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Lesson Plan November 24, 2017

Rubric for assessing research questions

Submitted by Steve Gerstle

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Amanda M.
I tweaked the rubric so each item is evaluated individually, so the student may get a total of 6 points. I added a worksheet for students to write three questions they have about their topic, which are then evaluated by a peer (using the rubric). Students are asked to rewrite at least one of the questions based on the feedback and evaluation of their questions.

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Short Description

Students often struggle developing good research questions. This rubric is used to assess research questions. Students are given a brief lesson on developing a research question that includes a video produced by the University of Cincinnati. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aYA1ooRce8&index=5&list=PLSWTn4sCw1ZN1BihAryp1sXacv_5V-F-G

Learning Outcomes

Assessment of research questions

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research

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Individual
Group

Course Context (e.g. how it was implemented or integrated):

Students were asked to write either their preliminary or final research questions on a sheet of paper. Questions were then assessed using the rubric.

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Gerstle, Steve. "Rubric for assessing research questions." CORA (Community of Online Research Assignments). 2017. https://projectcora.org/lesson/rubric-assessing-research-questions
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