Method

Rating

Score

8

6

4

2

Sample

Includes who, what, and where.

Includes who and what but not where, who and where but not what, etc.

Includes who only, where only, or what only

Vague, non-specific

8

6

4

2

Theme

Well organized, demonstrates logical sequencing and structure in own words.

Well organized, but demonstrates illogical sequencing or structure.

Weakly organized with no logical sequencing or structure.

No organization, sequencing, or structure.

8

6

4

2

Instruments

Detailed information about the instruments (e.g. examples, authors, name of it, scale response options, validity/reliability)

Information about the majority of the required pieces provided.

Information was at least 50% of the required pieces provided.

Information was less than 50% of the required pieces provided

4

3

2

1

Title Page

Information is in APA format and title adheres to hypothesis and research design

Information is in APA format (1 to 2 errors) or title adheres to hypothesis and research design

Information has some APA format errors (3 to 4 errors) and/or title does not adhere to hypothesis and research design

Information has more than 4 APA format errors

6

4

2

0

Reference Sheet

Information is cited properly and in APA format.

Information is cited properly with 1 or 2 different errors.

Information is cited, but has 3 to 4 different errors.

Information is not cited or is cited incorrectly with more than 4 different errors.

8

6

4

2

Design

Information about the variables operationally defined, statistical test, and step-by-step procedures provided

Information about 2/3 of the required components provided

Information about 1/3 of the required components provided

Vague

4

3

2

1

Format

Font, spacing, and APA format are correct with 0 to 3 errors in body.

Font and spacing, font and APA, or spacing and APA are correct with 4 to 6 errors in body.

Font, spacing, or APA format is correct with 7 to 9 errors.

Font, spacing, and APAP format are incorrect with more than 10 errors.

4

3

2

1

Grammar

There is 3 or less grammatical error.

There are 4 to 6 grammatical errors.

There are 7 to 9 grammatical errors.

There are 10 or more grammatical errors.

TOTAL POINTS