Psychology Milestone 4 homework help
Psychology Milestone 4 homework help
In your Results section, you should first describe how you reduced your data for analysis (e.g., how your questionnaires were summed or averaged to get a composite score to analyze). Your Results section should also include a table of the relevant descriptive statistics. Last, you will need to describe the statistical test that you chose to run and provide the key results for the test as well as a brief explanation of the results. It is essential that you follow APA style when writing this section. Please refer to Chapters 2 and 5 of your APA manual for further instructions on how best to write a Methods and Results section.
Proficient
Needs Improvement
Not Evident
Value
Methods: Participants
Outlines the participants in the study and how they were recruited
(100%)
Outlines the participants in the study, but does not explain how they were recruited
(70%)
Does not outline the participants in the study
(0%)
15
Methods: Materials
Meets “Proficient” criteria and describes materials that are especially well aligned to the research question
(100%)
Describes the materials created for the study and how they specifically address the research question and audience
(90%)
Describes the materials created for the study, but does not describe how they specifically address the research question or audience, or description has gaps in accuracy or detail
(70%)
Does not describe the materials created for the study and how they specifically address the research question and audience (0%)
15
Methods: Methodological Procedures
Meets “Proficient” criteria and describes procedures that are especially well aligned to the research question
(100%)
Describes the methodological procedures used to collect data and how the materials were used in collecting
(90%)
Describes the methodological procedures used to collect data, but not how the materials were used in collecting, or description has gaps in accuracy or detail (70%)
Does not describe the methodological procedures used to collect data and how the materials were used in collecting (0%)
15
Results: Raw Data
Meets “Proficient” criteria and is exceptionally clear, contextualized, and aligned to the research question
(100%)
Describes how the raw data was reduced for statistical analysis, clearly detailing each step of the process
(90%)
Describes how the raw data was reduced for statistical analysis, but does not clearly detail each step of the process, or steps are inappropriate
(70%)
Does not describe how the raw data was reduced for statistical analysis
(0%)
10
Results: Descriptive
Creates a table outlining the
Creates a table outlining the
Does not create a table outlining
10
Statistics
descriptive statistics for the key variables
(100%)
descriptive statistics for the key variables, with gaps in accuracy or detail
(70%)
the descriptive statistics for the key variables
(0%)
Results: Statistical Test
Meets “Proficient” criteria and demonstrates a nuanced understanding the alignment between appropriate statistical tests and data
(100%)
Describes the statistical test selected and explains why the test is the most appropriate for analyzing the data
(90%)
Describes the statistical test selected, but does not explain why the test is the most appropriate for analyzing the data, or explanation lacks detail or accuracy
(70%)
Does not describe the statistical test selected
(0%)
15
Results: Manuscript Standards
Meets “Proficient” criteria, and manuscript is of the quality that would be found in an American Psychological Association article (100%)
Manuscript is of professional quality, as outlined by the American Psychological Association’s standards (90%)
Manuscript is aligned with the American Psychological Association’s standards, but not of professional quality
(70%)
Manuscript is not aligned with the American Psychological Association’s standards
(0%)
15
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
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