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Research Proposal 
Research Proposal
Rubric Code: RX93454
By zidhna
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Subject: Education  
Type: Project  
Grade Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate

Powered by iRubric Research Proposal Grading Rubric
  Excellent

4 pts

Good

3 pts

fair

2 pts

Poor

1 pts

Introduction

Excellent

Well formulated introduction based on facts that are supported with 5 or more strong sources of evidence specific to the topic.
Good

Fairly well formulated introduction that has some evidence to support the topic but the evidence is a mixture of strong and weak sources.
fair

Introduction is not well constructed and provides a few (less than 5) sources of weak evidence to support the topic.
Poor

Lacks a proper introduction. There is no substantive evidence to support the topic
Problem Statement

Excellent

Very clearly posed statement of the problem and supported with high quality (strong) evidence.
Good

Fairly well posed statement of the problem that provides evidence but the evidence is not as strong as it could be.
fair

Statement of the problem is not clearly stated and/or lacks quality evidence to support the problem
Poor

Lacks a proper statement of the problem.<BR>
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Evidence presented does not support the thesis or problem statement.
Purpose of Study

Excellent

Very clearly stated purpose of the study that connects very well to the introduction and the statement of the problem.
Good

Fairly well stated purpose of the study that connects well to the introduction and the statement of the problem.
fair

Purpose of the study is not clearly stated and/or does not connect well with the introduction and the statement of the problem.
Poor

Lacks a purpose of the study statement or does not pertain to the introduction and/or the statement of the problem.
Research Hypothesis/questions

Excellent

Research questions or hypotheses are clearly stated and testable/answerable.
Good

Research questions or hypotheses are clearly stated and mainly testable/answerable.
fair

Research questions or hypotheses are stated but only partly testable/answerable.
Poor

Research questions and hypothesis are not clearly stated or not testable/answerable
Review of the literature

Excellent

Comprehensive review of the literature using quality evidence and specifically analyzes the research conducted by describing the individual studies and findings that support the thesis and focused problem. A minimum of 10 quality references included.
Good

Comprehensive review of the literature using quality evidence but does not adequately analyze the research findings; simply reports on the literature. A minimum of 8 quality references included.
fair

Superficial review of the literature that does not describe the research findings; relies heavily on a few studies and uses poor quality resources for information gathering Less than 8 quality references included.
Poor

Superficial review of the literature that is poorly organized and lacks credibility based on the level of evidence and resources presented. Less than 5 references included.
Methodology

Excellent

Clear and reasonable description of research methods to be used.

Diverse set of research methods clearly suitable for answering research questions.
Good

Clear description of research methods to be used.

Research methods suitable for answering majority of research questions.
fair

Description of research methods to be used. Somewhat unclear or incomplete.


Research methods are not fully suitable for answering research questions.
Poor

Inappropriate choice of research methods or methods unclearly described,

Research methods are not suitable for answering research questions.
Writing Mechanics

Excellent

Very well written paper with few grammatical errors. Adheres to all the proposal writing format requirements as presented in the guidelines.
Good

Well written paper with few grammatical errors. Adheres to most of the proposal writing format requirements as presented in the guidelines.
fair

Fairly written paper that lacks clarity; has poor transition sentences. There are several grammatical errors. Adheres to most of the proposal writing format requirements as presented in the guidelines.
Poor

Poorly written paper that lacks organization. There are multiple grammatical errors. Fails to adhere to the proposal writing format requirements as presented in the guidelines.
References and Citations

Excellent

Relevant prior work of high quality is extensively referred to (typically 7-12 papers).
Key papers for the topic are referred to.

Proper and consistent formatting of reference list.
Good

Relevant prior work is referred to but not all are of the highest quality or there are too few of them.
Some key paper is missed.
One inconsistency in the formatting of the reference list.
Relevant
fair

Relevant prior work is referred to but there is one that is irrelevant/unrelated to topic.

Some of the referred works are of low quality.

Key papers are missing.

A few incosistencies in the formatting of the reference list.
Poor

Few prior works are referred to or there are several that are irrelevant/unrelated to topic.

A majority of referred works are of low quality.

Key papers are missing.

Multiple and serious inconsistencies in the formatting of the reference list



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