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Grading Form
The focus of this form is on student's evaluating other students papers. There are several criteria listed and points to be assigned for the fulfillment of those criteria. The student evaluator assigns points for each criteria and then those points are totaled for the paper.
_____ Presents the general problem under study. What is the topic of the study? (3 points)
_____ Develops the background. Summarizes the relevant literature, with some details. (8 points)
_____ Demonstrates the logical connections between previous research and the study they plan to do. (5 points)
_____ States the specific purpose of the study. (3 points)
_____ Includes the operational definitions of variables (exactly how
will they measure the concepts?) Attach an appendix
with the
exact wording of the questions, exact wording of the scenario, etc. (6
points)
_____ Includes formal statements of hypothesis (es). (5 points)
_____ Total Points (30 points)
O'Quin, K. (1996) "Depth by doing: Cooperative research projects in
social psychology." In : Proceedings of the Annual Conference on Undergraduate
Teaching of Psychology. (10th Ellenville, NY, March 20-22, 1996).