PSYC 2360 – F24 Research Proposal Rubric (15%)
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Final Research Proposal (Instructions)
Page maximum: 10 pages (excluding title page) *No appendix needed* Deduct 5% if longer than ½ page or more over the page limit
(On page no- 9 AND 10 it should has references and page should be double spaced)
Use – Times New Roman font and size should be 12 font size.)
Give proper heading and follow Apa-7 style of owl prude research paper.
(use only peer review empirical sources -articles, journals latest from 2020- 2023 . )
Topic Name – The Impact of social media on young people psychological health and well-being.
Academic writing style – (formal, objective, cautious, precise)
Whole Proposal should be in Academic Style – formal, objective, cautious, precise)
TOTAL 15 SOURCES SHOULD BE USED NOT LESS THAN THAT.
Due on Thursday – November 14th, 2024
Element Description Out of Total Marks
Title Page Title page /1 /3 Title is informative (refers to main variables) /1.5 APA formatting for title page (i.e., spacing, page numbers) / 0.5 Introduction Identifies & introduces the general issue or topic area /2 Defines important terms or theories (definitions are from the literature, not from a dictionary) /2
The articles in the literature review are presented clearly,
accurately, and concisely /3
Presented studies are relevant to supporting the overarching /15
research question, hypothesis, and variables /3
Efforts are made to highlight how the present study will add to
the existing literature, (i.e., identifies limitations of other studies
and what their study will do to address them) /1
Clearly presents the current study: research question,
hypotheses, and operationalized variables /4 Method
*past tense
Participants – Recruitment procedure, sample demographics,
inclusion/exclusion criteria, incentives for participation. /4
* Report your participants as if you have conducted the study.
Materials
– Measures: operationalized definition of variable, reliability/
validity information, example items, scoring (high/low meaning). /4
– Treatments: Administered by who, duration, components
– Stimuli, software, equipment: Describe content, name of
provider, conditions etc.
Design – research design (i.e., within-subjects experiments,
qualitative), defines variables, describes control vs. /2
experimental group and assignment (if relevant).
/17
Procedure – Step-wise summary of what is needed to run the study from both the perspective of the researcher and
participant, (i.e., instructions given to participants, phases of a /4
session or trial, concluding remarks to participants).
Ethics – addresses important ethical considerations for the
study (consent, debriefing, deception, risk/safety /1
All variables that need to be measured are presented and all /2
hypotheses could be addressed with the methodology
Results Restate the research question and/or goal of the study /1
* * Treat this
section as if you
have conducted
the study and
found results. *past tense Results follow from the hypothesis and reference all relevant variables from the research question. /1
Data Analysis – Accurately describes the data analytic approach
needed to assess the research question and test the hypothesis /2
Data analysis method selected is appropriate for study design/ /1
hypothesis /10
Describes the results of the statistical tests using actual
numbers that fit with the test; or, the results of qualitative /2
analyses using specific language that fits with the analytic
approach.
Numerical results make sense (i.e., strong positive correlation
means r = .89, etc.); qualitative themes/meanings make sense /1
Provides a very basic statement of the results that includes
reference to key variables and hypothesis /2
– e.g., a strong positive correlation between variable X and Y
which supports… – e.g., significant difference between variable X and Y with
individuals in group X having a higher mean, which supports… – e.g., child descriptions of relationships emphasized physical
security, while adult relationships emphasized emotional
intimacy, which supports the theory of…
References In-text citations are correct & used appropriately /1
Students cite the original source of important theories or /1
materials, not where they read about them /6
Academic sources are cited (i.e., not Wikipedia) and only peer reviewed empirical /1
sources are cited they are done so appropriately Deduct 0.25/ each type of minor error: formatting, capitalization, italics, punctuation /3
Deduct 0.5/ each type of major error: missing volume/issue/page, incorrect book citations, etc.
APA Format Correct order of paper: Title page, intro, method, results,
references /2
Title page and references are on a new page /4
Heading & subheadings are formatted properly /1
1-inch margins, 12-point font, Times new roman font /1
Style Academic writing style (i.e., formal, objective, cautious, precise).
** Deduct 0.5 if “prove” or “disprove” terminology is used or /1
eluded to**
/5
Content – clear and logical presentation of ideas – there are no
“where did that come from” moments /2
Language – avoids clutter, sentences are complete (i.e., reads
easily) /1
Spelling, tense, sentence structure /1 Total: /60
INTEXT CITATION SHOULD MATCH WIOTHE REFERENCE MOST IMPORTANT.I have attached the photo of test which i will be using you have us this test only Beck Depression Inventory-II TEST and Ryffs Psychological Well-Being Test.
follow each and every guidelines and you have to answer to this i am proving the grading rubrics everything write in own words do not use AI AND CHATGPT AS MAM HAS THE SOFTWARE TO DETECT.EACH AND EVERY LINE and each and every single word.
AND I HAVE ALSO ATTACHED THE EXAMPLE . AND GRADING RUBRICC PHOT AND I AVE ALSO MENTIONED IN GRADING RUBRIC. IN INSTRUCTIONS.PROVIDERD ABOVE.PLEASE DONOT CHANGE HYPOTHESIS
AS I HAVER PROVIDED, THE HYPOTHESIS, RESEARCH QUESTION VARIBALES OF INTREST, OPERATONAL DEFINATION IN THE INSTRUCTION DOCX.. write operational defination in own words and method section- has to be in past tense whole method section has to be in past tense.see example how it is written .