Research Report

RE 5040, Teacher as Researcher

You will be graded with the same rubric whether you chose to write a report or construct a poster for the poster session. I will use the following guidelines and criteria for grading your product. Since it is worth 40% of the grade, I will assign 40 points, as indicated in the rubric.

Rubric

	Beginning	Developing	Accomplished	Score Total 40
Introduction elements: *Importance of topic *Connection to current iterature *Role of teacher research *Personal connection *Clearly stated research question	Provides basic overview of the project. Addresses two or fewer elements. Research question unclearly stated or not stated.	Provides a comprehensive overview of the project. Addresses at least three elements. Research question clearly stated.	Provides a detailed and insigtful explanation of all elements. Addresses all four elements. Research question provides clear direction for the study.
Scoring Continuum	0		6
Review of the Literature elements: *Cites relevant studies *Builds case for importance of project	Cites limited studies. Does not build a clear case for project	Cites substantial number of studies. Builds a clear case for the project	Provides an indepth review of studies. Builds a compelling case for the project
Scoring Continuum	0		4
Methods elements: *Reports subjects *Explains all data sources *Explains data analysis *Provides clear explanation of procedures involved in the project	Presents an unclear explanation of the methods, addressing two or fewer elements	Presents a clear explanation of the methods, addressing at least three of the elements	Presents a clear and elaborated explanation of the methods, addressing all elements
Scoring Continuum	0		8
Results elements: *Provides a clear explanation of the data *Provides an objective view of the data	Results are not clearly presented and/or are not presented in an objective way	Results are clearly presented with reasonable objectivity	Results are clearly presented with substantial elaboration and objectivity
Scoring Continuum	0		6
Discussion and Results elements: *Returns to the research question to interpret results *Provides a clear interpretation that does not go beyond the data *Explains how the project has influenced personal practice *Discusses implications for other educators	Discussion and Results are not clear and/or tied to data. Explanations of influence on personal practice are limited. Implications for educators are limited.	Discussion and Results are clear and related to data. Influence on practice and implications for educators are discussed	Discussion and results are clear, interesting and supported by the data. Influence on practice and implications for educators are analyzed in depth
Scoring Continuum	0		8
Writer's Craft Creativity, Flow, Organization, Transitions	Loose organization: tangential information; lacks introduction and/or conclusion; unfocused	Hard to follow in some places; some reorganization would enhance readability of the paper; lacks transitions.	Smooth flow of ideas, paper is cohesive: includes introduction, conclusion, transitions, headings and subheadings.
Scoring Continuum	0		5
Mechanics Grammar, Punctuation, Spelling, APA	Faulty punctuation; misspellings; sentence fragments and other mechanical errors, which detract from the content.	Some grammatical, puncutation and APA errors.	Appropriate punctuation, sentence and paragraph formation; appropriate use of APA style for references.
Scoring Continuum	0		3
			Total