DISSERTATION REVIEWS GRADING RUBRIC

Levels of Achievement
Criteria Not Points
Advanced Proficient Developing
Completed Earned
90 to 90 1 to 74
75 to 89
Key points are While some key points are
Most key points are
Assessment concisely summarized addressed, there is a lack of focus, 0 to 0
summarized with clarity
with balance, clarity, and important information is
and relevance.
and relevance. neglected.
50 to 50
Relevant and legitimate
information clearly
35 to 49
supports an informed
Information provides 1 to 34
critique of the quality
Research reasonable support for a Information supports a critique of
of the search
Analysis critique of the quality of the quality of the research 0 to 0
conducted. It is
Critique the research conducted. It conducted. Analysis is basic and
thoughtful and focused,
displays evidence of a general. Reader gains few insights.
with an in-depth
basic analysis.
analysis of the
significant topic and
research design.
50 to 50 35 to 49
Applies the information Applies most of the
1 to 34
learned appropriately information learned
Applies some of the information
with good personal appropriately with some
Personal and learned appropriately with little
insight for application personal insight for
Practical personal insight for application or 0 to 0
or future use in the application or future use in
Application future use in the candidates future
candidates future the candidates future
proposed research and in light of
proposed research and proposed research and in
relevance to the field of education.
in light of relevance to light of relevance to the
the field of education. field of education.

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 Levels of Achievement
Criteria Not Points
Advanced Proficient Developing
Completed Earned
20 to 20
Sentences are well- 15 to 19
1 to 14
phrased and varied in Sentences are well-
Some sentences are awkwardly
length and structure. phrased, and there is some
Sentence constructed so that the reader is
Writing displays variety in length and 0 to 0
Structure occasionally distracted. Writing
concise, interesting, structure. Writing displays
displays vague introductory and
and focused clear introductory and
concluding sentence.
introductory and concluding sentences.
concluding sentences.
40 to 40
30 to 39
The writing is free of
Mechanics, There are 13 errors, but
errors. Meets the 1 to 29
Word Count, they do not represent a
assigned page count The writing has many errors. Does 0 to 0
and APA major distraction or
(12 pages, not not meet the assigned page count.
Format obscure meaning. Meets
including title and
the assigned word count.
references pages).
Total
Instructors Comments:

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