research proposals

Introduction paragraph (10 pts max)

· Briefly explains the general area

· Briefly explains the sub area

· Briefly explains the research topic

· Provides citation, if necessary

· Written in one paragraph

/10 points

Lit. Review Content (20 pts max)

· Clearly explains the topic (background)

· Indicates why the topic is important/relevant

· Synthesizes and explain ideas and concepts contained in the sources

· Clearly connects ideas and concepts to show reader the current state of the literature

· Appropriately uses sources to support ideas

· Indicates what gap(s) exist (gap statement) and why it/they is/are important to address (why-sentence)

· Contains a logical PoA/Purpose Statement

· Length is appropriate

/20 points

Method (50 pts)

· Include information about participants

· Include information about location

· Include information about procedure

· Include at least one hypothesis

/50 points

Organization (5 pts max)

· Clear and appropriate order(s) of information

· Clear and appropriate organizational pattern(s)

· Illustrates how ideas are connected and developed

· In-text citations used appropriately

/5 points

Language (10 pts max)

· Effective use of different sentence structures

· Appropriate use of tense

· Grammatical error avoidance

· Effective use of function words

· Appropriate word choice

· Mastery of spelling, punctuation, and capitalization

/10 points

Formatting (5 pts max)

· Formatting convention mastery

/5 points