Though you are not sending chunks of expensive Carrera marble to the floor, the capstone editing process may make you feel that you are sacrificing excellent material. Like Michelangelo, your task is to remove unnecessary material. Your goal is to narrow the problem so that it is current, meaningful, grounded, and original.
To prepare:
- Go to the Walden Library.
- Find ProQuest, the database that has all dissertations & theses.
- Search for the author of the capstone listed below.
- Refer back to the video posted in the Week 4 Learning Resources on how to search in ProQuest.
Owens-Cunningham, A. (2021). Teacher perceptions on using differentiated instructional strategies in middle school. (Publication No. 2557408801) [Doctoral dissertation, Walden University]. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database.
Then:
- Review the problem statement on page 1.
- Review the purpose statement on pages 8-9 (focus on how the study components align).
- Use the following checklist and rubric to analyze the quality of the project study’s problem statement.
To complete:
- Explain whether you think this draft meets checklist and Rubric standards.
- Justify your evaluation.
- Use APA style for your citations.
- Walden University, LLC. (n.d.). Doctoral degree coachLinks to an external site.. https://coach.waldenu.edu/
- Sign into your Doctoral Degre Coach. You will use the coach extensively when you are in the actual capstone phase. However, there are some resources that will also be helpful at this point.
- OASIS: Academic Skills Center. (n.d.-b). Doctoral capstone and residencyLinks to an external site.. Walden University. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/academic-skills-center/success-strategies/doctoral-capstone
- Review interesting articles on the Savvy Student Blog articles from students who graduated.
- Owens-Cunningham, A. (2021). Teacher perceptions on using differentiated instructional strategies in middle school. (Publication No. 2557408801) [Doctoral dissertation, Walden University]. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database.
- Walden University Library. (2015b). Searching and finding information in the library databases: OverviewLinks to an external site.. http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/searchingfinding