Score per criterion	0	1	2
Consistency
Introduction	Research question (RQ) is missing; no indication of relevance, no rationale	Lack of argument(s) underpinning the RQ	Introduction provides clear arguments underpinning RQ, aim or hypothesis
Method	Unbalanced in terms of size; either overlong or lacks key information about participants and analysis	Analysis suits the RQ. Mainly replicable, lacks detail	Clear to the reader. Enables replicability appropriate to a short report
Results	Contains redundant information, students’ interpretations or opinions	Factual display of results. Either too limited or too detailed	Comprehensive and factual display of results
Discussion	No indication of a limitation, conclusion does not fit RQ and results	Appropriate conclusion and a limitation. Either overgeneralized implications or lacks explanation of results (previous studies)	Results are related to previous or future research. Contains limitations, implications, main conclusion and answer to the RQ
Structural characteristics
Title	Does not reflect the message, raises different expectations	Partly reflects the main message	Covers the main message
Structure of the text	No order (introduction—method—results—discussion)	In logical order, at times repetition or overlap	Coherent, to the point, reads easily
Language (terminology)	Style and spelling errors, inconsistent use of scientific language	Nearly flawless and consistent use of scientific language	No errors, consistent use of scientific language
Comprehensiveness	Text is not confined to key issues. (Abbreviations like MET and QRS are common language)	Key issues are clear; missing are details needed to answer the RQ	Key issues are clear; contains relevant information in order to answer the RQ
References	No references	Some information is missing or not in Vancouver-style	Full reference list in Vancouver-style
Tables and figures	Messy, too large or too small on the page. Overlaps text	Make an orderly impression. Lay-out does not fully support the text	Numbered tables, support the message in the text
Attractiveness abstract	Does not encourage further reading	Raises the reader’s interest	Report fosters further reading. Can not wait to read more
Total score report