Thesis Proposal Evaluation Rubric

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Component Fully met (8-10) Met (5-7) Partially Met (2-4) Not met (0-1) Score
Introduction The introduction section The introduction section The proposal provides Very little support for
provides a convincing provides a logical weak support for study the conceptual and
overview of conceptual overview of conceptual hypotheses. P theoretical relevant to
and theoretical issues and theoretical issues rovides some evidence the study hypotheses
related to the study related to the study of sound critical was provided. Provides
hypotheses. hypotheses. thinking. little evidence of sound
Demonstrates outstanding Demonstrates competent critical thinking.
critical thinking. critical thinking.
Supporting evidence Provides clearly Provides adequate Provides inappropriate Provides little or no
appropriate evidence to evidence to support or insufficient evidence evidence to support
support position position to support position position
Review of relevant Sophisticated integration, Provides a meaningful Fails to cite important Provides little or no
literature synthesis, and critique of summary of the literature. or relevant relevant scholarship.
literature from related Shows understanding of scholarship.
fields. relevant literature Misinterprets research
Places work within larger findings.
context.
Significance of study Proposal explicitly Proposal articulated how Proposal mentioned Proposal did not
articulated and discussed the results can affect how the results can explicitly articulate
how the results can affect scholarly research, theory affect scholarly how the results can
scholarly research, theory interventions, counseling research, theory affect scholarly
interventions, counseling or policy interventions, research, theory
or policy counseling or policy interventions,
counseling or policy
Maintains The proposal is well The proposal has an The proposal is The document lacks
purpose/focus organized and has a tight organizational structure somewhat focused or focus or contains
and cohesive focus that is and the focus is clear has minor drifts in the major drifts in focus
integrated throughout throughout. focus.
 Methodology Identifies appropriate Identifies appropriate Identifies appropriate The methodologies
 Sample methodologies and methodologies and methodologies and described are either
 Procedures research techniques (e.g., research techniques but research techniques not suited or poorly
 Measures justifies the sample, some details are missing but many details are suited to test
 Data analytic procedures, and or vague. missing or vague. hypotheses.
plan measures). The methodology is The methodology is
Data analytic plan is largely incomplete. under-developed
suitable to test study and/or is not feasible.
hypotheses. Provides
appropriate justification
for controls. Project is
feasible
Grammar, clarity, and The manuscript is well The manuscript effectively The manuscript The manuscript is
organization written and ideas are well communicates ideas. The communicates ideas poorly written and
developed and explained. writing is grammatically adequately. The confusing. Ideas are
Sentences and paragraphs correct, but some sections manuscript contains not communicated
are grammatically correct. lack clarity. some grammatical effectively.
Uses subheadings errors. Many sections
appropriately. lack clarity.
Ethical considerations Standards for ethical Most of standards for Some of the standards None of Standards for
practice are explicitly ethical practice are for ethical practice are ethical practice are
articulated and discussed: articulated: informed articulated: informed articulated: informed
informed consent, consent, anonymity, consent, anonymity, consent, anonymity,
anonymity, confidentiality, confidentiality, privacy confidentiality, privacy confidentiality, privacy
privacy and voluntary and voluntary and voluntary and voluntary
participation participation participation participation
References and Properly and explicitly Properly cited. May have a The manuscript has The manuscript lacks
citations cited. Reference list few instances in which several instances of proper citations or
matches citations proper citations are improper use of includes no citations.
missing. citations. Contains
several statements
without appropriately
citing.
Overall impression (10)

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Oral Presentation grade:

Write-up grade:
A 132 - 153
A- 110 - 131
B+ 88 - 109
B 66 -87
B- 44 - 65
C 22 - 43
D 0 - 21