Action Research Report Evaluation Rubrics
Action Research Report Evaluation Rubrics
Action Research Report Evaluation Rubrics
One definite intended audience is teachers. But depending on your research questions, intended audience
may include parents, principals, and/or policy makers. When you describe the problems and research
questions, you need to explicitly state who will be the reader of your research reports. Do not write the
research report only for me—the instructor of the course.
There should be logical correlation between problems stated and significance of the research that you
claim.
Abstracts do not mean that you copy and paste abstracts of paper that you read. You need to summarize
the research and integrate the summary to your research problems, questions, or purposes.
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2. Methods
Exceeds the standards Meets the standards Below the standards
2-1. Data collection methods (chapter 3): Inform reader of data collection methods used in the study
In addition to meeting the standards Collect data from at least three Methods are not
Provide thoughtful discussion of different sources clear
relevance of the data sources to the Explains valid reasons for not No attempt at
question(s) including various data sources triangulation
Explicitly state how ethical issues Data sources are consistent with Methods are not
are dealt with or appropriate to the question appropriate to the
asked question asked
2-2. Data analysis methods (chapter 6): Inform reader of data analysis process
In addition to meeting the standards Provide clear criteria for Fail to fully explain
Use non-examples in presenting identifying trends/patterns in the criteria for
criteria for identifying data identifying
trends/patterns in the data Criteria used are appropriate to trends/patterns in the
Use various perspectives data collected data
Cite relevant literature that supports
analysis methods
2-3. Validity statements (chapter 4): Inform reader of validation methods used in the study
In addition to meeting the standards Validate the study using two Fail to validate the
Validate the study using one more methods each from different study using two
method group of validation methods methods from
Explicitly connect each validation described textbook pages 87, 90 different groups of
method to research question & 92 (Using terms defined in the validation
tables)
3. Results
Exceeds the standards Meets the standards Below the standards
In addition to meeting the standards Present data analysis Fail to use evidence
Provide thoughtful and critical results/claims using proper properly to support
insight into science learning or representation methods claims
teaching Support claims using appropriate
Explicitly connect the claims to the and enough data
problem stated in introduction Provide a brief summary
4. Action plan
Exceeds the standards Meets the standards Below the standards
In addition to meeting the standards Provide action plans based on Fail to connect
Provide action plans from various research results action plans to
perspectives Explicitly state applicable research results
conditions and limitations for
application/generalization