Overview
Throughout this course, you have been building and refining your data literacy skills. You have practiced identifying quality research studies, analyzing research studies, and planning for research design. All of these skills prepare you to critique research studies. For clarification on addressing any of the items below, use your Soomo webtext chapters.
In Project Two, due in Module Eight, you will critique a research study from the list provided on a psychology-related topic that most interests you. For this milestone, you will select the study you will critique and address the criteria below in preparation for submitting your project.
Prompt
Select a research study from the list provided in your Soomo webtext. For your milestone, you must address the rubric criteria listed below:
- Select a peer-reviewed journal article and describe its relevance to you personally or professionally in about 50 to 75 words.
- Describe the purpose of the peer-reviewed journal article in about 25 to 50 words.
- Identify the major methodological designof the peer-reviewed journal article in about 25 to 50 words.
- Identify strengths and weaknesses of the specific measurement used to operationalize one of the key variables in about 50 to 100 words.
- Identify the key variables and how they were operationalized in the study (i.e., what measures were used) in about 100 to 150 words.
Guidelines for Submission
You will use your Soomo webtext writing template to complete the milestone and download for submission. Sources should be cited according to APA style.
Project Two Milestone RubricCriteriaExemplary (100%)Proficient (85%)Needs Improvement (55%)Not Evident (0%)ValueRelevanceExceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative mannerSelects a peer-reviewed journal article and describes its relevance personally or professionallyShows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include details related to the journal article’s personal or professional relevanceDoes not attempt criterion10PurposeExceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative mannerDescribes the purpose of the peer-reviewed journal articleShows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include details related to the journal article’s purposeDoes not attempt criterion15Methodological DesignExceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative mannerIdentifies the major methodological design of the peer-reviewed journal articleShows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include details related to the major methodological designDoes not attempt criterion15Strengths and WeaknessesExceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative mannerIdentifies strengths and weaknesses of the specific measurement used to operationalize one of the key variablesShows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include details related to identified strengths and weaknessesDoes not attempt criterion25Key VariablesExceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative mannerLists the key variables and how they were operationalized in the study (i.e., what measures were used)Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include details related to the key variables and how they were operationalizedDoes not attempt criterion20Articulation of ResponseExceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative mannerClearly conveys meaning with correct grammar, sentence structure, and spelling, demonstrating an understanding of audience and purposeShows progress toward proficiency, but with errors in grammar, sentence structure, and spelling, negatively impacting readabilitySubmission has critical errors in grammar, sentence structure, and spelling, preventing understanding of ideas10Citations and AttributionsUses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with few or no minor errorsUses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with consistent minor errorsUses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with major errorsDoes not use citations for ideas requiring attribution5
