Context

Can an informed reader make sense of the project?

Statement and origin of the problem

Is the focus of the project clear?  

Is the problem tied to the researcher's practice?

Does the researcher refer to the research literature that informs the project?

Methodology

Does the paper contain a description of what happened?

Are data collection methods described?

Is data presented?

Is data analyzed?

Findings

What did the researcher learn?

Implications

How did the project change the way in which the researcher thinks about his or her educational situation?

Self-critical

Does the researcher provide support for his/her knowledge claims?

Did the researcher critique his/her own work?