-5 errors) Poor style and grammar (6-9 errors) Serious style and grammar flaws (> 10) Itemized Budget Provides detailed explanation of proposed budget Provides an adequate explanation of proposed budget Provides a vague explanation of proposed budget No itemized budget provided
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