EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES

BRENT HOSPITAL AND COLLEGES INCORPORATED

ZAMBOANGA CITY 7000, PHILIPPINES

EVALUATION TOOL
THESIS PROPOSAL MANUSCRIPT

Section/Group No. ______________________________ Grade________________

Title of the study: ______________________________________________________________________

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SCALE DESCRIPTION
4 – Competent (requirement evidently exceeded)
3 – Acceptable (requirements evidently complete)
2 – Needs Improvement (requirement evidently incomplete)
1 – Unacceptable (requirements barely evident)
0 – No grade
AREAS FOR EVALUATION 4 3 2 1 0
Chapter I – THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
1. Background of the study clearly explained and the need for the
study is specified
2. The problem is researchable, clear, and concise
3. The problem stated is feasible and researchers’ motivation &
interests demonstrated
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
4. Research problem/ questions contain all necessary elements
5. Statement of the problem are in sequential order
6. Research questions support the main problem
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
7. The problem indicates practical significance or value to the
following fields
(a) ____________Practice
(b) ____________Education
(c) ____________Research
SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS
8. Discusses the focus of the study (What, where, when, who, how)
9. Discusses the variables that were not controlled or wish not to
control
Chapter II – REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
10. Sufficient overview of relevant research in particular area is
provided
11. Evidence of scholarly skills and awareness of recent development
in the area is shown
12. Relationship of the problem to previous research/literature is
made clear
13. Arranged related topics thematically
14. Presents the data gap clearly in the synthesis part
15. Used in-text and narrative citations accurately
THEORETICAL/CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
16. __________ theory/theories are utilized as framework for the
study
17. Frameworks are logical and self-explanatory
 18. Discusses the framework on how the main variables relate/affect
one another
HYPOTHESIS/ES
19. Hypothesis/es is/are clearly and properly stated with empirical
referents
20. The elements of hypothesis/es is/are well presented
DEFINITION OF TERMS
21. The independent and dependent variables are correctly identified
22. Conceptual definition were drawn from literature review
23. Operational definition was defined in relation to conceptual
definition and with referents
24. Presented in alphabetical order
Chapter III - RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
RESEARCH DESIGN
25. Described clearly and is appropriate to the problem
26. Was able to integrate the design with the study
POPULATION AND SAMPLING
27. Eligibility criteria were clearly described and appropriate
28. Describes how the sample will be selected (sampling technique)
29. Presents a table showing the distribution and the percentage of
the participants
30. Sample size and retrieval rate were clearly discussed
RESEARCH LOCALE
31. The location is clearly specified including the rationale for the
selection
32. Brief description of the setting is provided
RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS
33. Research instrument is appropriate and clearly described
34. Reliability and validity of the instrument are properly established
35. Likert Scale used was well presented
36. Pilot testing of the instrument/s properly and completely discussed
DATA COLLECTION PROCEDURE
37. Procedure is fully described
38. Data collection method is well stated
STATISTICAL TREATMENT
39. Appropriate, clear and objectively specified
ETHICAL CONSIDERATION
40. All relevant aspects of ethical consideration are well observed and
established from the start to end of the research process

RAW SCORE/160 x 50+50 =________________________________

SCALE DECISION
87-100 ACCEPTED
81-86 ACCEPTED WITH MINOR REVISION
75-80 ACCEPTED WITH MAJOR REVISION
74 AND BELOW REJECTED

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