Research paper

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Research Report Rubric

Learner Student Expectations:

Total possible points = 150

The student will construct a report based on the research conducted. The report must include the

hypothesis statement, method of data collection (convenience, random sampling), description

of qualitative and/or quantitative data collected, limitations of the study, discussion –

analysis of the data in your words, results-did the results answer the hypothesis statement, why

or why not.

Criteria Points 0 Points >0-15 Points >15-30 Points

Hypothesis

Statement/

Data Collection

Method

Hypothesis

statement is

missing; data

collection

method is

missing;

research

format is not

followed.

Data collection method is not

well thought out; research

format is not completely

followed.

Hypothesis statement is present;

data collection method is well

thought out and explained;

format completely is followed.

Description of

Data

Collected/Data

Analysis

Qualitative

and/or

quantitative

data is not

present.

Qualitative and/or quantitative

data is partially present, stated

but not explained well,

description of data partially

present but not well thought

out, written data analysis of

individual graphs is present

but not well articulated and

thought out; survey type and

description of pilot is partially

present but not well thought

out.

Qualitative and/or quantitative

data is thoroughly explained and

well thought out description of

data is fully present and well

thought out, written data analysis

of individual graphs is present

and articulated well and thought

out; survey type is present,

description of pilot is present

and well explained.

Limitations Limitations of the study

are not

present.

Limitations of the study are

present but not well thought

out; does not make sense in

regard to the data

collection/analysis process,

limited in scope.

Limitations of the study are well

thought out, thoroughly

explained, makes sense in regard

to the data collection/analysis

process, futuristic and

comprehensive in scope.

2

Discussion Discussion

section is not

present.

Discussion is not well thought

out; is not on target with the

data results, does not discuss

results comprehensively as a

whole.

Discussion is well thought out;

relates to the survey data,

explained thoroughly, discuses

results comprehensively as a

whole study.

Results Results

section is not

present.

Results are not well thought

out; is not on target with the

data results; report has 3 or

more spelling errors, results

state accepting or rejecting the

null hypothesis but statistical

significance results are not

present and/or statistical

significance results are

present but hypothesis not

accepted or rejected.

Results are well thought out;

relates to the survey data,

explained thoroughly; report has

less than 3 spelling errors, results

state accepting or rejecting the

null hypothesis based on

statistical significance results

that are present.

Report Expectations

1. Report is completed on 8 ½ x 11 inch paper with 1 inch margins on all sides. 2. Report must include:

a. Hypothesis statement b. Data collection method c. Description d. Limitations e. Discussion f. Results

3. Report is written clear and concise. 4. Report has no spelling errors.