the document is well organized and the focus focus; some sections follow; lacks organized and maintains a of the manuscript is are clearly organized organizational tightly integrated focus generally maintained and focused and others structure. throughout the manuscript. throughout the are not. document. Justification for The introduction section The introduction section The proposal provides Very little support for hypotheses provides a cogent overview provides a logical weak support for study the conceptual and of conceptual and overview of conceptual hypotheses. Provides theoretical relevant to theoretical issues related to and theoretical issues some evidence of the study hypotheses the study hypotheses. related to the study sound critical thinking. was provided. Provides Demonstrates outstanding hypotheses. little evidence of sound critical thinking. Demonstrates competent critical thinking. critical thinking. Supporting Provides clearly Provides adequate Provides inappropriate Provides little or no evidence appropriate evidence to evidence to support or insufficient evidence evidence to support support position position to support position position Review of relevant Sophisticated integration, Provides a meaningful Fails to cite important Provides little or no research synthesis, and critique of summary of the literature. or relevant scholarship. relevant scholarship. literature from related Shows understanding of Misinterprets research fields. Places work within relevant literature findings. larger context. Maintains The proposal is well The proposal has an The proposal is The document lacks purpose/focus organized and has a tight organizational structure somewhat focused or focus or contains major and cohesive focus that is and the focus is clear has drifts in the drifts in focus integrated throughout the throughout. focus. document Methodology Identifies appropriate Identifies appropriate Identifies appropriate The methodologies Sample methodologies and methodologies and methodologies and described are either Procedures research techniques (e.g., research techniques but research techniques not suited or poorly Measures justifies the sample, some details are missing but many details are suited to test Data procedures, and measures). or vague. missing or vague. The hypotheses. The analytic Data analytic plan is methodology is largely methodology is plan suitable to test study incomplete. developed and/or is hypotheses. Provides not feasible.
the document is well organized and maintains a tightly integrated focus throughout the manuscript. organized and the focus of the manuscript is generally maintained throughout the document. focus; some sections are clearly organized and focused and others are not. follow; lacks organizational structure. Justification for hypotheses The introduction section provides a cogent overview of conceptual and theoretical issues related to the study hypotheses. Demonstrates outstanding critical thinking. The introduction section provides a logical overview of conceptual and theoretical issues related to the study hypotheses. Demonstrates competent critical thinking. The proposal provides weak support for study hypotheses. Provides some evidence of sound critical thinking. Very little support for the conceptual and theoretical relevant to the study hypotheses was provided. Provides little evidence of sound critical thinking. Supporting evidence Provides clearly appropriate evidence to support position Provides adequate evidence to support position Provides inappropriate or insufficient evidence to support position Provides little or no evidence to support position Review of relevant research Sophisticated integration, synthesis, and critique of literature from related fields. Places work within larger context. Provides a meaningful summary of the literature. Shows understanding of relevant literature Fails to cite important or relevant scholarship. Misinterprets research findings. Provides little or no relevant scholarship. Maintains purpose/focus The proposal is well organized and has a tight and cohesive focus that is integrated throughout the document The proposal has an organizational structure and the focus is clear throughout. The proposal is somewhat focused or has drifts in the focus. The document lacks focus or contains major drifts in focus Methodology Sample Procedures Measures Data analytic plan Identifies appropriate methodologies and research techniques (e.g., justifies the sample, procedures, and measures). Data analytic plan is suitable to test study hypotheses. Provides Identifies appropriate methodologies and research techniques but some details are missing or vague. Identifies appropriate methodologies and research techniques but many details are missing or vague. The methodology is largely incomplete. The methodologies described are either not suited or poorly suited to test hypotheses. The methodology is and/or is not feasible. developed
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