NR3004: Research Recommendations

NR3004: Research Recommendations
Module 1 Self-Assessment
Module Self-Assessments are your opportunity to practice applying module content before final submission of your
Competency Assessment. Your final Competency Assessment is written. Therefore, you may choose to write your SelfAssessment responses here in paragraph form, as a bullet list, or as another type of deliverable. Consider what would be
most helpful for you.
For your Module 1 Self-Assessment, respond to the following prompts. These prompts match those in your final
Assessment. Be sure to support your responses with evidence from scholarly literature.
Prompts:
Use the Walden Library to find a research article that was published in the last year. To learn more about how to identify a
research article, follow this link: https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/library/evaluating/researcharticles.
Indicate which article you selected. Review the research article thoroughly, focusing on the results, conclusions,
limitations, and recommendations. In your own words, summarize and critically evaluate each of these four sections.
Describe at least one additional conclusion or recommendation that follows the results of the study.
Once you submit your response, use the rubric to ensure that you have met all requirements and are satisfied with your
submission. Use your self-assessment submission and any feedback you may garner to improve and refine your
responses. Note that you do not need to resubmit your Self-Assessment to address feedback.
Use the following rubric to assess your responses.
Rubric Criteria Does Not Meet
Expectations
Meets Expectations Exceeds Expectations
Indicate which article
you selected.
Learning Objective 1.1:
Identify research articles
Response does not
adequately identify a
research article.
Response adequately
identifies a research article.
Response identifies and
properly references a
research article.
In your own words,
summarize and
Response does not
adequately summarize or
Response adequately
summarizes and critically
Response includes a clear,
accurate, and complete
Rubric Criteria Does Not Meet
Expectations
Meets Expectations Exceeds Expectations
critically evaluate the
results section of the
study.
Learning Objectives 1.2:
Evaluate the results
section of research
studies
critically evaluate the
results section of the study.
evaluates the results
section of the study.
summary and critical
analysis of the results
section of the study.
In your own words,
summarize and
critically evaluate the
conclusions section of
the study.
Learning Objectives 1.3:
Evaluate the conclusions
section of research
studies
Response does not
adequately summarize or
critically evaluate the
conclusions section of the
study.
Response adequately
summarizes and critically
evaluates the conclusions
section of the study.
Response includes a clear,
accurate, and complete
summary and critical
analysis of the conclusions
section of the study.
In your own words,
summarize and
critically evaluate the
limitations section of
the study.
Learning Objectives 1.4:
Evaluate the limitations
section of research
studies
Response does not
adequately summarize or
critically evaluate the
limitations section of the
study.
Response adequately
summarizes and critically
evaluates the limitations
section of the study.
Response includes a clear,
accurate, and complete
summary and critical
analysis of the limitations
section of the study.
In your own words,
summarize and
critically evaluate the
Response does not
adequately summarize or
critically evaluate the
Response adequately
summarizes and critically
evaluates the
Response includes a clear,
accurate, and complete
summary and critical
Rubric Criteria Does Not Meet
Expectations
Meets Expectations Exceeds Expectations
recommendations
section of the study.
Learning Objectives 1.5:
Evaluate the
recommendations
section of research
studies
recommendations section
of the study.
recommendations section
of the study.
analysis of the
recommendations section
of the study.
Describe at least one
additional conclusion
or recommendation
that follows the results
of the study.
Learning Objective 1.6:
Generate conclusions
and/or recommendations
based on the results of
research studies
Response does not
adequately generate at
least one additional
conclusion or
recommendation that
follows the results of the
study.
Response adequately
generates at least one
additional conclusion or
recommendation that
follows the results of the
study.
Response generates at
least one thoughtful and
comprehensive conclusion
or recommendation that
follows the results of the
study.