[Instructor Name]
Type the title of your paper here as the heading
[Type the introduction to the paper. Make sure you describe the purpose of the paper and the main points you will cover. Remove comments in brackets [ ] from this template.]
Advancing the Scientific Knowledge Base
[Describe how the research advances the scientific knowledge base.]
Contributions to Theories
[Describe how the research contributes to research theory and the field of study.]
Description and Evaluation of the Data Collection Procedures
[Describe the data collection procedures, including instruments (quantitative) and guiding interview questions (qualitative), and evaluate whether they are appropriate for the methodology and approach. This will help in the evaluation of how the scientific methods of inquiry are applied to a specific research study.]
Validity and Reliability
[Describe the issues regarding validity and reliability of the study.]
Ethics
[Describe ethical issues of the selected study. Assess strategies for addressing ethical concerns in the design of a research study.]
Conclusion
[Summarize the main points, and make a conclusion based on them including the overall scientific merit of the study.]
References
[Provide an APA (6th edition) style reference list. Your article must appear here, along with any other sources you cited in the paper. There should be a
minimum of 7 scholarly resources
. Cite and reference each one. One source will be your textbook, and one will be your approved article, so find 5 more supporting sources.]
[PLEASE REMOVE THIS TOO - Overview of assignment requirements:
Scientific Merit Paper
~Using the research study you selected in the Unit 2 assignment, along with the course assignments for which you deconstructed your research study, write a scientific merit paper. In your paper, address the following:
~ Evaluate how a research study advances the scientific knowledge base of an identified field of study.
~ Evaluate how a specific research study contributes to research theory and the field of study.
~ Evaluate how the scientific methods of inquiry are applied to a specific research study.
~ Evaluate the validity and reliability of a selected research study.
~ Assess strategies for addressing ethical concerns in the design of a research study.
~ Apply the terminology of research.
~ Demonstrate both the depth and the breadth of your understanding of scientific research and scientific merit by including relevant examples and supporting evidence.
Requirements
The paper should be 10–12 pages long, not counting references, block quotes, or title page. Neither an abstract nor table of content is required, and would not count in the paper length.
Minimum of seven scholarly resources. It is expected that one of these resources will be the study you selected for the Unit 2 assignment, and another will be the required textbook for the course, by Leedy and Ormrod.
Use APA style and formatting, including correct in-text citations, proper punctuation, double-spacing throughout, proper headings and subheadings, no skipped lines before headings and subheadings, proper paragraph and block indentation, no bolding, and no bullets.
Include the permalink to your article on the title page of your paper.
Refer to the project description and the assignment scoring guide to make sure you meet the requirements of this assignment.]