PROPOSAL

INTRODUCTION

Opening paragraph
	Appropriateness of general issue
	Breadth of general issue
	No irrelevant information 
	Definitions of critical terms
	Appropriately setting up rest of paper
	Other __________________________
	          __________________________

Review
	Connection to general issue
	Goal of the research 
	Operationalized definitions of IVs 
	Operationalized definitions of DVs
	Clearly presented procedure
	Appropriate level of presentation

Critique
	Importance of problem cited
	Problem presented understandably
	Problem sufficiently explained 
 		Internal Validity
	External Validity
	No irrelevant information
	Other __________________________
	          __________________________

Solution 
	Presented Understandably
	Resolution adequate?
	No irrelevant information
	Other __________________________
	          __________________________

Hypothesis
	Hypothesis stated clearly
		IV
		DV
	Terms operationalized?
	No irrelevant information 
	Other __________________________
	          __________________________

METHOD

Participants
	Sample described
	Procedure for sampling described
	Groups defined
	Procedure for grouping defined
	Other__________________________
	         __________________________

Procedure 
	Appropriate presentation
	Procedures presented for replication
	Reliability of measures presented 
	Validity of measures presented
	Ethics procedure
	Other __________________________
	          __________________________

Data Analysis 
	Procedure for handling data
	Procedure for evaluating data
	Other __________________________
	          __________________________

Strengths of Design
	Validity & Reliability of Measures	
	Protecting internal valid.		
	Increasing external valid. 		
	No inappropriate features 		
	No irrelevant features identified	
	Other __________________________
	          __________________________

Weaknesses of Design
Validity & Reliability of Measures	
	Protecting internal valid		
	increasing external valid. 		
	No inappropriate features 		
	No irrelevant features identified	
	Other __________________________
	          __________________________

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Grade
	Opening Paragraph 	      ____ /5
	Review & Critique	      ____ /10
	Solution and Hypothesis	      ____ /5
	Subjects, Procedure, & Data    ____ /15
	Strengths & Weaknesses	      ____ /15
		                 Total	      ____ /50