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Criteria

Levels of Achievement

Content

Advanced

Proficient

Developing

Not present

(70%;

35 points)

(32 - 35 points)

All aspects of the assignment are fully addressed…

· The introduction articulates how the proposed study fills the gap in the peer-reviewed literature.

· Problem statement is clearly stated.

· Purpose statement is clearly stated.

· Research questions(s) are clearly stated.

· Researcher’s hypothesis and null hypothesis are clearly stated.

· An explanation of why the research question(s) are important is supported by statistics.

· An explanation of how this research will further the field of counseling is given.

· Each assertion is supported by a citation

· At least five citations and references from peer-reviewed literature are included

(29 – 31 points)

Some aspects of the assignment are not fully addressed…

· The introduction articulates how the proposed study fills the gap in the peer-reviewed literature.

· Problem statement is clearly stated.

· Purpose statement is clearly stated.

· Research questions(s) are clearly stated.

· Researcher’s hypothesis and null hypothesis are clearly stated.

· An explanation of why the research question(s) are important is supported by statistics.

· An explanation of how this research will further the field of counseling is given.

· Each assertion is supported by a citation

· At least five citations and references from peer-reviewed literature are included

(1 – 28 points)

Significant issues are noted with one or more aspects of the assignment…

· The gap in the literature is not clearly identified

· Problem statement not presented

· Purpose statement not presented

· Research questions(s) not presented

· Researcher’s hypothesis and null hypothesis not presented

· A clear explanation of why the research question(s) are important is not presented.

· An explanation of how this research will further the field of counseling is not presented

· Each assertion is supported by a citation

· At least five citations and references from peer-reviewed literature are included

0 points

Not present

Structure

Advanced

Proficient

Developing

Not present

Thread: Grammar and Spelling, APA formatting

(14 – 15 points)

· Writing is clear, concise, and has a logical flow

· Grammar, sentence structure, and spelling are correct

· APA style is correct

· At least five citations and their corresponding references from peer-reviewed literature are included.

· The proposal introduction is no more than two pages in length

(11 – 13 points)

· Some issues with writing being clear, concise, and having a logical flow

· Some issues with grammar, sentence structure, and spelling

· Some issues with APA style

· At least five citations and their corresponding references from peer-reviewed literature are included.

· The proposal introduction is no more than two pages in length

(1 – 10 points)

· More than two or three errors are present that interfere with writing being clear, concise, and having a logical flow

· More than two or three errors with grammar, sentence structure, and spelling are present

· More than two or three errors with APA style are present

· Fewer than five citations and their corresponding references from peer-reviewed literature are included.

· The proposal introduction is more than two pages in length

0 points

Not present

Total (50)

Advanced (46-50 points)

Proficient (41-45 points)

Developing (1 – 40 points)

Not Present (0 points)

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