Introduction (section subtotal of 30 points)
____ In one or two paragraphs please summarize three journal articles that support the
rationale of the study. These three sources should be synthesized, don’t summarize every detail
in the articles just identify how the articles chosen support the purpose of the survey (15 points)
____ State the purpose of the study (8 points)
____ Please state if you are predicting a positive or negative correlation, in other words, the
hypothesis It is important that the three journal articles that are used support the
hypothesis/research question (5 points)
____ Proper use of first and second level subheadings where appropriate; this section should
begin with the title restated, centered, and bolded (2 points)
Methods (section subtotal of 20 points)
____ Proper use of first and second level subheadings where appropriate; this section should
begin with “Methods” (centered, and bolded) and include a “Participants” and “Measures”
second-level subheading (2 points)
____ Under “Participants” report the population sampled from and the sampling technique used
(i.e., how did you acquire your participants). The sample size needs to be reported as well (3
points)
____ Under “Participants” report all descriptive statistics for the demographic data collected
(i.e., age, gender, race/ethnicity, etc.) (3 points)
____ Under “Participants” report any exclusion criteria used; any participants removed from the
study and explain why they were removed from the study (2 points)
____ Under “Measures” describe the survey. This explanation should include a brief summary as
to what the survey is, sample items if the survey was previously published or the full list of all
survey items if the survey was created for the study; all anchors (response options) in italics, and
report Cronbach’s Alpha (10 points)
Results (section subtotal of 5 points)
____ Report the descriptive statistics from the survey items and information from the Pearson
Correlation (4 points)
____ Proper use of first and second level subheadings where appropriate; this section should
begin with “Results”, centered, and bolded (1 point)
Discussion (section subtotal of 25 points)
____ Provide a statement of support or nonsupport for the hypothesis (3 points)
____ Mention any similarity or differences between the results and previous literature cited in
the introduction (5 points)
____ Explain any limitations of the study, this explanation should touch on: the adequacy of the
sampling technique and how it impacts generalizability (external validity), and possible threats to
interval validity (such as extraneous variables or sampling bias) (10 points)
____ Provide directions/suggestions for possible future research (5 points)
____ Proper use of first and second level subheadings where appropriate; this section should
begin with “Discussion”, centered, and bolded (2 points)
References (section subtotal of 10 points)
*NOTE: 2 points will be deducted for each article you’re short of the three-minimum. For
example, if you only cite one journal article, you will have 4 points deducted. Articles cited
in the references page but not in-text do not count!
____ References provided appropriately for each article cited (2 points)
____ APA style for references in the Reference Section (3 points)
____ APA style for references in the text (3 points)
____ Formatting: Centered & bolded heading: “References” & Hanging indents for all entries (2
points)
