U4A1-68 - Topic Endorsement - Please follow all instructions as given.

4/20/2018 Topic Endorsement Scoring Guide

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Topic Endorsement Scoring Guide

Forms all elements exceptionally well, states them eloquently, and focuses them appropriately; and there are no errors in APA-compliant grammar, usage, or spelling.

Describes the significance of this topic to an identified program or field of study and supports it with the literature.

States the research problem eloquently; summarizes existing literature and key findings and supports them well; formulates clearly any gaps or problems in the existing literature; explicitly states rather than implies the research problem; there are no errors in APA-compliant grammar, usage, or spelling.

Writes each item in a manner that is sufficiently scholarly in tone and contains no editorial or mechanical (grammar, usage, typographical, et cetera) errors.

Describes the significance of this topic to an identified program or field of study and supports it with the literature.