Week 12 – Synthesis of Literature Review
You have everything you need to complete most of your paper. You have identified your research topic, selected, reviewed, and studied research articles, and have completed the “Evidence Summary Table” and the “Critical Appraisal of Research Evidence.” It is now time to Synthesize your literature review and write your first draft of your paper. Below is a draft outline of the paper.
I. Introduction
II. Summary of articles
III. Analysis (Critique/Appraisal) of articles
IV. Synthesis of the appraisal
V. Method (Research problem, problem statement, Aims/Objectives, Research question, Variables understudy (independent and dependent), and Research Hypothesis.
VI. Conclusion
VII. References
VIII. Appendix
Please review the rubric. Limit the paper to 15 pages. APA and Grammer will be graded.
Week 12 – Synthesis of Literature Review
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Rubric
Appraisal and Synthesis of Literature Review
Appraisal and Synthesis of Literature Review
Criteria Ratings Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIntroduction 5 pts
Exemplary 4 pts
Acceptable 3 pts
Developing 2 pts
Unacceptable
5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSummary of articles 20 to >15.0 pts
Exemplary
Appraisal goes beyond the assignment criteria to summarize the research articles. Substantive content of summary. 15 to >10.0 pts
Acceptable
Appraisal fully meets the parameters of the assignment to summarize research articles. Adequate content is summarized. 10 to >5.0 pts
Unacceptable
Appraisal fully meets the parameters of the assignment to summarize the research articles but with minimal contentl. 5 to >0 pts
Developing
Misses aspects of the summary or does not address the assignment.
20 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAnalysis (Critique/Appraisal) of articles 20 to >15.0 pts
Exemplary
Appraisal goes beyond the assignment criteria to analyze and critique the research article. Substantive content to summary and appraisal. 15 to >10.0 pts
Acceptable
Appraisal fully meets the parameters of the assignment to analyze and critique the research article. Adequate content in the appraisal. 10 to >5.0 pts
Developing
Appraisal fully meets the parameters of the assignment to analyze and critique the research article but with minimal content to the appraisal. 5 to >0 pts
Unacceptable
Misses aspects of the appraisal or does not address the assignment.
20 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSynthesis of the appraisal 20 to >15.0 pts
Exemplary
Reviewer’s analysis goes beyond the assignment criteria to synthesis the literature to support arguments or evidence in new contexts or in particularly thoughtful, insightful, and/or original ways. 15 to >10.0 pts
Acceptable
Reviewer fully meets the parameters of the assignment but does not exceed them. 10 to >5.0 pts
Developing
Reviewer misses aspects of the assignment. 5 to >0 pts
Unacceptable
Reviewer does not address the assignment.
20 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeMethods/Proposal 15 to >10.0 pts
Exemplary
The research design goes beyond the assignment criteria to develop a research protocol. Research protocol exceptional design. 10 to >7.0 pts
Acceptable
The research design meets the assignment criteria to develop a research protocol. Research protocol well design. 7 to >5.0 pts
Developing
The research design minimally meets the assignment criteria to develop a research protocol. Research protocol limited design. 5 to >0 pts
Unacceptable
The research design does not meet the assignment criteria to develop a research protocol. Research protocol poorly designed.
15 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeConclusion 5 pts
Exemplary
The reviewer’s own conclusion elegantly synthesizes and reframes key points of comparison between articles. (and) Suggests new perspectives or questions relevant to the central argument/theme ( and) Brings closure. 4 pts
Acceptable
Synthesizes points of comparison between the articles (and) brings closure to the overall review, (but) does not examine new perspectives or questions. 3 pts
Development
Reiterates points of comparison between the articles (and/or…) Introduces new, disconnected, material without adding to central theme. 1 pts
Unacceptable
Is missing or cursory. (and/or…) Repeats the topic paragraph more-or-less verbatim.
5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAppendix 5 pts
Exemplary
Appendix referenced in the paper and included in the appendix section. Include all appendes, Evidence Summary Table, and Critical appraisal Tools. 4 pts
Acceptable
Appendix included in the appendix section. Include all appended, Evidence Summary Table, and Critical appraisal Tools. 3 pts
Developing
Appendix referenced in the paper or included in the appendix section. Include some appended. 2 pts
Unacceptable
Appendix not referenced in the paper nor included in the appendix section. Missing some or all appendix.
5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeGrammar & APA Format 10 to >8.0 pts
Exemplary
Full reference information (author, title, edition, publisher, place of publication, year of publication), is included as a heading. Quotes are all properly attributed and cited using APA. In-text and References Cited method used exactly correctly. Citations credit concepts as well as direct quotes. 8 to >7.0 pts
Acceptable
Full reference information (author, title, edition, publisher, place of publication, year of publication), is included as a heading. Quotes are all properly attributed and cited, using Author-Date style; Some minor errors in format (i.e.: colons, commas, date brackets). 7 to >5.0 pts
Developing
Reference information (author, title, edition, publisher, place of publication, year of publication), is inaccurate. In a few places, quotes are not attributed and cited. (and or) References Cited missing an author APA. Author-Date method is used, but with errors. 5 to >0 pts
Unacceptable
Reference information is missing. Quotes are frequently not attributed or improperly cited. Referencing method other than APA. Author-Date, is used. Plagiarism
10 pts
Total Points: 100