Criteria SCORES AND DESCRIPTORS EXCELLENT COMPETENT NEEDS WEAK IMPROVEMENT Research 30 pts 25pts 20 pts 15 pts Method and The research method The research The research method The research Research Design and design are clearly method and design and design are method and and thoroughly are explained and somewhat explained design are poorly explained, justified, justified, but there and justified, but there explained and/or and appropriate for the may be minor gaps are significant gaps or unjustified. research questions. or lack of clarity in lack of clarity in explanation. explanation.
Locale and 20 pts 15 pts 10 pts 5 pts
Respondents of The locale and The locale and The description of the The description the study respondents of the respondents of the locale and respondents of the locale and study are clearly study are of the study is respondents of described, including adequately somewhat unclear or the study is relevant details such as described, but some incomplete. unclear and lacks the selection criteria. relevant details may important details. be missing.
Data Gathering 30 pts 25pts 20 pts 15 pts
Procedure and The data-gathering The data gathering The data-gathering The data- procedure is clearly procedure is procedure is somewhat gathering Data Analysis and thoroughly adequately unclear or incomplete. procedure is Procedure described, including described, but there unclear and lacks The data analysis the instruments used, are minor gaps or important details. procedure is somewhat data collection lack of clarity in the unclear or incomplete. The data analysis techniques, and ethical description. procedure is considerations. unclear and lacks The data analysis The data analysis procedure is important details. procedure is clearly adequately and thoroughly described, but there described, including may be minor gaps the techniques used for or lack of clarity in the description. data analysis and the justification for their use. References and 20 pts 15 pts 10 pts 5 pts Mechanics -The paper followed -The paper followed -The paper somehow -The paper used objectively and the APA citation and followed the APA mixed formats of excellently the APA in- referencing. However, citation and referencing. citing and text citation (narrative & there were 3 -5 errors However, there were 6- referencing or there parenthetical), and APA found. 10 errors found. were no citations referencing. and referencing all -The references were -The references were throughout the -The references were arranged logically, presented, however, paper. arranged alphabetically but unorganized and unorganized and messy. and properly indented or improperly indented -Errors in organized. and/or otherwise. -Some errors (11-15 punctuation, errors) in the capitalization, -Very few (3-5 errors) -Few errors (6-10 punctuation, spelling, and or no errors in the errors) in the capitalization, grammar in the punctuation, punctuation, spelling, and grammar whole paper are capitalization, spelling, capitalization, in the whole paper are numerous (16 or and grammar in the spelling, and evident. more errors). whole paper. grammar in the whole paper.