Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

Vicerrectoría Académica y de Investigación

Course: Educational Research
Code: 518024

Activity Guide and Evaluation Rubric - Step 5 – Research proposal

Type of activity: Individual

Evaluation moment: Intermediate Unit 3
Highest score of the activity: 125 points
The activity starts on: Monday, November The activity ends on: Sunday, December
28, 2022 11, 2022
With this activity, you are expected to achieve the following learning outcome:
To complete the research proposal based on the problematic situations of CLT learning in the
context of the pedagogical practice site.

The activity consists of:

Attend to third web conference:

1. Attend the third web conference of the course, take a screenshot of your participation, or
watch the recording to make a summary to be posted in the forum.

Research proposal

1. Read the contents of the unit 3.

2. Regarding your practice, you must make a research proposal for the institution that was
the scenario of your practices in the following form:

Name of the student:

Research Proposal: (Name of Proposal)
Introduction
Problem Statement
Theoretical framework: Mention at least three authors that help you orientate the proposal,
explain their theories and the connection with your topic
Main Aim: one statement
Findings:

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 ● Explain the impact of your activities proposed
● According to the evaluation rubric, how many students presented a low level, why?
● According to the evaluation rubric, how many students presented an average level,
why?
● According to the evaluation rubric, how many students presented a high level, why?

Conclusions and recommendations: what would you improve on your intervention plan?
References

Keep in mind for the development of the activity:

In the Initial Information Environment, you must:

▪ Check the Course Agenda to organize your time.

▪ Check all available forums.
▪ Verify your tutors’ synchronous attention by Skype.

In the Learning Environment, you must:

▪ Participate in the forum to get feedback from e-mates and tutor.

▪ Send contributions on time to be revised by tutor.

In the Evaluation Environment, you must:

▪ Upload a PDF file with the task’s individual evidence. Identify your file as follows: Step
5_Research proposal_ 518024_Group_Full Name.

Individual Work Evidence:

The individual evidence to be submitted is:

A PDF file named Step 5_Research proposal_518024_Group_Full Name with the following:

- Cover page

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 - Research proposal

Evidence of group work:

No collaborative evidence is required in this activity.

1. General Guidelines for the Development of Evidence to Submit

For Individual evidence, consider the following:

▪ Check all the references before starting the activity.

▪ Be sure to revise content, structure, and mechanics in everything you post in
the forums and/or sent for evaluation.
▪ Before submitting the requested product, student should check that it meets
all the requirements mentioned in this activity guide.

Please keep in mind that all individual or collaborative written products must comply
with the spelling rules and presentation conditions defined in this activity guide.
Regarding the use of references, consider that the product of this activity must
comply with APA style.
In any case, make sure you comply with the rules and avoid academic plagiarism.
You can review your written products using the Turnitin tool found in the virtual
campus.

Under the Academic Code of Conduct, the actions that infringe the academic order,
among others, are the following: paragraph e) Plagiarism is to present as your own
work all or part of a written report, task or document of invention carried out by
another person. It also implies the use of citations or lack of references, or it
includes citations where there is no match between these and the reference and
paragraph f) To reproduce, or copy for profit, educational resources, or results of
research products, which have rights reserved for the University. (Acuerdo 029 - 13
de diciembre de 2013, artículo 99)

The academic penalties students will face are:

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a) In case of academic fraud demonstrated in the academic work or evaluation, the
score obtained will be zero (0.0) without any disciplinary measures being derived.
b) In case of proven plagiarism in academic work of any nature, the score obtained
will be zero (0.0), without any disciplinary measures being derived.

2. Evaluation Rubric Template

Type of activity: Individual

Evaluation moment: Final
The highest score in this activity is 125 points
First evaluation High Level: Filled out all forms to evaluate the research
criterion: practice. It is ready to be part of student’s folder.

Send all required If your work is at this level, you can get between 15
forms for this step points and 20 points
of the research
practice. Average Level: Filled out incomplete all forms to be part of
student’s folder.
This criterion
represents 20 If your work is at this level, you can get between 5
points of the total points and 14 points
of 50 points of
the activity. Low level: Does not send the forms to be part of student’s
folder.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 0 points
and 4 points
Second evaluation High level: The student completes the research proposal
criterion: supporting the relevance of the theoretical framework to the
assessment of language proficiency and achievement, and then
Completing the with assessment criteria based on CLT to the assessment
research proposal process.
This criterion If your work is at this level, you can get between 60 points
represents 100 and 100 points
points of the total
of 100 points of Average level: The student partially completes the research
the activity. proposal supporting the relevance of the theoretical framework
to the assessment of language proficiency and achievement,

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 and then with assessment criteria based on CLT to the
assessment process.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 30 points
and 59 points

Low level: Student makes the research proposal but not

accuracy. He doesn’t follow all form’s instructions.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 0
points and 29 points

Third evaluation High level: The document meets the criteria for presentation
criterion: and references according to APA standards.

Present a PDF file If your work is at this level, you can get between 4
according to APA points and 5 points
standards.
Average level: The document partially meets the criteria for
This criterion presentation and references according to APA standards.
represents 5
points of the total If your work is at this level, you can get between 3
of 125 points of points and 4 points
the activity.
Low level: The document does not meet the criteria for
presentation and references according to APA standards.

If your work is at this level, you can get between 0

points and 2 points