Appendix F The Dissertation Self Efficacy Scale
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DISSERTATION APPRAISAL INVENTORY
DIRECTIONS: Rate how confident you are in your ability to successfully accomplish each of the following tasks. Each task is related to successfully writing a dissertation. In the space provided to the right of each task, indicate your degree of confidence, from 0 (no confidence at all) to 100 (completely confident). Thank you.
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
No confidence Moderate amount Completely at all. of confidence. confident.
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TASKS CONFIDENCE (0-100)
1. Select a suitable dissertation topic for study _____
2. Effectively select the appropriate statistical methodology
or qualitative analysis to answer your research question _____
3. Write the Introduction for the dissertation proposal _____
Effectively run/apply the appropriate statistical or qualitative
analyses to answer your research question _____
5. Write the Discussion section for the dissertation _____
6. Collect adequate dissertation data records or field notes _____
7. Select an appropriate research design for your dissertation _____
8. In order to effectively write a Review of the Literature, review
and synthesize the scholarly literature in your area of study _____
9. Obtain assistance from other researchers in your topic area _____
10. Write the Methodology section of the proposal _____
PLEASE GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. THANK YOU.
DISSERTATION APPRAISAL INVENTORY--Continued
TASKS CONFIDENCE (0-100)
11. Write the Results section of the dissertation _____
Effectively work with your doctoral committee/chair/mentor for
needed help and support _____
Effectively interpret the results obtained from statistical analyses
(quantitative) or content analyses (qualitative) _____
Effectively use simple quantitative statistics (eg., frequency
distribution, correlation, t-test, etc.) or simple qualitative analysis
such as coding _____
15. Formulate a dissertation research question or statement _____
16. Operationalize dissertation variables and/or questions _____
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