Evaluation Rubric for Final Examination
Name of Doctoral Candidate: ____________________________
Date of Final Examination: ____________________
Name of Committee Member: _____________________________
CRITERION
WRITTEN COMPONENT
1) presents a clear and concise problem statement and/or
research question(s) that is/are informed by relevant
scholarly literature
2) presents a clear, detailed, and comprehensive written
review of relevant scholarly literature
3) presents a clear, detailed, and persuasive written
rationale for investigating the research problem and/or
research question(s)
4) if relevant, presents a clear and detailed written
discussion of the methodology (e.g., ethnography,
grounded theory) that informed the study
5) presents a clear, detailed, and comprehensive written
discussion of various aspects of the research design for the
study (e.g., researcher stance, site selection, sample/
participant selection, data collection, data analysis)
6) presents a clear, detailed, and comprehensive written
discussion of the findings, including their relationship to
relevant scholarly research and the level of
significance/importance of individual findings
7) presents a clear, detailed, and comprehensive written
discussion of the limitations of the study
8) presents a clear, detailed, and comprehensive written
discussion of the implications of the findings for education
(or other relevant field) and for further research
9) in general, communicates effectively in written form
Criterion is
Not Met in
Any Way
1
Name of Committee Chair: _____________________________
Criterion is
Met
Inadequately
2
Criterion is
Met
Adequately
3
Criterion is
Met in Most
Ways
4
Criterion is
Met Fully
5
2
CRITERION
ORAL COMPONENT
1) orally displays a thorough knowledge of relevant
scholarly literature
2) orally presents a clear, detailed, and persuasive rationale
for investigating the research problem and/or research
question(s)
3) orally displays a thorough knowledge of the
methodology that informed the study
4) orally displays a thorough knowledge of various aspects
of the research design for the study
5) orally displays a thorough understanding of the findings,
including their relationship to relevant scholarly literature
and the level of significance/importance of individual
findings
6) orally displays a thorough knowledge of the limitations
of the study
7) orally displays a thorough knowledge of the implications
of the findings for education (or other relevant field) and
for further research
8) in general, communicates effectively in oral form
SCORES:
Written ___________
Criterion is
Not Met in
Any Way
1
Oral ___________
Criterion is
Met
Inadequately
2
Criterion is
Met
Adequately
3
Criterion is
Met in Most
Ways
4
Criterion is
Met Fully
Overall ___________
*The absence of a rating for any given criterion indicates that the criterion was not relevant for the examinee.
Please note: Return this completed form to the Chair of the Dissertation Committee.
Additional Comments: ___________________________________________________________________________________
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3
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