Answer some of the following questions:
Why was this study completed?
What previous research (prior to the study you are reading) informed this study/these researchers?
- What did they specifically do (methods)?
- Do not include jargon not taught to you/information you cannot elaborate on
- There is plenty of other information available which you will understand/be able to elaborate on
When including information ask yourself–can I explain this in more detail or I am just trying to slightly reword terms I don’t understand
- What were the results?
Quotes are not permitted, paraphrase the findings that you think are most essential to your write up, this is referred to as trimming.
- Again, do not include jargon (e.g., Wilconxin; algorithmic) unless you are prepared to explain what they mean in depth
- What are your takeaway conclusions?
- Guidelines
Submissions should be submitted in PDF format
- Only read the first paragraph of the Birth Outcomes header
- Skip the Other Variables and Analysis header
- Create a title and reference page
Do not include stats jargon/terms/constructs you aren’t prepared to explain
Focus on results, methods, and background information you understand/can elaborate on
Write in standard paragraph form–don’t list the question and put answers underneath them
- Although not as prioritized in this assignment, use basic APA formatting and write in 3rd person
- Submissions should be around 1-1.5 pages but we are looking for quality over quantity
You will not be able to include everything written by the authors, practice trimming— keeping only what is essential to your writeup
- If you include jargon/a construct in your write up, you must define the construct
Everything written in the methods should be reviewed in your write up–that is, if you state the researchers collected data on IQ, you need to tell the reader what the results related to IQ were