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Criteria

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Distinguished

State a specific problem or issue to be investigated. 15%

Does not identify a specific problem or issue to be investigated.

Identifies a topic area, but does not state a specific problem or issue to be investigated.

States a specific problem or issue to be investigated.

States a specific problem or issue to be investigated precisely enough to focus a scholarly inquiry.

Identify sources that provide the current knowledge base on a specific problem or issue. 20%

Does not identify sources that provide the current knowledge base on a specific problem or issue.

Identifies sources that address some aspects of the current knowledge base on a specific problem or issue.

Identifies sources that provide the current knowledge base on a specific problem or issue.

Identifies sources that provide the current knowledge base on a specific problem or issue, including representation of a variety of viewpoints.

Compare and contrast the viewpoints of a problem as they are presented in scholarly literature. 20%

Does not identify specific viewpoints of a problem as they are presented in scholarly literature.

Highlights the viewpoints of a problem as they are presented in scholarly literature, but does not compare or contrast them.

Compares and contrasts the viewpoints of a problem as they are presented in scholarly literature.

Compares and contrasts the viewpoints of a problem as they are presented in scholarly literature, clarifying areas of shared and disparate views.

Synthesize the results of credible research to summarize the current state of knowledge on a specific problem or issue. 30%

Does not summarize the results of credible research on a specific problem or issue.

Summarizes but does not synthesize the results of credible research on a specific problem or issue.

Synthesizes the results of credible research to summarize the current state of knowledge on a specific problem or issue.

Synthesizes the results of credible research to summarize the current state of knowledge on a specific problem or issue, clearly and precisely identifying at least one aspect that is unknown.

Write clearly, with correct spelling, grammar, syntax, and good organization, following APA guidelines. 15%