Item Description Instructor Possible points
Comments
APA formatting
Structure of APA and writing style is in line with APA 7th edition guidelines
10
Identify a hypothesis or research question
Identify a hypothesis or research question consistent with problem statement
5
Literature review
Include 15 citations from peer reviewed sources in the last 15 years and are appropriately noted to
5
support hypothesis or research questions (suggested databases to search include Ebsco, ProQuest, Sage, and Taylor and Francis)
Identify variables
Student demonstrates conceptualization of studied concept as specific variables and notes independent and dependent variables as outlined by study. What level of measurement is being used for each variable?
5
Identify study design
Student identifies specific study design type (e.g., call to action policy analysis, systematic review, descriptive study using secondary data, content analysis).
5
Sampling procedure
What population was the focus of this study? Which sampling procedure or search terms were used and what was the rationale for this choice? How was the sampling conducted?
5
Identify measurement tools
Student describes how the variables will be measured (e.r., evidence-based measurement tools, grouping in themes (content analysis), Bardach’s eightfold policy analysis). Identify level of measurement for identified tools used. What is the reliability
5
and validity for each tool?
Identify analysis
Student identifies the type of statistical analysis appropriate for study design and level of measurement (e.g., descriptive statistics – list each, t-test, ANOVA)
30
Data
Students will submit a separate excel document with all data used, and analysis run
30
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