PSY 4460_Cog Psy_Common Assignment 2
COMMON ASSIGNMENT #2: SHORT ESSAY ASSIGNMENT [SLOS 8-10].
1. Students will also complete a short essay in APA style about the effects of cell phone use on
driver attention.
2. Describe the nature of the topic including the current explanations and controversies
surrounding the topic.
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.
9. 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.
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
paraphrases and
knows how to use
direct quotes);
appropriate
mechanical
structure
(grammar,
spelling, etc.)
Student
demonstrated a
mastery of APA
style; essay was
well substantiated
Student
demonstrated an
above average
understanding of
APA style; some
citation or
structural errors
were present
Student
demonstrated a
basic understanding
of APA style (e.g.,
margins may be
appropriate, but
citations, where
required, were not
accurate)
Student
demonstrated a
mastery in the
discussion of the
nature of the topic
Student
demonstrated an
above average
understanding of
the nature of the
topic, but not as
developed as
mastery.
Student discussed
the nature of the
topic, but there was
little effort or
understanding
behind the short
answer.
Below Average
(69% or less)
1
Student did not
demonstrate
any
understanding
of APA style,
errors of font,
citations,
margins were
clearly present
APA
6.2
6.3
6.4
7.1
SLO
9
Discuss the nature
of the essay topic,
including a
description of the
topic, common
explanations, and
existing
controversies
APA
Student did not
address the
nature of the
topic, or the
answer is so
limited as to
indicate a
limited
understanding
PSY 4460_Cog Psy_Common Assignment 2
2.2
2.3
3.1
SLOs
1
6
8
Discuss the
implications of
research
conclusions on the
topic
APA
1.2
1.3
2.2
2.3
3.1
4.2
5.3
SLOs
1
7
8
Student
demonstrated a
mastery in the
discussion of
implications
Student
demonstrated an
above average
understanding of
the implications
of the topic, but
not as developed
as mastery.
Student discussed
implications of the
topic, but clearly
little effort or
understanding
behind the essay.
Student did not
address the
implications, or
the answer was
so limited as to
indicate a
limited
understanding