1Summary of a Quantitative Study PSYU 301 This Assignment Should Include the Following: 1.Title Page 2.Summary of a Quantitative Study 3.Reference List Title Page

•Must be in APA format.

•Must include page number in the header of each page.

•Type your title in upper and lowercase letters centered in the upper half of the page. APA recommends that your title be no more than 12 words in length and that it should not contain abbreviations or words that serve no purpose.

•All text on the title page should be double-spaced. •Format your Title Page according to the standards outlined for Student Paper submissions in the APA manual. What Should be Included in the Summary •Introduction to the purpose of the research •Hypothesis (if there is one)

•Sample

•Method

•Results

•Final Conclusion Other Information Recommended to be Included

•How this research contributes to the body of literature on the topic (in other words, whyit is important?) •Weaknesses or strengths of the study

•What future research is possible?

2Criteria •You will find an article on your research topic that you selected in Week 1.

•The research article must be a quantitative study.

•This article must be from a peer-reviewedjournal.

•You can find peer-reviewed journals in the Chapman Library.

•You will be graded on flow of writing, grammatical correctness, and APA format. Review the rubric for grading details.

•You should include the following areas of the paper: introduction, purpose of study, method, subjects, procedure, results, and conclusion.

•Put the citation for the reference at the end of your summary.This should be on a separate page.

•Put a heading labeled “References” before the reference. This title should be bolded.

•You will find a sample of a summary in Blackboard. •Note: The summary cannot be more than a page in length. You will lose points if it is too long.

•You must submit this with a title page in 7thedition APA format. Requirements for Writing Your Paper: •Your paper has to be in 7thedition APA format.

•The paper must be double-spacedwith one-inch margins on all sides.

•Suggested:Use Times Roman 12 pointfont (or another APA approved font)

•Citations must be provided in the text of the summary. Ideas must be cited, as well as quotations.

•Keep your biases out of the summary. Your instructor should not be able to determine what your view is by reading your paper.

•Use quotations sparingly. A rule of thumb is no more than one on a page.

•How you say something is almost as important as what you say.

•It is critical that your writing flow well and have no grammatical errors.

•This is a formal paper. Do not write as if you are speaking.

•Do not use personal pronouns (i.e., I, we, our, etc.) except as outlined in your APA manual

.•Do not use the impersonal you (i.e., having a child impacts you.)

3•NOTE:Many people use computer programs to make sure APA format is correct. Many of these programs are not updated to reflect current APA format. Additionally, these programs do not correct your capitalization errors, punctuation errors, etc. How you type it is how it will be displayed. The programs just put things in the correct order. They are not smart programs. •Put 1 spaceat the end of every sentence (see page APA Manual