Research Cadre Editing Checklist

Directions: Evaluate your cadre member’s paper using the checklist below. Use the comments option to add clarification to your selections or provide additional feedback. Please highlight your selections.

Higher Order Concerns - Questions to Ask:

Did the researcher establish and maintain a style that indicates credibility within the discipline of the paper?

  • Yes, all of the time
  • Yes, most of the time
  • Through some of the paper
  • Through very little of the paper
  • Comments:

Did the researcher define terminology that may be difficult for the reader?

  • Yes, all of the time
  • Yes, most of the time
  • Through some of the paper
  • Through very little of the paper
  • Comments:

Did the researcher provide and explain any hypotheses or assumptions critical to the topic?

  • Yes, all were explained
  • Some were explained
  • None were explained
  • Comments:

Did the researcher acknowledge and synthesize different perspectives regarding their topic?

  • Yes, all of the time
  • Yes, most of the time
  • Through some of the paper
  • Through very little of the paper (few perspectives are evident)
  • Comments:

Did the researcher situate their research in the body of knowledge surrounding their work?

  • Yes
  • Yes, though it could be more clear
  • Very little evidence of the author’s own study is evident or connected to the lit review
  • Comments:

Did the researcher use a line of reasoning to arrive at their research question?

  • Yes, and it is clear and coherent
  • Yes, though it occasionally lacks cohesion/ logical progression
  • It is difficult to discern
  • Comments:

Did the researcher identify a gap in the current body of knowledge?

  • Yes
  • No
  • Comments:

Lower Order Concerns - Questions to Ask:

Did the researcher consistently follow a style guide?

  • Yes, the paper successfully follows APA guidelines
  • Yes, the paper mostly follows APA guidelines
  • Yes, but the paper contains lapses in APA format
  • Comments:

Did the researcher follow the rules of Standard English by avoiding colloquialisms and usage inappropriate for this formal style of writing?

  • Yes, the paper is stylistically sophisticated throughout
  • The paper is mostly formal but lapses into occasional conversational language
  • The paper mostly uses conversational language
  • Comments:

Did the researcher maintain the appropriate tense for this section of the paper?

  • Yes, the paper stayed consistently in one tense (present or past)
  • No, the paper switched between tenses in places
  • Comments:

If visuals are present, did the researcher cite and provide captions while also contextualizing the visuals within this segment of the paper?

  • Yes
  • No
  • Comments:

Did the researcher anchor quotations while also maintaining control of their voice by contextualizing these quotes within the topic and focus of the paper?

  • Yes, quotations are used effectively and the student’s own voice is also discernable
  • Quotations are used mostly effectively and the student’s voice is sometimes evident
  • Quotations are sometimes awkwardly used/ incorporated. Student’s voice is difficult to discern
  • Comments:

Did the researcher maintain clarity regarding the credibility of the sources used without stilted phrasing?

  • Yes, sources are discussed in such a way that showcases their credibility without overt stilted phrasing (“this source is credible because…”)