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Name: PSY 510 Milestone Four Rubric

 

 

  Exemplary Proficient Needs Improvement Not Evident

Methodology: Participants  

Points:

Exemplary 

Describes appropriate number of participants for the study

Proficient 

Provides a number of participants for the study, but number is not appropriate for terms of this assignment

Not evident

Does not discuss the plan for participants for the study

 

Methodology: Materials  

Exemplary 

Describes the materials that will be used in the study and why the materials are most appropriate for the proposal, justifying claims with resources and aligning materials to the research question

Proficient 

Describes the materials that will be used in the study and why the materials are most appropriate for the proposal, justifying claims with resources

Needs improvement

Describes the materials that will be used in the study and why the materials are most appropriate for the proposal, but does not justify claims with resources, or has gaps in accuracy or detail

Not evident 

Does not describe the materials that will be used in the study and why the materials are most appropriate for the proposal

 

Methodology: Procedures  

 

 

Describes the procedures proposed to collect data and how the procedures will appropriately address the research question

Exemplary 

Describes the procedures proposed to collect data and how the procedures will appropriately address the research question, but with gaps in detail

Proficient 

Describes the procedures proposed to collect data and how the procedures will appropriately address the research question, but procedures are inappropriate

 

Not evident

Does not describe the procedures proposed to collect data and how the procedures will appropriately address the research question

 

Methodology: Ethical Considerations  

 

 

Discusses the ethical concerns involved in the study and the steps to remedy them

Exemplary 

Discusses the ethical concerns involved in the study, but does not propose steps to remedy them

 

Proficient 

Discusses concerns involved in the study, but the concerns presented do not warrant ethical concern

 

Not evident

Does not discuss the ethical concerns involved in the study and the steps to remedy them

 

Data Analysis Plan: Prepare Raw Data  

 

Exemplary 

Proposes a plan for analyzing the data that explains what procedures will be used and how they will help obtain valid and reliable results

Proficient 

Proposes a plan for analyzing the data and explains what procedures will be used, but does not discuss how they will help obtain valid and reliable results

Needs improvement

Proposes a plan for analyzing the data, but does not explain what procedures will be used or how they will help obtain valid and reliable results

Not evident

Does not propose a plan for data analysis

 

Data Analysis Plan: Analytic Procedures  

Exemplary 

Proposes analytic procedures for analyzing data and explains how these will help obtain valid and reliable research results 

Proficient 

Proposes analytic procedures for analyzing data, but does not explain how these will help obtain valid and reliable research results 

Needs improvement

Proposes analytic procedures for analyzing data, but proposal lacks accuracy or detail, or procedures are inappropriate

Points:

0 (0%)

Does not propose analytic procedures for analyzing data

Data Analysis Plan: Descriptive Statistics  

Exemplary

Meets “Proficient” criteria and descriptive statistics are especially well aligned to the research question

Proficient

Describes which descriptive statistics obtained from the data would be most informative in answering the research question and why

Needs improvement

Describes which descriptive statistics obtained from the data would be most informative in answering the research question, but does not explain why, or description has gaps in accuracy or detail

Not evident

Does not describe which descriptive statistics obtained from the data would be most informative in answering the research question

Data Analysis Plan: Principles and Standards

Exemplary

Discusses how the proposed data analysis methods are ethical, as outlined by the APA

Proficient

Discusses how the proposed data analysis methods are ethical, but does not relate these to the APA

Needs improvement

Discusses how the proposed data analysis methods are ethical, but does not relate these to the APA, or discussion has gaps in accuracy or detail

Not evident

Does not discuss how the proposed data analysis methods are ethical, as outlined by the APA

Anticipated Results  

Exemplary

Predicts results of the study, explains how these results will complement or contradict previous literature, and provides rationale for the prediction

Proficient

Predicts results of the study and explains how these results will complement or contradict previous literature

Needs improvement

Predicts results of the study, but does not explain how these results will complement or contradict previous literature or has gaps in detail or accuracy

Not evident

Does not predict the results of the study

 

Articulation of Response  

Exemplary 

Submission is free of errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, and organization and is presented in a professional and easy-to-read format

Proficient 

Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization

Needs improvement

Submission has some major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas

Not evident

Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas

Name:PSY 510 Milestone Four Rubric