PART -1
Introduction
(should come on 4 pages exactly)
Identifies & introduces the general issue or topic area
(Should be Clear and detailed)
/2
(deduct 1 mark for each missing study – 3 required)
Defines important terms or theories (definitions are from the literature, not from a dictionary.)
Do not use dictionary or website define term use academic references)
Theories should be from Literature Review.
/2
The articles in the literature review are presented clearly, accurately, and concisely
/3
*Past tense
Presented studies are relevant to supporting the overarching research question, hypothesis, and variables
Research Question – clear, specific to population of interest)
Hypothesis- (Should be explained in detail) (Should be explained in detail and Hypothesis should be specific to the test you are running.)
As there are two DVs you need to make this clear in your Research question and hypothesis.
(Address each of the variable and keep variable name consistent)
/3
/15
Efforts are made to highlight how the present study will add to the existing literature, (i.e., identifies limitations of other studies and what their study will do to address them)
/1
Clearly presents the current study: research question- – clear, specific to population of interest)
Hypotheses- – (Should be explained in detail and Hypothesis should be specific to the test you are running.)
As there are two DVs you need to make this clear in your Research question and hypothesis.
Variable of Interest – (Be consistent with your terms- (Address each of the variable and keep variable name consistent)
and Operationalized Variables-(Variables are grounded in the specific ways in which they will be measured)
/4
Hypothesis: The young adults high on use of Social media handle would be high on depression.
Variables:
The focus of this research is on the impact of social media on health of young people. In research, the study will analyse the impact of social media (IV) on the psychological health (DV) of the young people.
Research question:
“What is the impact of social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube on the psychological health and well-being of young adults, particularly with symptoms of depression? ”
Variable of Interest:
Independent Variable (IV): Social Media Usage
Specifically, the use of platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.
Dependent Variable (DV): Psychological Health and Well-being
Specifically, this will be measured through levels of depression, assessed using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI).
Operational definition:
Social media usage (IV) could be operationally defined as “the amount of time spent on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube per day, measured in hours, as reported by participants through a self-reported survey or app-based tracking over a week.”
Psychological health (DV) could be operationally defined as “the level of depressive symptoms as measured by the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) score, which ranges from 0 to 63, where higher scores indicate greater levels of depression.”
PART -2
Method (whole should be written in past tense as you have) (should come on 4 pages exactly. )
Give section heading as METHODS IN BOLD IN CENTRE IT SHOULD BE)
*Past tense
Participants – Recruitment procedure, sample demographics, inclusion and exclusion criteria, incentives for participation.
(Very clear and succinct)
* Report your participants as if you have conducted the study.
/4
/17
Materials (Very clear)
/4
-Measures: operationalized definition of variable, reliability and
validity information, example items, scoring (high and low meaning).
-Treatments: Administered by who, duration, components
-Stimuli, software, equipment: Describe content, name of provider, conditions etc.
-(Very clear)
Design – research design (i.e., within-subjects experiments, qualitative), defines variables, describes control vs. experimental group and assignment (if relevant).
/2
Procedure – Stepwise summary of what is needed to run the study from both the perspective of the researcher and participant, (i.e., instructions given to participants, phases of a session or trial, concluding remarks to participants).
/4
Ethics – addresses important ethical considerations for the study (consent, debriefing, deception, risk/safety)
/1
All variables that need to be measured are presented and all hypotheses could be addressed with the methodology
/2
Results should come exactly in 2 pages.
Restate the research question and/or goal of the study
/1
/10
* Treat this section as if you have conducted the study and found results.
Results follow from the hypothesis and reference all relevant variables from the research question.
/1
Data Analysis – Accurately describes the data analytic approach needed to assess the research question and test the hypothesis
/2
*past tense
Data analysis method selected is appropriate for study design/ hypothesis
/1
Describes the results of the statistical tests using actual numbers that fit with the test; or, the results of qualitative analyses using specific language that fits with the analytic approach
/2
Numerical results make sense (i.e., strong positive correlation means r = .89, etc.); qualitative themes/meanings make sense
/1
Provides a very basic statement of the results that includes reference to key variables and hypothesis
/2
-e.g., a strong positive correlation between variable X and Y
which supports…
-e.g., significant difference between variable X and Y with individuals in group X having a higher mean, which supports…
-e.g., child descriptions of relationships emphasized physical security, while adult relationships emphasized emotional
intimacy, which supports the theory of…
References
In-text citations are correct & used appropriately
/1
/6
Students cite the original source of important theories or materials, not where they read about them
/1
Academic sources are cited (i.e., not Wikipedia) and if news articles are cited they are done so appropriately
/1
Deduct 0.25/ each type of minor error: formatting, capitalization, italics, punctuation
/3
Deduct 0.5/ each type of major error: missing volume/issue/page, incorrect book citations, etc.
APA Format
