INQUIRIES, INVESTIGATION AND IMMERSION

RESEARCH FINAL DEFENSE

Evaluation Rubric
Strand/Track/Year/Section: Academic/STEM 12A
Component Fully met (3) Met (2) Partially Met (1) Not met (0) Score
Proposal overview Effectively and Develops a set of Develops Hypotheses are
insightfully develops testable and hypotheses. not testable or
a set of testable, supportable justifiable.
2
supportable and hypotheses.
impactful study
hypotheses.
Justification for The introduction The introduction The proposal Very little support
hypotheses section provides a section provides a provides weak for the conceptual
cogent overview of logical overview of support for study and theoretical
conceptual and conceptual and hypotheses. relevant to the
theoretical issues theoretical issues Provides some study hypotheses
related to the study related to the study evidence of sound was provided. 2
hypotheses. hypotheses. critical thinking. Provides little
Demonstrates Demonstrates evidence of sound
outstanding critical competent critical critical thinking.
thinking. thinking.
Supporting Provides clearly Provides adequate Provides Provides little or
evidence appropriate evidence to support inappropriate or no evidence to
evidence to support position insufficient support position 3
position evidence to
support position
Review of relevant Sophisticated Provides a Fails to cite Provides little or
research integration, meaningful important or no relevant
synthesis, and summary of the relevant scholarship.
critique of literature literature. Shows scholarship. 3
from related fields. understanding of Misinterprets
Places work within relevant literature research findings.
larger context.
Maintains The proposal is well The proposal has an The proposal is The document
purpose/focus organized and has a organizational somewhat focused lacks focus or
tight and cohesive structure and the or has minor drifts contains major
focus that is focus is clear in the focus. drifts in focus 3
integrated throughout.
throughout the
document
Methodology Identifies Identifies Identifies The
 Sample appropriate appropriate appropriate methodologies
 Procedures methodologies and methodologies and methodologies described are
 Measures research techniques research techniques and research either not suited
 Data (e.g., justifies the but some details are techniques but or poorly suited to
analytic sample, procedures, missing or vague. many details are test hypotheses.
plan and measures). Data missing or vague. The methodology 3
analytic plan is The methodology is under-
suitable to test is largely developed and/or
study hypotheses. incomplete. is not feasible.
Provides
appropriate
justification for
controls. Project is
feasible
Grammar, clarity, The manuscript is The manuscript The manuscript The manuscript is
and organization well written and effectively communicates poorly written and
ideas are well communicates ideas adequately. confusing. Ideas
developed and ideas. The writing is The manuscript are not
explained. grammatically contains some communicated 3
Sentences and correct, but some grammatical effectively.
paragraphs are sections lack clarity. errors. Many
grammatically
 correct. Uses sections lack
subheadings clarity.
appropriately.
References and Properly and Properly cited. May The manuscript The manuscript
citations explicitly cited. have a few has several lacks proper
Reference list instances in which instances of citations or
matches citations proper citations are improper use of includes no 2
missing. citations. Contains citations.
several statements
without
appropriately
citing.
General recommendations for the thesis /dissertation defense:

- Rewrite references and citations in APA format.

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Evaluator

05/25/2021
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Date