Please indicate if this project was a 299.
299 Yes No
Continuing 299 Yes No

Faculty Name:
Faculty Username:
Term of Project: Please Select Spring Summer Fall
Year of Project: Please Select 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

If this is the final part of a continuing project, please indicate when the first part was completed. Leave blank if unsure.
Please Select Spring Summer Fall Please Select 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Student First Name:
Student Last Name: Username:
(Students will not receive a copy of this report. This information is needed only to match data from this report with our database records.)

Compensation for 499s:
Please refer to http://www.grinnell.edu/offices/dean/MAP/comp/ for the Compensation Schedule.

For claiming a course reduction, please speak to your department chair as soon as possible, normally no later than the beginning of fall semester the year before you would like the course reduction.

Please indicate if you prefer cash compensation for this project:

PART A: About the Project

Did your student (please check all that apply):
Participate in the design of the study
Spend part of the term acquiring skills and background information
Design research tools and/or methods
Work in an archive or special collections library
Work in a scientific lab
Conduct field work
Work in an art or dance studio or with a theatrical group
Solve a mathematical problem
Other

Did any obstacles limit the project's success? Yes No
If "yes," what were they? Please check all that apply.
Student inexperience or slow learning curve
Project scope too large
Equipment malfunction
Poor student attitude
Unrealistic student expectations
Unexpected difficulty in research project itself
Coordinating schedules
Communication problems
Illness or emergency
Comments or other obstacles

If you were to offer another 299 or 499, would you select students differently? Yes No
If "yes," how?

How much of your time was required for supervising this student and preparing for meetings? Please Select 1-2 hours per week per student 3-5 hours per week per student 6-10 hours per week per student 11-15 hours per week per student 16-20 hours per week per student over 20 hours per week per student

Did you meet with more than one student at a time? Please select Always Sometimes Never

This project was related to my research or teaching interests. Yes No

Do you expect that your student will present his/her project results?
Yes No

If "yes," please indicate the type(s) of venues?
Don't know
On campus presentation/poster session
At a local (off-campus), regional, or national conference
Scholarly publication

Do you have any ideas for strengthening this program?

PART B: About the Student's Research and Critical Thinking Skills

Please choose the (one) statement for each of the attributes below that best describes the current level of the student's research abilities. If a section does not apply to this particular project, you may choose not to respond. (Please note this in your comments.) The descriptions should be considered as hierarchical, with the most sophisticated expression of each skill listed last. You should choose the description that best fits the student's skill level (understanding that students will occasionally perform better or worse).

1. INDEPENDENCE                                                                                                            
Please select one response
Student is largely passive; depends on instructions and needs supervision
Student works independently with little supervision
Student has independent ideas; works with little or no supervision
Student takes ownership of project, works as scholarly collaborator

2. RESEARCH DESIGN                                                                                                       
Please select one response
Student can follow a structured plan if provided, but does not contribute to the
         design of the project.
Student can propose a research plan or method, but is unable to evaluate it or to
         consider alternative approaches
Student can propose several methods but cannot judge between them
Student can make reasonable decisions about design and methodology

3. INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY                                                                                           
Please select one response
Student is passive
Student asks questions for clarification
Student asks questions that expand the topic
Student asks creative (and appropriate) questions and introduces information that
         changes the nature of the topic.

4. CRITICAL READING                                                                                                       
Please select one response
Student has trouble understanding content
Student can summarize material but cannot place it in context
Student can place material in context but does not think independently
Student thinks independently about the material

5. SOURCES OF INFORMATION                                                                                        
Please select one response
Student does not search for information
Student relies on summaries and secondary sources
Student does incomplete search, finds some of the kinds of sources that a researcher
         should consult in this discipline for this research topic
Student does comprehensive search for a sufficient amount and appropriate range of sources

6. USE AND INTEGRATION OF INFORMATION                                                                  
Please select one response
Student cannot tell which information is relevant
Student uses only one kind of information (e.g. a text)
Student can use several types of information but does not link them
Student links several types of information to present a coherent argument

7. JUDGING INFORMATION                                                                                               
Please select one response
Student believes what s/he reads
Student responds to conflicting materials by saying everything is relative
Student takes a position but does not make a supported argument
Student makes an argument based on evidence

8. ARGUMENTATION                                                                                                         
Please select one response
Student reports on a topic without reference to an argument
Student reports on arguments in the field but takes no position
Student makes an assertion but does not make an argument
Student makes a well-reasoned argument

9. EVIDENCE                                                                                                                    
Please select one response
Student does not use evidence
Student uses evidence without judging its quality
Student manipulates evidence to fit his/her preconceptions
Student considers relevant evidence fairly

10. FACTUAL AND THEORETICAL CONTEXT                                                                    
Please select one response
Student does not relate findings to their appropriate disciplinary context
Student attempts to relate findings to their context, but does so in an incomplete or flawed way
Student usually relates findings to their appropriate disciplinary context
Student consistently relates findings to their appropriate context as a means of analysis

COMMENTS: (Please indicate if this 299/499 was co-directed)

Thank you!