Evaluation Metric

ASSESSMENT CATEGORY WEIGHTAGE
1.     Title

·         Capacity to be thought-provoking

·         Capacity to engage the audience

·         Clarity and conciseness in stating the paper’s purpose

5%
2.     Abstract

·         Effectiveness and conciseness of the summary of the research paper

  •   Main objective
  •   Methods used
  •   Findings & Results
  •   Conclusion, Limitation, Implication of study
10%
3.     Introduction & Background of study

·         Proper statement of main topic

  • Purpose of the study
  • Problem statement
  • Research objective and question

·         Proper preview of paper structure and content flow

10%
4.     Literature Review

·         Proper reference to appropriate literature

·         Critical evaluation of the literature

·         Diverse sources accessed for proper background understanding

15%
5.     Methodology

·         Research hypotheses development

·         Research framework/model

·         Research design

·         Sampling plan

·         Data collection

·         Tools to be used for data analysis (Data analytics technique)

10%
6.     Data Analysis

·         Procedure followed

·         Use of statistical methods for data analysis

10%
7.     Result/Findings Discussion

·         Focus of discussion

·         Inclusion of important points

15%
8.     Grammar & Overall Paper Organization

·         Spelling, Grammar, Punctuation properness

·         Overall organization quality of the paper

10%
9.     Conclusion

·         Capacity to engage audience

·         Restatement of thesis

·         Clear statement of possible future work

10%
10.  Reference in APA Format

·         Referencing properness following the APA 6th edition format

5%