Research

Criteria

Levels of Achievement

Content 70%

Advanced

Proficient

Developing

Not present

Content

65 to 70 points

All items listed below are completed with excellence:

· The study’s design is named and explained.

· Discussion of implications to study and to the field of clinical mental health counseling is included.

· For quantitative path: Accurate test of hypothesis addressed, Statistical significance answered and discussed, Decision on null hypothesis is discussed and correct.

· For qualitative path: Research question is stated, themes are discussed and quotes are linked, a discussion of themes in light of research question.

60 to 65 points

One or two items from the items listed below are missing, incomplete, or incorrect.

· The study’s design is named and explained.

· Discussion of implications to study and to the field of clinical mental health counseling is included.

· For quantitative path: Accurate test of hypothesis addressed, Statistical significance answered and discussed, Decision on null hypothesis is discussed and correct.

· For qualitative path: Research question is stated, themes are discussed and quotes are linked, a discussion of themes in light of research question.

1 to 60 points

More than three of the items listed below are missing, incomplete, or incorrect.

· The study’s design is named and explained.

· Discussion of implications to study and to the field of clinical mental health counseling is included.

· For quantitative path: Accurate test of hypothesis addressed, Statistical significance answered and discussed, Decision on null hypothesis is discussed and correct.

· For qualitative path: Research question is stated, themes are discussed and quotes are linked, a discussion of themes in light of research question.

0 points

Not present

Structure

Advanced

Proficient

Developing

Not present

Grammar and Spelling, APA Formatting

25 to 30 points

All of the items below are completed with excellence:

Each report is a well-written paragraph.

Writing is clear, has a logical flow, and follows current APA format

Grammar and spelling are correct.

20 to 25 points

The items below are completed with two or three errors.

Each report is a well-written paragraph.

Writing is clear, has a logical flow, and follows current APA format

Grammar and spelling are correct.

1 to 20 points

The items below are completed with more than three errors

Each report is a well-written paragraph.

Writing is clear, has a logical flow, and follows current APA format

Grammar and spelling are correct.

0 points

Not present

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