Appendix 8.b. Spring and Fall 2013 HIED 8399: Dissertation Seminar Dissertation Proposal Chapters 1&2 Evaluation Rubric Summary (N=9) CATEGORY-WEIGHT Satisfactory Low Pass Fail Paper Content (75%) Ch1: Broad national discussion Thorough overview of topic from Insufficient overview of topic Unrelated overview (5%) broad to specific 6 3 0 Ch1: Specific national discussion Accurate specific discussion Inaccurate specific discussion Unrelated specific discussion (5%) 7 2 0 Ch1: Data to support topic (5%) 5 3 1 Data effectively frames topic Data ineffectively frames topic No data Ch 1: Statement of educational Thorough statement Insufficient statement No statement problem (10%) 6 2 1 Ch2: Critical review of previous Consistent critical review Inconsistent critical review 0 Rote description literature (40%) 4 5 Ch2: Graphic of previous research 7 1 1 Graphic presented effectively Graphic presented ineffectively No graphic included Ch2: Gap in knowledge identified Gap clearly identified Gap not clearly identified Gap not identified (5%) 7 1 1 Research questions (RQs) (5%) 5 3 1 Research questions are accurate Research questions are inaccurate No research questions Conceptual framework (CF) (5%) 4 4 1 CF accurately depicts study CF inaccurately depicts study CF not included Conceptual flow Content flows logically between Inconsistent flow between Ch1, Poor flow between Ch1, Ch2, RQs, 6 2 1 Ch1, Ch2, RQs, and CF Ch2, RQs, and CF 3 and CF
Appendix 8.b. Spring and Fall 2013 HIED 8399: Dissertation Seminar Dissertation Proposal Chapters 1&2 Evaluation Rubric Summary (N=9) CATEGORY-WEIGHT Satisfactory Low Pass Fail Paper Content (75%) Ch1: Broad national discussion (5%) Thorough overview of topic from broad to specific 6 Insufficient overview of topic 3 Unrelated overview 0 Ch1: Specific national discussion (5%) Accurate specific discussion 7 Inaccurate specific discussion 2 Unrelated specific discussion 0 Ch1: Data to support topic (5%) Data effectively frames topic 5 Data ineffectively frames topic 3 No data 1 Ch 1: Statement of educational problem (10%) Thorough statement 6 Insufficient statement 2 No statement 1 Ch2: Critical review of previous literature (40%) Consistent critical review 4 Inconsistent critical review 5 Rote description 0 Ch2: Graphic of previous research Graphic presented effectively 7 Graphic presented ineffectively 1 No graphic included 1 Ch2: Gap in knowledge identified (5%) Gap clearly identified 7 Gap not clearly identified 1 Gap not identified 1 Research questions (RQs) (5%) Research questions are accurate 5 Research questions are inaccurate 3 No research questions 1 Conceptual framework (CF) (5%) CF accurately depicts study 4 CF inaccurately depicts study 4 CF not included 1 Conceptual flow Content flows logically between Ch1, Ch2, RQs, and CF 6 Inconsistent flow between Ch1, Ch2, RQs, and CF 3 2 Poor flow between Ch1, Ch2, RQs, and CF 1
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