PSLC Letter of Intent (LOI) Reviewer Form
Project name:
Project lead:
Reviewer name:
Please try to keep your answers to questions 1-4 brief but informative (e.g., about 3
sentences or a paragraph each). Your answer to question 5 can be as long as you like.
1. PSLC relevance: How is this project relevant to the PSLC's goals (e.g., as expressed in
the most recent strategic plan)? To what extent does this project contribute to the PSLC
theoretical framework? To what extent does it add to the coherence of the PSLC
portfolio?
Rate PSLC relevance: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (1 is very low, 7 is very high)
2. Overall scientific merit: How interesting and important is this project to advancing the
science of learning? Does it address an important problem in the learning sciences?
Rate scientific merit: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (1 is very low, 7 is very high)
3. Novelty: To what extent does the project break new ground for the PSLC in directions
that are consistent with our mission?
Rate novelty: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (1 is very low, 7 is very high)
4. Soundness and feasibility: Will this project team achieve their stated goals using
sound methods and produce a high quality scientific outcome? To what extent does it
promise to contribute to a solution the stated problem? To what extent is the project
likely to produce clear results within its time frame?
Rate soundness & feasibility: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (1 is very low, 7 is very high)
5. Any suggestions for improving the project in terms of its PSLC relevance, scientific
importance, novelty, or soundness and feasibility?
6. Overall: Overall recommendation for presentation before the EC.
Rating Overall: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (1 is very low, 7 is very high)