Scientific Merit Paper
Scientific Merit Paper Scoring Guide
Due Date: End of Unit 10 Percentage of Course Grade: 30%.
CRITERIA NON-PERFORMANCE BASIC PROFICIENT DISTINGUISHED
Evaluate how a research study advances the scientific knowledge base of an identified field of study. 16%
Fails to describe how a research study advances the scientific knowledge base of an identified field of study.
Describes how a research study advances the scientific knowledge base of an identified field of study.
Evaluates how a research study advances the scientific knowledge base of an identified field of study.
Evaluates the scientific merit of a chosen article by analyzing how its research study advances the scientific knowledge base of an identified field of study.
Evaluate how a specific research study contributes to research theory and the field of study. 17%
Fails to describe how a specific research study contributes to research theory and the field of study.
Describes how a specific research study contributes to research theory and the field of study.
Evaluates how a specific research study contributes to research theory and the field of study.
Evaluates the scientific merit of a chosen article by analyzing how the specific research study contributes to research theory and the field of study.
Evaluate how the scientific methods of inquiry are applied to a specific research study. 17%
Fails to describe the scientific methods of inquiry used in a specific research study.
Describes the scientific methods of inquiry used in a specific research study.
Evaluates how the scientific methods of inquiry are applied to a specific research study.
Evaluates the scientific merit of a chosen article by analyzing how the scientific methods of inquiry are applied to the specific research study.
Evaluate the validity and reliability of a selected research study. 17%
Fails to describe the validity and reliability of a selected research study.
Describes the validity and reliability of a selected research study.
Evaluates the validity and reliability of a selected research study.
Analyzes the validity and reliability of a selected research study, and elaborates on how it contributes to scientific merit.
Assess strategies for addressing ethical concerns in the design of a research study. 17%
Does not identify strategies for addressing ethical concerns in the design of a research study.
Identifies but does not assess strategies for addressing ethical concerns in the design of a research study.
Assesses strategies for addressing ethical concerns in the design of a research study.
Analyzes the effectiveness of strategies selected for addressing ethical concerns in the design of a research study.
Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with the expectations for members of an identified field of study, using APA style and formatting. 16%
Fails to communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with the expectations for members of an identified field of study, and/or does not employ APA style and formatting.
Communicates in a manner that is partly scholarly, professional, and consistent with the expectations for members of an identified field of study, but inconsistently employs APA style and formatting.
Communicates in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with the expectations for members of an identified field of study, using APA style and formatting.
Communicates in a manner that is completely scholarly, professional, and consistent with the expectations for members of an identified field of study, using APA style and formatting with few or no errors.