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Research Project 
(20-25 typed pages with double- space, APA style, 95 pts) (Due on 4/30)
Each student is required to conduct a research project in the area that you have chosen. The research proposal will be scored on a 0-100 scale for completeness, clarity and logic of argument, appropriateness of proposed method conformity to APA style/format, spelling, and grammar Research Project  – Scoring Guidelines
1.            Abstract (5 pts) (100 words)
5 (excellent)      4 ( good)      3 (average)     2 (poor)     1-0 (bad)
An abstract summarizes, usually in one paragraph of 100 words or less, the major aspects of the entire paper in a prescribed sequence that includes: 1) the overall purpose of the study and the research problem(s) you investigated; 2) the basic design of the study; 3) major findings or trends found as a result of your analysis; and, 4) a brief summary of your interpretations and conclusions.
2.      Introduction (30 pts)
a.      Statement of the problem (5 pts)  
5 (excellent)  4 ( good) 3 (average)  2 (poor)     1-0 (bad)
The introduction leads the reader from a general subject area to a particular topic of inquiry. It establishes the scope, context, and significance of the research being conducted by summarizing current understanding and background information about the topic, stating the purpose of the work in the form of the research problem supported by a hypothesis or a set of questions, explaining briefly the methodological approach used to examine the research problem, highlighting the potential outcomes your study can reveal, and outlining the remaining structure and organization of the paper.
b.      Literature Review (20 pts) 
20-18 (Excellent)  17-16 (Good)  15-12 (Average)  11-5 (Poor) 4-0 (Bad)
The introduction leads the reader from a general subject area to a particular topic of inquiry. It establishes the scope, context, and significance of the research being conducted by summarizing current understanding and background information about the topic.
c.       Research questions/or hypotheses
(5 pts)  5 (Excellent)    4  (Good)  3 (Average)  2 (Poor) 1-0 (Bad)
Stating the purpose of the work in the form of the research problem supported by a hypothesis and a set of questions, explaining briefly the methodological approach used to examine the research problem, highlighting the potential outcomes your study can reveal, and outlining the remaining structure and organization of the paper.
3.      Methodology (20 pts)
The methods section describes actions to be taken to investigate a research problem and the rationale for the application of specific procedures or techniques used to identify, select, process, and analyze information applied to understanding the problem, thereby, allowing the reader to critically evaluate a study’s overall validity and reliability. The methodology section of a research paper answers two main questions: How was the data collected or generated? And, how was it analyzed? The writing should be direct and precise and always written in the past tense.
a.       Participants   - Describing Your Sample
 5 (Excellent)    4  (Good)  3 (Average)  2 (Poor) 1-0 (Bad)
The Subjects (or Participants) section of the Method chapter describes the source and number of subjects you will be using (in a proposal) or the source and number of subjects actually obtained (in a completed project).   Of particular importance in the Subjects section are the specific sampling procedures used, the rationale for selecting a given number of subjects, and the source of the subjects. Which type of sample will you draw: random, stratified, and purposive? Where will your subjects be located?
b.       Instruments  -- Describing Your Research Tools
 5 (Excellent)    4  (Good)  3 (Average)  2 (Poor) 1-0 (Bad)
The Instrumentation (or Measures) section of a Method chapter describes the particular measures you will employ and how they will measure the variables specified in your research questions and hypotheses and what are the reliability (Cronbach’s alpha) of the test.
c.        Procedures  -- Describing How You Did (or Will Do) It
   5 (Excellent)    4  (Good)  3 (Average)  2 (Poor) 1-0 (Bad)
The Procedures section provides a detailed description of the exact steps taken to contact your research participants, obtain their cooperation, and administer your instruments.
d.       Data Analysis -- How to Justify and Describe an Analysis   
     5 (Excellent)    4  (Good)  3 (Average)  2 (Poor) 1-0 (Bad)
A research proposal often includes a statement that describes the statistical tests that will be used to address the hypotheses and research questions.
4.      Research Results & Discussion (35 pts)
a.       Results:      
 15 -14 (Excellent)  13-10  (Good) 9-5(Average)  4-3 (Poor) 2-0 (Bad)
The results section is where you report the findings of your study based upon the methodology [or methodologies] you applied to gather information. The results section should state the findings of the research arranged in a logical sequence without bias or interpretation. A section describing results is particularly necessary if your paper includes data generated from your own research.
b.      Discussion  
15 -14 (Excellent)  13-10  (Good) 9-5(Average)  4-3 (Poor) 2-0 (Bad)
The Discussion
The purpose of the discussion is to interpret and describe the significance of your findings in light of what was already known about the research problem being investigated, and to explain any new understanding or insights about the problem after you've taken the findings into consideration. The discussion will always connect to the introduction by way of the research questions or hypotheses you posed and the literature you reviewed, but it does not simply repeat or rearrange the introduction; the discussion should always explain how your study has moved the reader's understanding of the research problem forward from where you left them at the end of the introduction.
The Conclusion
The conclusion is intended to help the reader understand why your research should matter to them after they have finished reading the paper. A conclusion is not merely a summary of the main topics covered or a re-statement of your research problem, but a synthesis of key points and, if applicable, where you recommend new areas for future research. 
The limitations of the study are those characteristics of design or methodology that impacted or influenced the interpretation of the findings from your research. They are the constraints on generalizability, applications to practice, and/or utility of findings that are the result of the ways in which you initially chose to design the study and/or the method used to establish internal and external validity.
Keep in mind that acknowledgement of a study's limitations is an opportunity to make suggestions for further research. If you do connect your study's limitations to suggestions for further research, be sure to explain the ways in which these unanswered questions may become more focused because of your study.
5.      List of the references (at least of 10 references)  (5 pts)
6.      Paper Structure (APA style) (5 pts)
         5 (Excellent)  4 (Good)  3 (Average) 2(Poor) 1-0 (Bad)