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Assignment 1: Prospectus Project Task XIII

Peer Review

This final course assignment will provide you with the opportunity not only to learn a great deal about various statistical methods, but it will also allow you to offer useful feedback to your classmates.

Using the Discussion Area, select the prospectus paper submitted by your partner and review it in a detailed manner.

After you’ve reviewed the prospectus paper, provide a one- to two-page objective feedback in Microsoft Word. When writing your feedback, consider the clarity, logic, and appropriateness of each of the following:

• Definition of the problem
• Conceptual/theoretical/empirical definitions of variables
• Statement of hypotheses/questions of study
• Description of the design of study
• Representativeness of sample, sampling techniques, and justification of the sample size (to match design)
• Operational definitions of dependent variables (DVs), predictor variables, or interdependent variables, including measurement techniques, supportive information on reliability, validity, and appropriateness to the sample
• Operational definition of independent variables (IVs) in experimental design, including treatment levels, content, and intensity
• Procedures for carrying out the study
• Justification and descriptions of the proposed analyses of the data

In addition, make sure your feedback includes at least two strengths of the proposed design and two aspects you believe could have been improved.

Name the file R7034_M8_A1_LastName_FirstInitial.doc and submit it to the appropriate Discussion Area by the due date assigned.

All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources.

Assignment 1 Grading CriteriaMaximum PointsReviewed your partner’s prospectus papers and critiqued the following elements in terms of clarity, logic, accuracy, and appropriateness:

• Problem definition
• Variable definitions
• Hypothesis/question statement
• Design description
• Sampling size, technique, and representativeness
• Operational definitions of DVs, predictor variables, or interdependent variables
• Operational definition of IVs in experimental design
• Procedures for carrying out the study
• Justification of the proposed analyses of the data

36Identified and explained two strengths of the proposed design and two aspects that could have been improved.16Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources, displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.4Total:56