Department of Psychology

EVALUATION OF GRADUATE STUDENT'S RESEARCH PROGRESS

BY STUDENT SPEC CHAIR OR ADVISOR

Date:

Student:

Student's SPEC Chair or Advisor:

Brief description of student's research involvement (name of research project(s); student's role in project(s); whether projects were thesis-, dissertation-, or course-related; and name of faculty member supervising project):

 

 

Project Type

 

Project Name

Faculty Supervisor

(e.g., MS Thesis)

Student's Role

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specific skills or knowledge acquired through research involvement (e.g., laboratory procedures, planning or design competencies, data analytic abilities, literature familiarity):

 

 

 

 

Strengths of the student in research:

 

 

 

 

Areas of research competency in which the student should try to strengthen, improve, or further develop:

 

 

 

 

 

 

For each of the following items, use the following rating

5 = best possible (of unusual quality, seldom encountered)

4 = excellent (equivalent to a grade of "A")

3 = very good (well above average among our students)

2 = average (most students would be in this category)

1 = needs improvement (for most students there is at least one category in which they would receive this rating)

NR = not a relevant item for this student


reliability

1

2

3

4

5

NR

initiative

1

2

3

4

5

NR

creativity

1

2

3

4

5

NR

thoroughness

1

2

3

4

5

NR

writing ability

1

2

3

4

5

NR

attention to ethical issues

1

2

3

4

5

NR

motivation

1

2

3

4

5

NR

design and data analysis

1

2

3

4

5

NR

maturity in judgment

1

2

3

4

5

NR

quantity of work

1

2

3

4

5

NR

quality of work

1

2

3

4

5

NR

OVERALL RESEARCH EVALUATION

1

2

3

4

5

NR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comments or recommendations:

 

 

 

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