Week 2

Chapter 2 consists of the literature review, the research methodology, method and design, including population, sample, measurement instruments, data collection and analysis, limitations, and ethical considerations.

Criteria Does Not Meet Meets

Introductory Remarks/Liter ature Search Strategies

The section is missing; or some

topic areas are not included in the

introduction or are not explained

clearly.

The chapter outline is not provided

and the literature search strategies

are missing.

The reader is adequately oriented to

the topic areas covered. An outline

of the flow of the chapter is

presented.

All major themes/concepts are

introduced. Literature search

strategies are presented.

Full Theoretical/Co nceptual Framework

The section is missing; or some

theoretical foundations of the

research are not discussed or some

relevant theories are omitted.

Student fails to adequately

elaborate on theoretical/conceptual

framework introduction in Chapter 1.

Most theories and concepts are

covered in detail to orient the reader

to the research.

Description(s) of the

theory(ies)/conceptual framework(s)

are provided and supported in the

literature. The sources of the

framework are described and

provide the rationale for the choice

of the framework for the study

through substantiation in the

literature.

Themes or Subtopics

Themes are random and

unorganized, concepts are not

ordered, and some relevant themes

are omitted.

Themes do not follow a logical

progression. All points of view are

not addressed and relations are not

with the problem, purpose, and

research questions. Chapter reads

more like a book report rather than

a synthesized discussion of

scholarly literature.

Themes are arranged logically

analyzing all points of view with prior

research and findings on the topic.

Within each theme, topics are

discussed from broad to narrow

associated with the problem,

purpose, research questions and

associated concepts. Critically

evaluated scholarly literature noting

areas of convergence and

divergence.

Summary The section is missing; or some

relevant information or themes are

omitted.

The summary does not follow

logically from the literature review or

the introduction.

All relevant information is adequately

covered and refers to most of the

major themes introduced in the

Introduction.

The reader is left with enough

information to be familiar with the

topics necessary to begin reading

about the research methodology.

APA Format – Writing/Present ation

Inconsistently applies fundamental

APA formatting throughout the

chapter.

The template requirements are not

followed.

Consistently applies fundamental

APA formatting throughout the

chapter.

The template requirements are

followed.

Writing/Present ation

Does not follow conventions of

scholarly writing, grammar, and

punctuation.

Follows conventions of scholarly

writing, grammar, and punctuation.