Why not rubrics in doctoral education?

Figures & data

Table 1. Mean scores for the levels of importance of the 12 quality indicators for PhD thesis quality used by doctoral examiners (adapted from Bourke and Holbrook 2013).

PhD thesis quality indicator	Mean	SD	Rank
Presentation: correct expression	4.87	1.047	1
Presentation: communicative competence	4.76	1.117	2
Literature review: accuracy	4.72	1.023	3
Approach/methodology: appropriate	4.68	0.963	4
Literature review: coverage	4.65	1.134	5
Approach/methodology: effective application	4.64	1.06	6
Literature review: use/application	4.62	1.141	7
Analysis/findings: appropriateness	4.61	1.031	8
Contribution: originality	4.59	0.955	9
Analysis/findings: effectiveness	4.54	1.044	10
Contribution: substantive	4.49	0.986	11
Contribution: advance knowledge	4.34	1.009	12

Bourke, S., and A. Holbrook. 2013. “Examining PhD and Research Masters Theses.” Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education 38 (4): 407–416. doi:10.1080/02602938.2011.638738.

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