What are the independent, dependent, and control variables

 
PSYC 305
Fall 2018
Beyond the Textbook
APA Paper Rubric
 

Primary Aim	Student Work/Scores
Brief summarization of key points from peer-reviewed literature (6 points)	Introduction (2 points) · What is the goal of the authors? · What is the proposed theory? · What hypotheses will be tested in the study? Method (2 points) · Briefly describe each subsection: participants, materials, procedure · What are the independent, dependent, and control variables · If your article describes multiple experiments, describe each one in sequence Results (2 points) · Briefly summarize the findings. Include the specific inferential tests that were constructed as well as whether the analyses revealed statistically significant effects (i.e. p < .05). Report all statistical findings according to APA style · How do the authors interpret their findings? Do they believe their hypotheses were supported?
Discussion of the implications of such research (5 points)	· Why should we care? · Why does this study impact society, future research, this class, etc.?
Discussion of gaps or limitations of such work along with recommendations for future work (5 points)	· Does the method test the hypothesis? · Is the recruited sample representative of the intended population? · Are the employed measures reliable/valid? · Are the independent and dependent variables clearly defined? · Are there plausible confounding variables (e.g. bias)? Are there plausible alternative explanations that account for the findings? · Was a pilot-test necessary? How would it have helped? · Is the method section described in enough detail that it could easily be replicated by other researchers? · Are there flaws in the inferential tests employed by the authors? · Are the conclusions made by the authors substantiated by the evidence? Do the authors over-generalize such conclusions? Are there implications that the authors overlook? · Are there ethical concerns with this study? · What questions are left unanswered (specifically those not acknowledged by the authors)?
APA Style (4 points)	· Title page (0.5 point) · Headings (0.5 point) · In-text citations (1 points) · References (2 points)

 

 

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