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ASSIGNMENT REQUIREMENTS
COLLEGE-LEVEL WRITING: Please proofread your work carefully for grammar and clarity.
Use FORMAL academic writing: do not use 1st or 2nd person pronouns; do not use informal language (“Moms,” “kids,” “guys”), idioms, or text-speak (IMHO); do not list information or use bullet points: do not begin a sentence with a numeral.
ORIGINALITY: Everything must be in your own words.
PARAPHRASE everything correctly, do not use quotes.
TURN-IT-IN SCORES must be below 30%. If your score is over 30%, please revise and resubmit your work as many times as necessary before the due date. How to View My Turn-It-In Score (Links to an external site.)
LENGTH: There is no maximum of minimum length for this assignment, but write as much as you feel necessary to answer ALL of questions below thoroughly and completely, and accurately.
This assignment is in ESSAY FORMAT.
IN ESSAY FORMAT, answers to each of the each of your answers to the questions below. Do NOT list or bullet any information.
What specific VARIABLES are being examined in this research? Briefly describe each of the variables.
What is the GENERAL THEORY about how these variables are related to each other? Is one variable described as “causing” the other variable?
What has PREVIOUS RESEARCH demonstrated about the relationship between these—or similar—variables? [Briefly summarize this info.]
What is/are the authors’ SPECIFIC HYPOTHESIS/ES (prediction(s) of results)? Please include all.
Who are the PARTICIPANTS in the study? Please provide demographic information if it is available.
What PROCEDURES did the researchers do to examine the relationship between the variables? How were each of the variables measured? What were the instruments (measurements) used?
In general, what are the RESULTS of the study? For example, is there a relationship between the variables? Is that relationship stronger or weaker for some of the participants? Are the results statistically significant? Do NOT try to describe statistical procedures or calculations.
Do the results SUPPORT the hypotheses? Was this—or any other aspect of the findings—unexpected?
What is/are the authors’ major conclusions(s), what do they INTERPRET their results to mean? Why do they believe they received those results?
What are the STRENGTHS of how this research was conducted? (Do not use 1st person.)
What are the LIMITATIONS of how this research was conducted? What kind of follow-up studies could be conducted to address these limitations? (Do not use 1st person.)
How might these research findings be APPLIED to solve problems in a “real world” context?