Direction: For this assignment, you will provide an APA style paper that includes:
1. Title Page
2. Introduction
3. Method Section (future tense)
4. Brief "Expected Results" section (future tense)
In addition, you will provide the Informed Consent and Debriefing forms. Credit Allocation Request
Form and Research Approval Form will also need to be completed.
Grading Criteria:
1. Is there a title page and is it APA style?
2. For Introduction:
a. How well did you describe the problem/question?
b. Did you review relevant literature to communicate current state of the field?
c. Did you relate the literature to your study?
d. Did you cite sources whenever you made a claim?
e. Are your citations APA style?
f. Did you clearly define (operational definitions) your variables?
ex: Variables different lights, amount of time, when its on or off etc
g. Did you clearly state your hypothesis?
3. For Method:
a. Are your subheadings correct and in the correct order?
b. Did you discuss relevant information about your participants?
c. Did you provide enough information in your materials section to replicate your study?
d. Did you provide enough information about your procedure to replicate your study?
4. For "Expected Results:"
a. Did you state what you expect to find in your study?
So far I have written this. Is it a good start? Also, I am kind of struck.
There is a possibility different lighting in a classroom can affect the attention span of students during lectures. Different lighting in a classroom will tests how long the students can paid attention to the lectures. Depending on the lights, the students may or may not want to paid attention to lectures. If the students can't paid attention to the lectures, they would miss out on important information.
1. Title Page
2. Introduction
3. Method Section (future tense)
4. Brief "Expected Results" section (future tense)
In addition, you will provide the Informed Consent and Debriefing forms. Credit Allocation Request
Form and Research Approval Form will also need to be completed.
Grading Criteria:
1. Is there a title page and is it APA style?
2. For Introduction:
a. How well did you describe the problem/question?
b. Did you review relevant literature to communicate current state of the field?
c. Did you relate the literature to your study?
d. Did you cite sources whenever you made a claim?
e. Are your citations APA style?
f. Did you clearly define (operational definitions) your variables?
ex: Variables different lights, amount of time, when its on or off etc
g. Did you clearly state your hypothesis?
3. For Method:
a. Are your subheadings correct and in the correct order?
b. Did you discuss relevant information about your participants?
c. Did you provide enough information in your materials section to replicate your study?
d. Did you provide enough information about your procedure to replicate your study?
4. For "Expected Results:"
a. Did you state what you expect to find in your study?
So far I have written this. Is it a good start? Also, I am kind of struck.
There is a possibility different lighting in a classroom can affect the attention span of students during lectures. Different lighting in a classroom will tests how long the students can paid attention to the lectures. Depending on the lights, the students may or may not want to paid attention to lectures. If the students can't paid attention to the lectures, they would miss out on important information.