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Research Proposal Research Proposal University, Science, Brief Research Proposal/Thesis course Rubric Code: W6X35A By theresakwong Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Science Type: Project Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Science Research Proposal
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Background	Excellent Excellent background information given, Concise and clear	Good Background is somewhat clear and concise, Only a few details missing for clarity	Fair Some important background information missing, some issues in clarity due to missing information	Poor Major portions of the background information is lacking, very unclear.
Rationale	Excellent Clear rationale stated, very clear why studies are being proposed.	Good Some rationale given, somewhat clear why study will be completed	Fair Rationale not clear, not completely sure why studies are being proposed	Poor No rationale is stated, no reasons were given why study is being proposed.
Hypothesis	Excellent Clearly defined and testable hypothesis	Good Hypothesis is somewhat clearly defined	Fair Hypothesis not clear and is not stated properly (not a testable statement)	Poor No hypothesis is stated
Methods	Excellent Clear list of methods, well described, containing all essential information (ex. drug concentrations, cell types used, etc.)	Good Minor errors or omissions in the methods portion	Fair Some details missing in the methods sections, but still clear what experiments will be completed	Poor Major details missing from the methods (cell types, major experiments, etc.)
Anticipated Results	Excellent Anticipated results were clearly stated, consistent with the hypothesis	Good some anticipated results were stated	Fair some anticipated results were stated, but was no consistent with the hypothesis	Poor No anticipated results were discussed
References	Excellent Excellent references, consistent formatting, no more than 15 references listed.	Good Some inconsistencies in references, but properly completed (no facts left unreferenced)	Fair Insufficient referencing (not all published facts were referenced properly), less than 6 references listed.	Poor Improper referencing, not completed and/or few (less than 3) references listed
Grammar/Spelling	Excellent 1-2 spelling errors and grammatical errors. Well organized and carefully edited	Good Some spelling and grammar errors (3-5)	Fair Grammatical and spelling errors (5-10), not enough attention paid to details	Poor Major grammatical and spelling errors, no attention paid to detail.