Assignment 9

Research Proposal Summary (abstract)

Create a brief and concise summary (150-250 words) of the main points of your research proposal. Include the social work problem, intervention (the program/service to be evaluated), evaluation question and/or hypothesis, sample/sampling approach, design, measures to be used to assess your outcome variable(s), data analysis plan, and social work implications (including future directions). The abstract should follow APA guidelines: a single paragraph, double-spaced, 12 point font, include 3 to 5 keywords.  The word “Abstract” should be center (no bold, no italics). See APA manual for further guidelines and examples.  Please send the abstract to all members of your group prior to the presentation. 

 

Grading Rubric

Criteria	Ratings	Points
Main points (social work problem, intervention/program, evaluation question and/or hypothesis, sample/sampling approach (# of participants), design, measures to be used to assess your outcome variable(s), data analysis plan, and social work implications (including future directions) are included in the abstract; followed APA formatting; summary is clear and concise	Fully addressed = 5 Mostly addressed (few parts missing) = 4 Partially addressed (several parts missing) = 1-3 Did not address/missing/late=0
Total Points	/5

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