appropriate. Study Design (CT): does not use specified design Describes and justifies pertinent DV are not identified 5 4 3 2 1 15% (x=3) the research design used pertinent IV are not identified in the study (e.g. one or more DV are not experimental, operationalized or adequately 5 4 3 2 1 5% (x=1) operationalized one or more IV are not The dependent operationalized or adequately 5 4 3 2 1 5% (x=1) variable(s) is/are operationalized identified and IV and DV are mis-specified or appropriately switched 5 4 3 2 1 3.5% operationalized. the operationalization of one or more (x=0.7) IV and /or DV are not feasible or The independent practical variable(s) is/are reliability is not explained or poorly identified and explained appropriately reliability is inaccurately explained operationalized. Procedure for evaluating reliability is explained accurately. Study Sample (CT): population is not specified Explains where the research sampling procedure is not 5 4 3 2 1 2.5% will be performed. specified (x=0.5) sampling procedure is poorly or 5 4 3 2 1 Articulates the appropriate inaccurately specified 2.5% unit of analysis. 5 4 3 2 1 sampling procedure is not feasible (x=0.5) or practical Effectively articulates sample 5 4 3 2 1 selection procedures. unit of analysis is inaccurate 5% (x=1) unit of analysis is missing Sample size, as indicated, is 2.5% sample size is too small appropriate. (x=0.5) Statistical Analysis: statistical analysis is missing Accurately describes the statistical analysis is missing 5 4 3 2 1 3.5% statistical procedure that will variables (x=0.7) be used to examine the data statistical analysis is poorly (e.g., regression analysis). specified statistical analysis is inaccurately specified
appropriate. Study Design (CT): Describes and justifies the research design used in the study (e.g. experimental, The dependent variable(s) is/are identified and appropriately operationalized. The independent variable(s) is/are identified and appropriately operationalized. Procedure for evaluating reliability is explained accurately. 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 15% (x=3) 5% (x=1) 5% (x=1) 3.5% (x=0.7) does not use specified design pertinent DV are not identified pertinent IV are not identified one or more DV are not operationalized or adequately operationalized one or more IV are not operationalized or adequately operationalized IV and DV are mis-specified or switched the operationalization of one or more IV and /or DV are not feasible or practical reliability is not explained or poorly explained reliability is inaccurately explained Study Sample (CT): Explains where the research will be performed. Articulates the appropriate unit of analysis. Effectively articulates sample selection procedures. Sample size, as indicated, is appropriate. 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2.5% (x=0.5) 2.5% (x=0.5) 5% (x=1) 2.5% (x=0.5) population is not specified sampling procedure is not specified sampling procedure is poorly or inaccurately specified sampling procedure is not feasible or practical unit of analysis is inaccurate unit of analysis is missing sample size is too small Statistical Analysis: Accurately describes the statistical procedure that will be used to examine the data (e.g., regression analysis). 5 4 3 2 1 3.5% (x=0.7) statistical analysis is missing statistical analysis is missing variables statistical analysis is poorly specified statistical analysis is inaccurately specified
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