Research

Grading Criteria

Possible Points

Student’s Score

I. Format

10

1. Title page that includes name, topic, course title, date, instructor.

1

2. Structure

a) Neatly typewritten

b) Spelling and grammar

c) Logical topic development

5

3. Length (2 pages not counting title page)

2

4. APA general formatting rules and citations throughout paper

2

II. Content

70

A. Introduction

5

B. Discussion of Empirical literature

20

C. Critique

a. Inclusion of Relevant literature

b. Currency of sources

c. Breadth of the Review

d. Synthesis of Strengths and weaknesses of available evidence

e. Ethical issues: this is an acknowledgement of ethics use within chosen empirical articles

35

D. Summary is concise

· Judgment about content – availability of information in field, appropriateness to focus, need for more or different types of research

10

III. Table

15

Attached tables with

a. Results of refined searches and databases searched

b. Qualitative and Quantitative studies.

IV. References

5

1. APA style

2. Article criteria: <5 years, nurse authored, peer

3. Reviewed, USA published

Only obligatory: an empirical research reference is the article itself

Total Points

100