Research Proposal

Criteria

Levels of Achievement

Content 70%

Advanced 90-100%

Proficient 70-89%

Developing 1-69%

Not present

Content

72 to 80 points

Proposal has all required sections and thoroughly develops and explains the research topic and question throughout. Arguments are logical, relevant, and audience-focused.

56 to 71 points

Proposal has some evident gaps and arguments are acceptable but may still leave some questions. All required sections are present.

1 to 55 points

Proposal has large gaps in ideas, arguments, and reasoning. Some sections may be missing entirely.

0 points

Not present

Research

54 to 60 points

Student has taken evident pains to embed research proposal in the scholarship surrounding topic. Proposal is well researched, and assertions are supported by citations and research throughout.

42 to 53 points

Research is somewhat lacking, and some gaps in knowledge are evident. Some statements are asserted without proper support or citation.

1 to 41 points

Proposal lacks proper scholarly context, and citations or research mentions supporting ideas proposed are rare.

0 points

Not present

Structure 30%

Advanced 90-100%

Proficient 70-89%

Developing 1-69%

Not present

Grammar, Punctuation, Diction, & Spelling

36 to 40 points

Conventions of proper English writing and academic tone are followed throughout with few mistakes that largely do not detract from professionalism of content.

28 to 35 points

Writing is somewhat unclear and has several mistakes that detract from the professionalism of the proposal. Academic tone has some mistakes, but still serves the purpose.

1 to 27 points

Proposal has many errors that severely detract from the professionalism of the research proposal. Academic tone is insufficient.

0 points

Not present

Formatting

18 to 20 points

Conventions of APA format are followed throughout with only minor errors that are difficult to detect.

14 to 17 points

One or two glaring errors in APA formatting with some smaller ones also evident that detract somewhat from professionalism of the paper.

1 to 13 points

Paper has many noticeable APA errors present that significantly decrease professionalism of the paper, but APA style is still evident.

0 points

Not present