Appendix F The Dissertation Self Efficacy Scale 155

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DISSERTATION APPRAISAL INVENTORY

DIRECTIONS: Rate how confident you are in your ability to successfully accomplish each of the following tasks. Each task is related to successfully writing a dissertation. In the space provided to the right of each task, indicate your degree of confidence, from 0 (no confidence at all) to 100 (completely confident). Thank you.

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

No confidence Moderate amount Completely at all. of confidence. confident.

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TASKS CONFIDENCE (0-100)

1. Select a suitable dissertation topic for study _____

2. Effectively select the appropriate statistical methodology

or qualitative analysis to answer your research question _____

3. Write the Introduction for the dissertation proposal _____

4.  Effectively run/apply the appropriate statistical or qualitative

analyses to answer your research question _____

5. Write the Discussion section for the dissertation _____

6. Collect adequate dissertation data records or field notes _____

7. Select an appropriate research design for your dissertation _____

8. In order to effectively write a Review of the Literature, review

and synthesize the scholarly literature in your area of study _____

9. Obtain assistance from other researchers in your topic area _____

10. Write the Methodology section of the proposal _____

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DISSERTATION APPRAISAL INVENTORY--Continued

TASKS CONFIDENCE (0-100)

11. Write the Results section of the dissertation _____

12.  Effectively work with your doctoral committee/chair/mentor for

needed help and support _____

13.  Effectively interpret the results obtained from statistical analyses

(quantitative) or content analyses (qualitative) _____

14.  Effectively use simple quantitative statistics (eg., frequency

distribution, correlation, t-test, etc.) or simple qualitative analysis

such as coding _____

15. Formulate a dissertation research question or statement _____

16. Operationalize dissertation variables and/or questions _____