Understanding models of inquiry is key for the scholar-practitioner. A model of inquiry serves to explain how to determine genuine knowledge regarding your topic of investigation. From the perspective of a scholar-practitioner, identify and analyze one model of inquiry appropriate to your area of research interest. Research, using the Library database, to create an evaluation framework which can be utilized throughout the program.
- Establish 10-12 criteria.
- Create a format (e.g., table, checklist, Likert scale, ranking).
- Determine how you want to draw conclusions regarding the quality of information.
Using your established framework for evaluation, select one article to be utilized to demonstrate the effectiveness of your approach. Submit your framework and article with an assessment containing at least 10 criteria regarding the effectiveness of your framework and how it functioned.
Additional consideration: You can use any model of inquiry that fits best for you. When creating the format, you can approach it as if you are creating a rubric or Likert scale. The format should be a resource to help you evaluate the research and articles you find for your dissertation or capstone. You can combine and tailor the model of inquiry with your own methods to develop a useful tool. For example, you may consider the following criteria:
- Is the information credible?
- Can the data be confirmed?
- Is the study reliable?
- Was the study published within the past 5 years? If not, can I use this source for historical value?
Use this model of inquiry and format to evaluate an article that relates to your proposed topic. How does it score? Why did it score that way?
Compose a paper in which you identify your established criteria, the theoretical framework to be used, and an overview of your assessment. Include your article as your reference. After your reference page, include your assessment containing 10 criteria as an appendix. The text of your document, not including title page, references page, and appendix, should be 1000 to 1400 words.