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Criteria
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Proficient (8 – 10pts)
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Competent (4 – 7pts)
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Novice (0 – 3pts)
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Source & Author Qualifications, Research Concern, Purpose and Research Questions, Precedent Literature, and Problem Statement:
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Source chosen is relevant to the topic; Clearly states how work adds to research potential and/or impacts larger work; Clearly states research thesis, claim, or argument
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Source is relevant to topic; Attempts to connect work to research discipline but might be unclear; Attempts to describe research thesis, claim, or argument
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Source is not relevant to the topic; Confusing or inaccurate description of how work impacts research; Unclear explanation of thesis, claim or argument
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Research Methodology and Instrumentation:
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Clearly identifies or describes approaches used in the research study.; Clearly describes instruments used.
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Attempts to identify or describe approaches used in the research study but might be unclear; Attempts to identify instruments used
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Unclear description of research study approaches; Unclear description of instruments used; Contains irrelevant or unimportant information
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Findings and Results:
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Clear, connected to the purpose; Provides explanation of what was expected, discovered, collected, or produced
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Attempts to present results/findings but might be unclear; some information missing
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Unclear and not connected to purpose; Misinterpretation of results
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Implications, Conclusions, and Suggestions for further research:
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Clearly states how work advances the research area, why it is important, or how it can be used
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Attempts to connect work to research area, but might be unclear
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Unclear and lacks detail of contribution to the research area
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Citation, Mechanics, Grammar, and Proofing:
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Full citation using proper APA format with no errors; Abstract is well written from start to finish, with no spelling, grammar or use of English errors; The abstract is well organized, clear and presents ideas in a coherent way.
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Full or partial citation with minor APA formatting errors; Abstract is moderately written, with minimal spelling errors, grammar or use of English errors; The abstract is moderately organized, clear and presents ideas in somewhat coherent way.
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Partial citation with major formatting errors or no citation; Abstract is not well written, and contains many spelling errors, and/or grammar errors and/or use of English errors; The abstract is badly organized, lacks clarity and/or does not present ideas in a coherent way.
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