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Research Paper and Action Plan Rubric – 40 points

Research Plan

· Literature review (8 points)

· Use up to date citations (less than 10 years old)

· Include a minimum of 10 citations

· Organize by topic and not by author

· Cite actual findings from other studies

· Establish why your research is important (the what factor)

· APA style used

· APA Reference list

· Grammatically correct

· No spelling errors

· Methods (8 points)

· State question(s) investigating

· State research design

· Participants – describe and display in table (number, gender, age, grade, cultural diversity, ELL/EC (if applicable), report how many and why if participants were excluded from study

· Setting – describe setting(s) in which the action research project took place

· Independent variables (if applicable): describe IV and how IV was manipulated (be specific)

· Dependent variables/dependent measures – state and describe DV and dependent measures; describe how DV was measured (be specific)

· If you do not have a true DV or IV, be sure you describe your instruments, interview protocols, etc. and what each instrument is measuring

· Materials (list)

· Procedures (list steps) – information on nature of task that includes what participants were told regarding the research; provide a detailed bulleted list of all steps from beginning to end (provide enough detail that steps can be replicated)

· Appropriate analysis plan is included

· Strategies to ensure validity are addressed (e.g. triangulation)

· Past tense used

· Avoid unnecessary details that are not relevant to outcome of study

· Use proper APA format

· Grammatically correct

· No spelling errors

· Results (8 points)

· Present your findings objectively using graphs and tables (and/or other visuals)

· Use appropriate qualitative/quantitative analysis

· Provide a short summary of results that answer each research question

· Provide examples (thick description) of the findings from each question

· Summarize in a conclusion before Discussion section

· Use proper APA format

· Grammatically correct

· Past tense used

· No spelling errors

· Discussion (8 points)

· Provide a summary of your findings

· Answer the “so what” question (what is the study’s potential significance to your setting or others)

· Link your findings to past research and literature (what is similar and what is different)

· Describe implications of the findings for your participants and others

· Describe any limitations of your study

· Describe next steps and new questions

· Use proper APA format

· Grammatically correct

· No spelling errors

Action Plan (8 points)

· Reflection on results and what they mean for your teaching and learning

· Decisions about necessary changes/interventions based on results

· Timeline for changes

· Description of what specific changes will be made

· Describe:

· Who will be involved in making changes

· How changes will be made

· When changes will be made

· Location (where) changes will be made

· Plan for assessing the action plan