Interpretation Appropriate and Mostly Somewhat Inappropriate, Description of the meaning of comprehensive appropriate appropriate inadequate, or the results in the context of explanation of the explanation of the explanation of the missing the original problem results obtained results obtained results obtained explanation of the formulation. from the from the from the results obtained quantitative quantitative quantitative from the analysis in the analysis in the analysis. quantitative context of the context of the Explanation of the analysis. original problem. original problem. context is Explanation of the somewhat context is incorrect or incorrect or incomplete. incomplete. Implications Clearly identifies Adequately Unclear or limited Inappropriate or Extension of potential and explains identifies and explanation of missing application to broader substantive explains substantive explanation of contexts (e.g., predictive potential substantive potential substantive values, future directions, applications of the potential applications of the potential ramifications, clinical results and their applications of the results and their applications of the prognosis, professional broader impacts. results and their broader impacts. results and their and/or responsibilities). broader impacts. broader impacts. Limitations Accurate and Mostly accurate Somewhat Inaccurate or Acknowledgement of thorough and/or mostly inaccurate and/or missing limitations in interpretation articulation of thorough limited articulation of and implication that stem deficiencies with articulation of articulation of deficiencies with from underlying assumptions, the underlying deficiencies with deficiencies with the underlying data analysis procedures, data, analyses or the underlying the underlying data, analyses or methods used, and/or conclusions. data, analyses or data, analyses or conclusions. characteristics of the data conclusions. conclusions. itself (e.g., sample size, skewed, obvious bias). Overall Communication Consistently clear Mostly clear and Somewhat unclear Unclear or illogical Follows a logical sequence and logical logical or illogical presentation; and presents an explicit chain presentation presentation; presentation; may to use appropriate of reasoning. Uses throughout, using generally uses fail to use academic disciplinary terminology as appropriate appropriate appropriate language. appropriate. academic academic academic language. language. language.
Interpretation Description of the meaning of the results in the context of the original problem formulation. Appropriate and comprehensive explanation of the results obtained from the quantitative analysis in the context of the original problem. Mostly appropriate explanation of the results obtained from the quantitative analysis in the context of the original problem. Somewhat appropriate explanation of the results obtained from the quantitative analysis. Explanation of the context is somewhat incorrect or incomplete. Inappropriate, inadequate, or missing explanation of the results obtained from the quantitative analysis. Explanation of the context is incorrect or incomplete. Implications Extension of potential application to broader contexts (e.g., predictive values, future directions, ramifications, clinical prognosis, professional and/or responsibilities). Clearly identifies and explains substantive potential applications of the results and their broader impacts. Adequately identifies and explains substantive potential applications of the results and their broader impacts. Unclear or limited explanation of substantive potential applications of the results and their broader impacts. Inappropriate or missing explanation of substantive potential applications of the results and their broader impacts. Limitations Acknowledgement of limitations in interpretation and implication that stem from underlying assumptions, data analysis procedures, methods used, and/or characteristics of the data itself (e.g., sample size, skewed, obvious bias). Accurate and thorough articulation of deficiencies with the underlying data, analyses or conclusions. Mostly accurate and/or mostly thorough articulation of deficiencies with the underlying data, analyses or conclusions. Somewhat inaccurate and/or limited articulation of deficiencies with the underlying data, analyses or conclusions. Inaccurate or missing articulation of deficiencies with the underlying data, analyses or conclusions. Overall Communication Follows a logical sequence and presents an explicit chain of reasoning. Uses disciplinary terminology as appropriate. Consistently clear and logical presentation throughout, using appropriate academic language. Mostly clear and logical presentation; generally uses appropriate academic language. Somewhat unclear or illogical presentation; may fail to use appropriate academic language. Unclear or illogical presentation; to use appropriate academic language.
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