PSY 101 su

APA Format

___ 4pts: Well done; correct in text citations, margins, reference, font; fewer than 2 errors

___ 3 pts: Missing one of the criteria--- or --- 4-6 errors

___ 1pt = Missing two of the above mentioned criteria – or – 6-8 errors

___ 0pts = Missing three of the criteria --- or 8+ errors

Identification of the research question/hypothesis, including its importance (IV/DV if applicable)

___ 4pts: Well done; research question and hypothesis are clearly and accurately identified, IV and DV (or all variables identified)

___ 3 pts: Research question identified, hypothesis missing (or vice-versa)

___ 2pt: Research question identified but missing detail or hard to understand

___ 0pts = Missing or plagiarized (missing quotation marks or citation)

Brief review of the history (review of the literature identified in the article)

___ 4pts: Well done; contains details of reviewed literature.

___ 3pts: Contains a review of the literature but very sparse.

___ 1pt: Lacks some content or difficult to understand

___ 0pts: Missing or plagiarized (missing quotation marks or citation)

Summary of Methods

___ 4pts: well done; contains detail of article. Includes: Participants, materials, procedures

___ 3pt: Lacks some content or difficult to understand--- one of the subsections is not addressed

___ 2pts: Lacks content or difficult to understand -- two of the subsections are not addressed.

___ 0pts: Missing or plagiarized (missing quotation marks or citation)

Summary of Discussion

___ 5pts: Well done: contains a brief report of the results, their importance, and limitations of the research (if provided)

___ 4pts: Only some of the results are summarized (missing connection to hypothesis).

___ 2pt: Lacks some content or difficult to understand

___ 0pts: missing or plagiarized (missing quotation marks or citation)

Overall Spelling and Grammar

___ 5pts: Great Job: clear, concise summary; fewer than 3 errors.

___ 4pts: Well written, clear, concise summary; fewer than 5 errors

___ 3pts: Good flow; more than 5 errors

___ 0 pts: Poor flow, more than 10 errors

Included copy of original article

___ 2pt: Full, hard copy of the article due in lab

___ - 10 points will be subtracted from overall grade if full article is not submitted

Page requirement

___ 2pt: Two (full) pages

___ 0pts: Did not meet page requirement

Total: ___/30

· Any summary submitted with out a TurnItIn score will not be graded.

· Any summary without a reference that matches the article will receive a score of 0.

· Any summary without a name will not be graded and will result in a 0 on the assignment