Data Analysis: Coding and Reporting

Scoring Guide
Due Date: End of Unit 9.
Percentage of Course Grade: 25%.

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Data Analysis: Coding and Reporting Scoring Guide Grading Rubric
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Criteria Basic Proficient Distinguished
performance
Aligns key
research
Does not project
Aligns key Aligns key
align key elements to
research project research
research basic
elements to project
Align key research project project qualitative
basic qualitative elements to
elements to basic qualitative elements to research
research design basic
research design standards. basic design
standards in qualitative
17% qualitative standards;
ways that are research
research demonstrates
inaccurate or design
design reflexivity in
inconsistent. standards.
standards. the
formulation of
key elements.
Justifies the
Attempts but
validity,
fails to logically
Does not reliability, and
and Justifies the
justify the ethical
convincingly validity,
Justify the validity, reliability, validity, dimensions of
justify the reliability,
and ethical dimensions of reliability, qualitative
validity, and ethical
qualitative research. and ethical research with
reliability, and dimensions
17% dimensions accurate and
ethical of qualitative
of qualitative relevant
dimensions of research.
research. support from
qualitative
the scholarly
research.
literature.
Identifies but Summarizes
Does not
Summarize the coding does not Summarizes the coding
summarize
strategy. summarize the the coding strategy and
the coding
17% coding strategy, strategy. provides a
strategy.
or the summary rationale for
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Criteria Basic Proficient Distinguished
performance
is the strategy
underdeveloped. used with
support from
the scholarly
literature.
Summarizes
Summarizes the data
Summarizes the
the data analysis
data analysis
analysis process with
process without
Summarize the data analysis process, support from
noting
process, noting consideration Does not noting scholarly
consideration
given to the research summarize consideration sources and
given to the
questions, conceptual the data given to the consideration
research
framework, and known analysis research given to the
questions,
literature. process. questions, research
conceptual
17% conceptual questions,
framework, or
framework, conceptual
known
and known framework,
literature.
literature. and known
literature.
Reports
findings
supported by
Reports
the codes and
findings but it is Reports
themes that
not clearly findings
emerge from
Report findings supported by evident how the supported by
Does not the data
the codes and themes that findings are the codes
report analysis with
emerge from the data analysis. supported by and themes
findings. support from
17% the codes and that emerge
scholarly
themes that from the data
sources and
emerge from the analysis.
examples
data analysis.
from
participants’
responses.
Uses APA Uses APA Uses APA
Does not use format and style format and format and
Use APA format and style.
APA format but style style
7%
and style. inconsistently consistently consistently
and with errors. and with few and with no
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Non-
Criteria Basic Proficient Distinguished
performance
errors. errors.
Writes
coherently
Writes
using
Does not coherently to
pertinent
write Writes to support a
Write coherently to support a evidence to
coherently to support an idea central idea
central idea with correct support a
support a but writing with correct
grammar, usage, and central idea
central idea contains major grammar,
mechanics as expected of an with correct
with correct errors of usage, and
education professional. grammar,
grammar, grammar, usage, mechanics as
8% usage, and
usage, and and mechanics. expected of
mechanics as
mechanics. an education
expected of an
professional.
education
professional.

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 research design to a review and refinement of the elements of your qualitative

research design assignment from Unit 2. You will then add descriptive narrative
for three more elements of effective qualitative research studies with which you
have been working since Unit 2.

To successfully complete this 10–12 page assignment, you will be expected to:

 Review and refine the elements of your proposed mini-study designed in Unit 2,
using what you have learned about effective qualitative research designs to
strengthen the validity, reliability, and ethical dimensions of your study.
 Summarize the coding strategy that you applied to your data analysis.
 Summarize the analysis process you followed, noting any consideration you may
have given to the research questions, conceptual framework, and known literature
as part of this process.
 Report the initial findings supported by the codes and themes that emerged from
your data analysis.
 Provide direct quotes from interviewees in the data to support your findings.