This week you are polishing Ch. 1-3 and the abstract started in week 8 of EDR 551. Your professor made several comments and suggestions for improvement on the week 8 paper; make all changes if you have not done so already. Send any or all of these chapters to the Writing Studio for review if necessary (note: that the WS will not review all three chapters at once so choose the chapter that you need the most assistance with and send that first).
Be sure to check the grading rubric below to ensure all requirements are met. Submit the abstract and first three chapters (in the ARP Template) in the assignment for this week. This is a graded element.
Week 1 Written Assignment Rubric
Quality of Content (80 Points)
Chapter 1
___/7: Identifies a problem that is logical for the educational setting.
___/7: Diagnoses a problem based on sound theory and research.
___/7: Demonstrates critical and creative thinking in the development of the problem statement.
___/7: Demonstrates strategic and logical thinking in developing the content of the introduction.
Chapter 2
___/7: Has appropriate sub-themes in the literature review related to the problem.
___/5: Analyzes content of sources to determine possible solutions/treatments.
___/7: Demonstrates critical and creative thinking in the development of the literature review.
Chapter 3
___/7: Student develops processes, procedures, and timeline for addressing research problem.
___/7: Student analyzes quantitative and qualitative or mixed methods approaches to select the best method(s) for research problem.
___/7: Student creates appropriate, comprehensive data collection tools.
___/5: Student organizes content that can be replicated by another researcher.
Chapters 1-3
___/7: Uses quality sources and required quantity of sources as references. Note this paper requires a minimum of 19 references (from the first course submissions), at least 75% of which should be scholarly, peer-reviewed references.
Quality of Writing (20 Points)
___/5: Format Text meets APA/MSE standards.
___/5: Organization Organization of paper demonstrates critical thinking. (Paper contains cover page, introduction, conclusion, headings, and effective transitions).
___/5: Precision Student uses terminology and writes clearly and concisely.
___/5: Mechanics Student spells, constructs sentences, and punctuates correctly.
