Methods II Review

General Paper Format

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1. Is everything in your paper (including headers, the main body of your mini-literature review, and your references) in 12 point Times New Roman font?

2. Is everything in your paper double spaced, including references (here I mean the spacing above and below each line, not the spaces following a period)?

3. Do you have one inch margins on all sides of the paper (one inch from the top of the page, one inch from the bottom, and one inch from each side)

4. Are the first lines of all paragraphs indented roughly ½ inch?

5. Are your paragraphs aligned left? (That is, text should be flush left, with lines lining up on the left of the page, but text should NOT line up on the right side of the page – it should look ragged)

6. Do you need help figuring out how to configure a word document in APA format (inserting headers, page numbers, proper indents, etc.)? If YES, I highly recommend watching this video which walks you through setting up an APA formatted paper! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pbUoNa5tyY ​ 

Title page (This section is identical your Article Critique Paper Title Page)

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Header

1. Do you have the phrase “Running head” in your header (with a lower case h)?

2. Is the rest of your Running head title in ALL CAPS?

3. Is your Running head in 12 point Times New Roman font?

4. Do you have a page number (1) that is flush right (also in 12 point Times New Roman font)?

Title / Name / Institution

1. Is your title 12 words or less (as recommended by the APA)?

2. Do all title words with four letters or more start with a capital letter?

3. Are your name and institution correct?

4. Are your title, name, and institution elements centered and in 12 point Times New Roman font?

Part One – Study Components

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1. What is the hypothesis for study one?

2. What is the independent variable(s) for study one?

3. What is the dependent variable(s) for study one?

4. What did they find in study one?

5. What is the hypothesis for study two?

6. What is the independent variable(s) for study two?

7. What is the dependent variable(s) for study two?

8. What did they find in study two?

9. Are the references correct? If not, correct them

Part Two – Abstract

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Header

1. Is your header title present and identical to your header title on the title page?

2. Is your header title in ALL CAPS and 12 point Times New Roman font?

3. Does your header on this second page omit the phrase “Running head”

4. Do you have a page number starting on page 2

Abstract

0. 1. Is the word Abstract centered at the top of the page?

0. 2. Does the abstract start on its own page?

0. Did you identify your problem or research question?

0. Did you note the study participants?

0. Did you note the experimental or correlational method?

0. Did you note the findings?

0. Did you note the conclusions?

0. Did you identify the problem or research question?

0. Is your abstract 150-200 words?

0. Did you include at least five keywords or key phrases?

Writing Quality

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1. Is it well written generally?