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Research Methodology report guidelines
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Introduction and background of the study
An interesting introduction based on facts leads clearly into the research proposal A fairly well formulated introduction with some evidence to support the topic leads into the research proposal Introduction is not well constructed, uninteresting, or does not lead into the research proposal Lacks a proper introduction 3 /4 X 4 = 3 Problem statement^4 Stated the research problem clearly, and Fairly well posed statement of the problem that provide Statement of the problem is not clearly stated and/or lacks Lacks a proper statement of the problem.
provide motivation for undertaking the research evidence but the evidence is not as strong as it could be quality evidence to support the problem Evidence presented does not support the thesis or problem statement Purpose of study (^) 2 Very clearly stated purpose of the study and demonstrated its potential value Fairly well stated purpose of the study but did not demonstrate its potential value Purpose of the study is not clearly stated and/or the value is not stated Lacks of purpose of the study statement
Literature Review (LR) 4 Demonstrated basic knowledge of literature in the area. A clear discussion on the concept of a variable and the comparison of findings from previous researches were provided Demonstrated basic knowledge of literature or previous research in the area but provided a little discussion on concept with few comparison of previous researches on research issue Unclearly mentioned some previous work in the area or the review was mainly on the definitions of a variable. Did not mention any previous research literature or provided few definitions of a variable
Research Methods 4 Provides accurate, thorough description of how the data was collected, what/how many data sources were analyzed, plan of analysis or measurement instrument, research context Description of how the data was collected, what/how data sources were analyzed, plan of analysis or measurement instrument, research context is adequate but limited Description of how the data was collected, what/how many data sources were analyzed, plan of analysis or measurement, research context is somewhat confusing/not clearly articulated Description of how the data was collected, what/how many data sources were analyzed, plan of analysis or measurement instrument, research context is very confusing/not articulated sufficiently
References 2 References were given for more than 5 relevant scholarly sources. Appropriate APA citation style was used. References are given for 5 relevant sources. Appropriate APA citation style was used. References were given for more than 3 relevant sources. Appropriate APA citation styles was used No reference is provided. Or they were not cited correctly