RESEARCH METHODS AND ETHICS

Essay Assignment 3 Review (22 December 2017)

Marks (Make the selection; THEN add the marks):

Very Weak Weak Fair Good Excellent

- Is the research topic clearly described?
- Are hypothesis steps (issues, improvements,
and updates) well-constructed following a
step-by-step logic?
- Are the issues (problems) at different 0.0 0.5 1.5 2.5 3.0
hypothesis steps well-identified?
- Do the updates solve issues progressively to
reach a well-constructed hypothesis at the
end?

- Is the selected hypothesis (at the selected

level) well constructed and falsifiable?
- Is the generality of the hypothesis well
tuned? (Not too specific or general)
- Do the testing methods perfectly fit into the
0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0
selected hypothesis (not its general and
specific forms)?
- Does the testing methodology sound
reasonable to support or reject the
hypothesis at the end?

- Is it clear how the testing results will be

analyzed?
- Are the possible outcomes well estimated? 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0
- Is it clear which possible reasons may lead
to returning to the testing stage?

- Is the essay attractive to make the reader

want to see the result of the research at the 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.0
end?

TOTAL (OUT OF 10): 9.5

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 Comments (Mandatory): Justify your marks; give feedbacks about what should be done to make
the essay better.
 The language of the essay is hard to follow due to some key words in the area of the
study. The definitions or meanings of those words could be given to the reader.
 Conclusion paragraph can be a bit longer to give some key points about the document.
 Overall, the essay is almost perfect, all desired points are highlighted. Due to the
abovementioned reason that it is hard to follow the text, I did not find the essay
attractive in the desired sense.

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