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PSY 520 Milestone Five Guidelines and Rubric

Note that you are required to use Southern New Hampshire University students as research participants by using the PSY 510/520 Lounge in SNHUConnect (link is located in the left-hand navigation menu). You are strictly prohibited from using individuals outside of Southern New Hampshire University as research participants.

For this assignment, you will submit an initial draft of your final project Discussion section. This section should recap your findings, discuss how the findings fit in with prior research on the topic, discuss areas for future research, and mention limitations and ethical considerations related to your research. It is essential that you follow APA style when writing this section.

Requirements of Submission: Must adhere to standard formatting (Times New Roman, 12-point font, one-inch margins), using the most recent version of the APA style manual for the citations.

Critical Elements Exemplary Proficient Needs Improvement Not Evident Value

Discussion: Hypothesis

Meets “Proficient” criteria and demonstrates a nuanced understanding of the connection between research results an d hypotheses (100%)

Details the results of the data analysis and how the results relate to the hypothesis (90%)

Details the results of the data analysis, but does not detail how the results relate to the hypothesis, or has gaps in accuracy or detail (70%)

Does not detail the results of the data analysis (0%)

15

Discussion: Previous Literature

Meets “Proficient” criteria and does an exceptional job of integrating the current findings with previous literature (100%)

Details how the results complement and/or contradict the previous literature on the topic, justifying assertions with data (90%)

Details how the results complement and/or contradict the previous literature on the topic, but does not justify assertions with data or has gaps in accuracy or detail (70%)

Does not detail how the results complement and/or contradict the previous literature on the topic (0%)

15

Discussion: Strengths and Limitations

Meets “Proficient” criteria and details and examples, demonstrating a keen insight into the strengths and limitations of the research (100%)

Outlines the strengths and limitations of the research, supporting the assertions with analyzed data (90%)

Outlines the strengths and limitations of the research, but assertions are not supported with analyzed data (70%)

Does not outline the strengths and limitations of the research (0%)

15

Discussion: Study Standards

Meets “Proficient” criteria and details and examples demonstrate a keen insight into the American

Discusses the extent to which the study adheres to the American Psychological Association’s standards

Discusses the extent to which the study adheres to the American Psychological

Does not discuss the extent to which the study adheres to the American Psychological Association’s standards

25

Psychological Association’s standards (100%)

(90%) Association’s standards, but with gaps in accuracy or detail (70%)

(0%)

Discussion: Future Research

Meets “Proficient” criteria and is extremely insightful in identifying areas in need of future research (100%)

Identifies areas still in need of future research, based on the data analysis (90%)

Identifies areas still in need of future research, but assertions are not based on the data analysis (70%)

Does not identify areas still in need of future research (0%)

25

Articulation of Response

Submission is free of errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, and organization and is presented in a professional and easy-to- read format (100%)

Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization (90%)

Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas (70%)

Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas (0%)

5

Earned Total 100%