Rubric for Sample Thesis

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Scoring Rubric for Introduction CHAPTER 1                                                                                           10 points

Appropriate                     Minor                     Major

Problem                 Problem

Clear Problem Statement      
Support ideas behind statements      
Transition/flow      
Clear Hypotheses      
Citations      

2                               1                                0

 

Scoring Rubric for Review of Literature  CHAPTER 2                                                                          10 points              

Appropriate                     Minor                     Major

Problem                 Problem

2                               1                                0

Covers subject matter/inc. other studies      
Support ideas behind statements      
Transition/flow      
Appropriate spacing/headings      
Citations      

 

 

Scoring Rubric for Methodology  CHAPTER 3                                                                                        10 points         

Appropriate                     Minor                     Major

Problem                 Problem

2                               1                                0

Covers all areas      
Support ideas behind statements      
Transition/flow      
Appropriate Statistical Method Chosen      
Citations      

 

 

Scoring Rubric for Methodology & Statistical Analysis  CHAPTER 4                                              5 points         

Appropriate                     Minor                     Major

Problem                 Problem

Appropriate statistical analysis used      
Statistics used correctly      
Support ideas behind statements      
Transition/flow      
Citations      

1                                  1/2                                 0

 

Scoring Rubric for Conclusion    CHAPTER 5                                                                                            10 points         

Thorough                    Minor                     Major

Problem                 Problem

2                              1                               0

Restatement of the problem      
Discussion/Analysis of findings      
Transition/flow      
Recommendations for further research      
Citations      

 

Scoring Rubric for Other Parts                                                                                                                    5 points         

Appropriate                                           Fair  to Poor or missing

1                                                              0

Title Page    
Abstract    
Table of Contents    
Tables of Figures and Tables    
References