3 Summary of findings from previous Evidence of a Evidence of a Evidence of a Evidence of a limited research, including a discussion of comprehensive comprehensive satisfactory knowledge knowledge of the omissions and contradictions. The scope, understanding of the knowledge of the of the literature relevant literature breadth and relevance of these findings, the relevant literature and a literature with a development of a rationale for the convincing rationale for rationale for inclusion conceptual framework to underpin the work. inclusion Methodology and Methods 4 Specify the methodology and the process for Evidence of a full Evidence of a sound Evidence of some Limited evidence of the research with justification for choice. understanding of the understanding of some use of knowledge and Evidence of coherence and rigour, possibilities and methodologies used methodology awareness of the appropriateness of methods of data limitations of the and how they are possibilities and collection and clear evidence of effective methodology being relevant to the situation limitations of the organising and sequencing of work. used methodologies being used Results 5 The relevance of the investigation and the Relevant information Relevant information Relevant information Information of little appropriateness of the data collected. The systematically obtained, clearly presented. unprocessed. Evidence relevance to the standard of presentation of the data and an well displayed and with Evidence of a sound of a satisfactory level of research question. appreciation of the limitations of the data. An a realistic appreciation level of analysis and analysis and judgement Some evidence of ability to discover, understand and analyse of its limitations. judgement including a including a statement of analysis to back up Evidence of a high level statement of the criteria the criteria ideas but the criteria not of analysis which stated thoroughly explores the topic resulting in judgement based on evidence Discussion of Results 6 How the data integrates with, and questions, As for Merit but with an Evidence of ability to Evidence of ability to Evidence of ability to the issues raised in the literature. How the collate information from collate information from collate information ability to perceive a primary data relates to the literature. Where a variety of sources and a variety of sources and from a variety of novel relationship appropriate, justification for the choice of construct meanings construct linkages but sources and synthesis statistical techniques employed. An ability to from it commenting on with limited comment on for new applications bring together information and ideas and to the weight of evidence the evidence or opinion evaluate them. There is an integration with and opinions issues raised in the literature Conclusions
3 Summary of findings from previous research, including a discussion of omissions and contradictions. The scope, breadth and relevance of these findings, the development of a rationale for the conceptual framework to underpin the work. Evidence of a comprehensive understanding of the relevant literature and a convincing rationale for inclusion Evidence of a comprehensive knowledge of the literature with a rationale for inclusion Evidence of a satisfactory knowledge of the literature Evidence of a limited knowledge of the relevant literature Methodology and Methods 4 Specify the methodology and the process for the research with justification for choice. Evidence of coherence and rigour, appropriateness of methods of data collection and clear evidence of effective organising and sequencing of work. Evidence of a full knowledge and awareness of the possibilities and limitations of the methodologies being used Evidence of a sound understanding of the possibilities and limitations of the methodology being used Evidence of some understanding of methodologies used and how they are relevant to the situation Limited evidence of some use of methodology Results 5 The relevance of the investigation and the appropriateness of the data collected. The standard of presentation of the data and an appreciation of the limitations of the data. An ability to discover, understand and analyse Relevant information systematically obtained, well displayed and with a realistic appreciation of its limitations. Evidence of a high level of analysis which thoroughly explores the topic resulting in judgement based on evidence Relevant information clearly presented. Evidence of a sound level of analysis and judgement including a statement of the criteria Relevant information unprocessed. Evidence of a satisfactory level of analysis and judgement including a statement of the criteria Information of little relevance to the research question. Some evidence of analysis to back up ideas but the criteria not stated Discussion of Results 6 How the data integrates with, and questions, the issues raised in the literature. How the primary data relates to the literature. Where appropriate, justification for the choice of statistical techniques employed. An ability to bring together information and ideas and to evaluate them. There is an integration with issues raised in the literature As for Merit but with an ability to perceive a novel relationship Evidence of ability to collate information from a variety of sources and synthesis for new applications Evidence of ability to collate information from a variety of sources and construct meanings from it commenting on the weight of evidence and opinions Evidence of ability to collate information from a variety of sources and construct linkages but with limited comment on the evidence or opinion Conclusions
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