PLO 1_PSY 4460_Common Assignment 1
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Review of a Peer-Reviewed Empirical (Research) Journal Article
Common Assignment One for PLO 1 – PSY 4460
COMMON ASSIGNMENT #1: REVIEW OF A PEER-REVIEWED EMPIRICAL JOURNAL ARTICLE.
Students will complete a review of a peer-reviewed journal article in APA style. There are three journal
articles (PDF format) in the Assignment Section of our Blackboard Course and on the Student LiveText
site. Students will choose one of the following three approved journal articles to review for this
assignment:
Dornburg, C. C., & McDaniel, M. A. (2006). The cognitive interview enhances long-term free recall in
adults. Psychology and Aging, 21, 196-200. doi: 10.1037/0882-7974.21.1.196
Geraerts, E., Bernstein, D. M., Merckelbach, H., Linders, C., Raymaekers, L., & Loftus. E . F. (2008).
Lasting false beliefs and their behavioral consequences. Psychological Science, 19, 749-753.
Simons, D. J., & Chabris, C. F. (1999). Gorillas in our midst: Sustained inattentional blindness for
dynamic events. Perception, 28, 1059-1074.
STUDENTS WILL COMPLETE A REVIEW OF A PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLE IN APA
STYLE
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Choose one of the three articles listed above and write a critical review in APA style describing
the hypotheses, methods, results, and conclusions of the article.
The rubric listed below provides you with grading expectations/assessment criteria.
Assessment points and grading points may differ.
USE BASIC APA 6TH ED STYLE MANUAL FOR YOUR PAPER:
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12-point Times New Roman font, double-space, and one-inch margins on each side.
Include in-text citations for your sources based on APA 6th Ed Style Manual
A separate APA style references page in APA 6th Ed Style Manual
Make sure that each of your references is cited in your text.
Conversely, each citation in your text must have a corresponding reference.
Your submitted paper will consist of the title page, 2-3 pages of text, and a references page at
minimum.
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Adhere to the College of Education’s plagiarism guidelines included in this syllabus.
10. Upload this assignment via LiveText and Blackboard (if Blackboard is required by
your instructor) by the due date identified in your course schedule. Designated
Common Assignments not submitted to LiveText will not be graded.
Review of a Peer-Reviewed Empirical (Research) Journal Article
Common Assignment One for PLO 1 – PSY 4460
RUBRIC
Task Category
Exceptional
(90 – 100%) 4
Above Average
(80-89%) 3
Average
(70 – 79%) 2
APA Style:
appropriate
application (i.e.,
margins, font,
etc.), appropriate
citation of sources
(student
Student
demonstrated a
mastery of APA
style; journal
review was well
organized and
substantiated;
Student
demonstrated an
above average
understanding of
APA style; some
citation or
structural errors
Student
demonstrated a
basic understanding
of APA style (e.g.,
margins may be
appropriate, but
citations, where
Below Average
(69% or less)
1
Student did not
demonstrate an
understanding
of APA style,
errors of font,
citations, and
structural
PLO 1_PSY 4460_Common Assignment 1
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Task Category
Exceptional
(90 – 100%) 4
Above Average
(80-89%) 3
Average
(70 – 79%) 2
Below Average
(69% or less)
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problems hinder
reading of
paper.
paraphrases and
knows how to use
direct quotes);
appropriate
mechanical
structure
(grammar,
spelling, etc.)
paper was well
written
were present;
some
grammatical
problems
required, were not
accurate);
grammatical
problems are more
visible.
Student
demonstrated a
mastery in the
discussion of the
problem outlined
in the article
Student
demonstrated an
above average
understanding of
the problem, the
historical context,
but not as
developed as
mastery.
Student discussed
the problem and
historical context,
but the discussion
was not welldeveloped.
Student did not
address the
social problem,
or context, or
need for the
research.
Student
demonstrated
mastery in the
discussion of the
methods, design,
and clearly
understood the
impact of design
choice on validity
and reliability.
Student
demonstrated an
above average
understanding of
the methods
section, the
design, and the
impact on results,
but not as
polished or
thorough as
mastery.
Student discussed
the “facts” outlined
in the methods
section, but lacks
an analysis
perspective.
Student did not
address the
design, sample,
design choice;
clearly does not
yet comprehend
the impact of
design choice.
APA
6.2
6.3
6.4
7.1
SLO
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Literature
Commentary:
Identified the
problem discussed
in the literature,
the historical
context behind the
inquiry, and the
need for the
research
APA
2.2
2.3
3.1
SLOs
7
8
Methods
Commentary:
Student identifies
the research
design, the
sample, and
applies an
understanding of
strength of design
that would impact
results
APA
2.2
2.3
3.1
SLOs
7
8
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Task Category
Exceptional
(90 – 100%) 4
Above Average
(80-89%) 3
Average
(70 – 79%) 2
Discuss the
implications of the
results of the study
Student
demonstrated a
mastery in the
discussion of
implications of the
article
Student
demonstrated an
above average
understanding of
the implications
of the topic in the
article, but not as
developed as
mastery.
Student discussed
the implications of
the article, but
clearly little effort
or understanding
about the topic in
the article.
APA
2.1
2.3
2.6
SLOs
7
8
Below Average
(69% or less)
1
Student did not
address the
implications of
the article, or
the answer was
so limited as to
indicate a
limited
understanding