EDSI 9998 Dissertation Assessment Rubric: Major Criteria Not Evident (1) Emerging (2) Proficient (3) Exemplary
EDSI 9998 Dissertation Assessment Rubric: Major Criteria Not Evident (1) Emerging (2) Proficient (3) Exemplary
EDSI 9998 Dissertation Assessment Rubric: Major Criteria Not Evident (1) Emerging (2) Proficient (3) Exemplary
Introduction
Major Criteria Not Evident (1) Emerging (2) Proficient (3) Exemplary (4)
Background Information not provided; Adequate background Background information is Background information is
no basis for judgment. information is provided provided but only minimally provided and organized in such a
but does not build a establishes a context for the way as to establish a context for
context for the study. study. the study.
Rationale No rationale for the study Rationale provided for Clear rationale provided. Rationale is extremely well-
(Statement of is provided and/or study is weak or defined, comprehensive, and
Problem) statement of problem is statement of problem is persuasive.
not specified. not specified.
Research Purpose Purpose is not identified Purpose is unclear or the Purpose is clearly described Purpose statement is
& Plan for School or does not connect to a connection between the and connects to a plan for exceptionally clear and supported
Improvement plan for school study and a plan for school improvement. by a strong connection to a plan
improvement. school improvement is for school improvement.
unclear.
Research No identifiable statement Research questions are Questions parallel the Specific research questions are
Questions research questions or unclear or have only a purpose. clearly stated, parallel and support
(Hypotheses, as hypothesis, or not related weak connection to a the purpose, and have potential to
appropriate) to a plan for school plan for school contribute to the discipline.
improvement. improvement.
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Literature Review
Major Criteria Not Evident (1) Emerging (2) Proficient (3) Exemplary (4)
Critical Review of No convincing evidence Evidence of a Evidence of a sound Evidence of a comprehensive
Literature & of an understanding of the satisfactory knowledge knowledge and critical review knowledge and critical review of
Relevance literature, with a very and limited critical of the literature relevant to the the literature relevant to the study
limited selection of review of the relevant study and plan for school and plan for school improvement.
relevant sources and no literature as it relates to a improvement.
critical comment. No plan for school
connection of literature to improvement, but with
proposed plan for school obvious gaps and
improvement. omissions.
Conceptual / No development of an A conceptual / Developed a clear, Developed a coherent, and fully
Theoretical appropriate conceptual / theoretical framework is appropriate, and justified justified conceptual / theoretical
Framework theoretical framework for not clearly stated, conceptual / theoretical framework to underpin the
the research. complete, or justified. framework for the research. research undertaken.
Methodology
Major Criteria Not Evident (1) Emerging (2) Proficient (3) Exemplary (4)
Research No selection and Research approach and Research approach and Research approach and design are
Approach & justification of research design are in general design are described thoroughly and clearly described.
Design approach and design. appropriate. appropriately.
Data Collection Inappropriate selection Some evidence of data Selection and implementation Selection and implementation of
and implementation (or collection methods are of data collection methods data collection methods are
absence) of data provided. are appropriate and justified. entirely appropriate and fully
collection methods. justified.
Data Analysis Little or no evidence of Some evidence of using Clear evidence of using Clear and extensive evidence of a
appropriate data analysis appropriate data analysis appropriate data analysis high level of appropriate data
techniques techniques. techniques. analysis techniques.
Limitations No description of Some recognition of the Clear recognition of the Fully recognize the limitations of
limitations and their limitations of the limitations of the methods the methods adopted and their
impact on the research. methods adopted and adopted and their impact on impact on the research.
their impact on the the research.
research.
Results
Major Criteria Not Evident (1) Emerging (2) Proficient (3) Exemplary (4)
Research Results reported do not Results reported partially Results reported clearly Results reported clearly and fully
Questions answer the proposed answer the proposed answer the proposed research answer the proposed research
Answered research questions. research questions. questions. questions.
Follows from Results reported do not Results reported Results reported clearly Results reported clearly and fully
Analysis follow the proposed somewhat follow the follow the proposed research follow the proposed research
research analysis proposed research analysis methods. analysis methods.
methods. analysis methods.
Presented in Presentation of findings is Presentation of findings Presentation of findings is Presentation of findings is
Appropriate not inaccurate, is generally accurate, clearly accurate, complete, and completely accurate, complete, and
Format incomplete, or illogical. complete, and logical. logical. logical.
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