Literature Review & Proposal

Step #1: Write each portion of the review & proposal into the space provided – use sentences and paragraphs !!!

Step #2: On separate pages below, compose the content into a properly formatted APA research report.

The gray sections do not need to be filled out!!! Gray sections are for grading purposes only.

Section/Content / Points / Type the content of that section
Title Page / 11
Running Head / 2
Title / 5
Author(s) / 2
Affiliation / 2
Abstract / 6
Heading / 1
Summary of articles / 2
Summary of integration / 1
Summary of proposal / 2
Body
Intro/Lynn&Mynier / 99
Title / 2
Introductory paragraph telling the purpose and scope of the review / 4
Lynn & Mynier Article
Subheading / 3
Appropriate in-text citation / 3
Study 1
What is the purpose of the research being reported? / 4
What is the specific research question or research hypothesis? / 5
How was the research conducted?
a) who were the participants? / 3
b) what type of research design was used? / 3
c) what equipment and/or materials were used? / 3
d) what treatment & data collection procedures were used? / 3
e) What are the results of the statistical analysis of the data as they relate to the research question or research hypothesis?Make sure to include ALL results. / 8
f) How did the author(s) relate this new finding to past knowledge? / 8
Study 2
What is the purpose of the research being reported? / 4
What is the specific research question or research hypothesis? / 5
How was the research conducted?
a) who were the participants? / 3
b) what type of research design was used? / 3
c) what equipment and/or materials were used? / 3
d) what treatment & data collection procedures were used? / 3
e) What are the results of the statistical analysis of the data as they relate to the research question or research hypothesis? Make sure to include ALL results. / 8
f) How did the author(s) relate this new finding to past knowledge? / 8
Integrating the 2 Studies
How were the findings of the 2 studies similar? / 4
How were the findings of the 2 studies different? / 4
What do we know from the findings of 2 studies that we don’t know from either alone? / 5
VanVolkinburg Article / 45
Subheading / 3
Appropriate in-text citation / 3
What is the purpose of the research being reported? / 5
What is the specific research question or research hypothesis? / 6
How was the research conducted?
a) who were the participants? / 3
b) what type of research design was used? / 3
c) what equipment and/or materials were used? / 3
d) what treatment & data collection procedures were used? / 3
e) What are the results of the statistical analysis of the data as they relate to the research question or research hypothesis?Make sure to include ALL results. / 8
f) How did the author(s) relate this new finding to past knowledge? / 8
Integration of the 2 articles / 33
Subheading / 3
How were the findings of the 2 articles similar? / 10
How were the findings of the 2 articles different? / 10
What do we know from the findings of 2 articles that we don’t know from either alone? / 10
Proposed Research / 80
Subheading / 2
Quality (complexity, interestingness, potential value) of proposal*** / 40
Purpose of the proposed research / 4
Research question or research hypothesis / 10
Sample that will be used (description and number) / 4
Research materials (stimuli, apparatus, psychological tests, etc.) / 10
Procedures (what the participants did that produced the data) that will be used. / 10
References / 11
Heading / 2
Format of Entries / 9
Format of Paper as a Whole / 21
Page Header / pg. #s on all pages / 7
Double-Spaced / Correct margins / 7
Sections in the correct order / 7
Misc. Errors (-1for each; incl. Grammar, spelling,
incorrect referencing of articles, sexist language,
incorrect punctuation, etc.)

** "Easy proposals" (e.g., same study with a different population or in a different situation) are worth much less much than "more complex proposals" (e.g., combining two findings to predict a third).

Total Graded Points _____ ( Pts. Possible = 300 ) Any lost or "late points" _____ Why lost?

Assignment grade out of 80 points ______= (total graded points / 300) * 80

Additional Comments:

Start Properly formatted APA research report on a new page. Include exactly the same content as you put into the table above.