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PSY1005MarkingSchemeorRubric
ISUhttps://goo.gl/uKIwuk
TheISUisanimportantaspectasapsychologystudent.Theresultsoftheprojectdemonstratethestudentsabilitytoworkwithateam
ofstudentsundertakeapieceofworkandcarryitthroughtocompletion.Thefollowingaretheguidelinesfortheproject.

Max
No Areatobeassessed PointsAllocated Point
TitlePage
Pageheader:"TITLEOFYOURPAPER"intheheaderflushleftusing
Yes1%No0% 1
1 allcapitalletters.12pt.TimesNewRomanfont
2 Titleofthepaper Yes1%No0% 1
3 Author'sname,studentID,emailandtheinstitutionalaffiliation. Yes1%No0% 1

4 Subjectcode,title,lecturer'sname Yes1%No0% 1
5 Authornote Yes1%No0% 1
6 Duedate Yes1%No0% 1
Abstract
7 Beginanewpage. Yes1%No0% 1
Onthefirstlineoftheabstractpage,centerthewordAbstract(no
Yes1%No0% 1
8 bold,formatting,italics,underlining,orquotationmarks).
9 Informationonresearchquestionsortopic Yes1%No0% 1
Informationonsubjectnumbers&details(i.e.children,adults,
Yes1%No0% 1
10 workers,etc)
11 Informationonmethodsandmeasurementdevices Yes1%No0% 1
12 Informationonconclusions/possibleimplication/futurework Yes1%No0% 1
13 Singleparagraphdoublespaced. Yes1%No0% 1
14 Between150and250words Yes1%No0% 1

15 Keywords:(italicized)3keywordsprovidede.g.Variables Yes1%No0% 1



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Introduction
16 Introductionparagraph(i.e.generalscenarioaboutthearea) Clearandlogicalintroduction2%Vagueandpoorlywritten1%Noparagraph0% 2
Statethereasonforchoosingtheresearchtopic/areaandthe
Clearandmaturereason2%Vagueandpoorlywritten1%Noparagraph0% 2
17 importanceofstudyingaboutthetopicandarea.
ThePrevalenceoftheBehaviourDiscussindetailsthecausesofthe
behaviourthatyouarestudying.Discusstheseriousnessofthe
behaviour.Howmuchisthebehaviouroccurringinthesociety?Cite Clearandmatureargument2%Vagueandpoorlywritten1%Noparagraph0% 2
relevantstatisticsacrossgender,race,economicstatus,educational
18 level,maritalstatus,e.t.c.
Definition(Conceptualdefinitions&Operationaldefinition) Allvariablesdefinedwithreferences2%Vagueandpoorlywritten1%Novariables
defined0%
2
19
Relevantevidencewithstudyinformationandreferencesprovided2%Relevant
Evidencesupportingfortheproblem evidencewithnostudyinformationprovided1%Poorlyconstructedevidencewith 2
20 irrelevantevidence,inadequatedetailsandpartialreferences0%
Relevantevidencewithstudyinformationandreferencesprovided2%Relevant
Evidenceagainsttheresearcharea evidencewithnostudyinformationprovided1%Poorlyconstructedevidencewith 2
21 irrelevantevidence,inadequatedetailsandpartialreferences0%
Severalstudiescitedforeachpointmade2%,Onlyonestudycitedforeachpoint
22 Adequateevidenceforpointsmade made1%Manypointsdonothaveevidencecited0%
2
Clearguidelinesgivenbasedininterpretationofevidence2%,Partiallyclear
ResearchAim&ResearchQuestion:Guidelinesandsuggestionfor guidelinesgiven,andsomewhatvaguesuggestion1%Poorlyoutlinedguidelines 2
andsuggestions,ornoguidelinesorsuggestionsgiven0%
23 whatneedstobeinvestigated
24 Isthereviewwrittenclearlyinanunderstandablemanner? Yes,verymuch2%Mostofthetime1%Verybadlywritten0% 2
25 Arethereopeningsentencesforallparagraphs? Yes,verymuch2%Mostofthetime1%No0% 2

26 Infooneachstudyintheparagraph(subject,measures,resultse.t.c.) Yes,verymuch2%Mostofthetime1%None0% 2
27 Isthereexplanationonwhatthestudiesreviewedmean? Yes,verymuch2%Mostofthetime1%None0% 2

Yes,verymuch2%Mostofthetime1%No0% 2
28 Istheevidencecriticallyanalysed?
29 Isthereagenerallysummaryofwhatneedstobeinvestigated? Yes,verymuch2%Mostofthetime1%No0% 2
30 Isevidencethatisnotmainstreamyetrelevantincluded? Yes,verymuch2%Mostofthetime1%No0% 2
31 Hypotheses


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32 Numberofhypothesis Multiplehypothesis1%Only1ornohypothesis0% 1
Allvariablesmentionedinhypothesishavebeenmentionedinthe
Yes1%No0% 1
33 definitionsection
34 Hypothesisistheproductoftheinterpretationandevidence Yes1%No0% 1
35 Hypothesistakesastandintermofdirection Yes1%No0% 1
36 Hypothesisiswritteninclearandspecificlanguage Yes1%No0% 1
Methodology
StudyDesign
37 Isthestudydesigncorrectlystated? Yes1%No0% 1
38 Arethedependentandindependentvariablesclearlystated? Yes/NotApplicable1%No0% 1
Subject
39 Subjectnumbersindicated Clearlyindicated1%NotclearlyorNotindicated0% 1
Subjectdemographicsdetailedintheparagraph(Gender,how?,
Clearlyindicated1%NotclearlyorNotindicated0% 1
40 mean,min&maxage,etc)
41 Locationofwheresubjectareobtained Clearlyindicated1%NotclearlyorNotindicated0% 1
42 Inclusioncriteria&Exclusioncriteria Clearlyindicated1%NotclearlyorNotindicated0% 1
43 Subjectdemographictableincluded(i.egender,ages,race,sex,etc) Clearlyindicated1%NotclearlyorNotindicated0% 1
Measurement
Measurementdevicesappropriateforthestudy(i.e,question
Yesforallmeasures1%PartialorNoneatall0% 1
44 content,matcheshypothesisanddefinition,scaleused,etc.)
Didthestudyinvolveddesigningandmakingequipmentor
Morethan2items(2%)1items(1%)Noitems(0%) 2
45 programmingspecialsoftwareforthestudy?
46 Descriptionofwhattheinstrumentmeasures Yesforallmeasures1%PartialorNoneatall0% 1
47 Descriptionofscoring/measuringsystem. Yesforallmeasures1%PartialorNoneatall0% 1
48 Meaningofscoresincluded Yesforallmeasures1%PartialorNoneatall0% 1
49 Reliability&validity Yesforallmeasures1%PartialorNoneatall0% 1
50 DataAnalysis Yesforallmeasures1%PartialorNoneatall0% 1


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Procedure
51 Detailsofethicsapprovalorconsentformneeded Clearlyindicated1%Unclearornotindicated0% 1
Clearlyindicatedinasystematicmanner,diagramsincludedwherenecessary2%
52 Descriptionofhowthedatawascollected Unclearlyandnonsystematicdescription1%Poorlydescribedorminimal 2
description0%

53 Difficultyincarryingoutthestudy(i.e,findingsubjects) Yes,verydifficult(2%)Mostofthetime(1%)Easy(0%) 2
Results
StatisticalAnalysis
54 Aretheanalysisappropriateforeachhypothesis Allhypothesisareusingthecorrectanalysis2%otherwise0% 2

Arethereenoughanalysiscarriedoutthatanswertheresearch
55 Yes(2%)No(0%) 2
questionadequately?
Tables
AllthetablesareintheAPAformat1%SomeorNoneofthetablesareintheAPA
56 HasAPAformatbeenusedforalltable? format0%
1

Everyanalysishasanappropriatetable2%Notallanalysihaveatable1%Notable
57 Aretheretablesforeachanalysis? havebeendrawn0%
2

Alltablehavebeenreferredtointheparagraphs2%Notalltablehavebeen
58 Arethetablesreferredtointheparagraphsoftheresultssection referredtointheparagraphs1%Noneofthetablehavebeenreferredtointhe 2
paragraphs0%

Descriptionofanalysis
AlltheinformationisinAPAformat.1%SomeorNoneoftheinformationisinAPA
59 IsthecorrectAPAformatconventionusedfordescribingthetests. format0%
1

Allanalysishasbeencorrectlydescribedandinterpreted2%Onemistakehas
60 Aretheresultsofthetestscorrectlyinterpreted? beenmadewheninterpretingtheresults1%Noneoftheinformationhasbeen 2
correctlyinterpretedordescribed0%

Discussion(26marks)
Veryclearandallresultspresented3%Clearandmorethanhalftheresults
61 Overviewofresultsparagraph presented2%Unclearandlessthanhalfresultspresented1%Noresultspresented 3
0%

Clearandlogicalexplanationgivenforallresults3%Partialexplanationgivenfor
62 Explanationofresultsfound someoftheresults2%UnclearExplanation1%Noexplanationprovided0%
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Appropriateorclearevidencecitedandstudiesdescribedthatarerelevanttothe
results3%Evidenceisrelated,butnotveryrelevanttothediscussion2%
Studiesthatfoundsimilarordissimilarresultsdescribedand
63 Inappropriateorunclearevidencecitedorunclearstudiesdescribedthatare 3
references relevanttotheresults1%Poorlywrittenornoevidenceofotherstudiesprovided
0%

64 Confirmationofhypothesis Yes2%,No0% 2
Allpointsrelevantandconstructive3%Mostofthepointsarerelevantand
Strengthsofstudy(3%) constructive2%Notallpointsrelevant1%Notrelevantatallornoinformation 3
65 provided0%
Relevantandconstructive2%Notallpointsrelevant1%Notrelevantatallorno
66 Limitationofstudy(2%) informationprovided0%
2
Relevantandconstructive2%Notallpointsrelevant1%Notrelevantatallorno
67 Futurestudies(2%) informationprovided0%
2
Clearandwellstructuredconclusion2%Unclearconclusionthatnotalwaysmatch
68 Conclusion(2%) results1%PoorlywrittenorNoconclusionprovided0%
2
Paragraphsareallinorderandwellstructured2%Someparagraphsarewell
69 LayoutofDiscussion(2%) structured1%Paragraphsarenotinorderandnotwellstructured0%
2
70 Aretheresultscriticallyanalysed? Verymuch(2%)Sometimes/Abit(1%)Notatall(0%) 2
71 Aretheresultslinkedtotheoriginalhypothesis? Verymuch(2%)Sometimes/Abit(1%)Notatall(0%) 2
72 Arethepointsofviewthatarenotmainstreamyetrelevant? Verymuch(2%)Sometimes/Abit(1%)Notatall(0%) 2
ReferenceSection
Allauthorscited4%5orlessauthorsmissing3%10orlessauthorsmissing2%
73 Allauthorscitedinthepaperarereferenced 15orlessauthorsmissing1%Morethan15authorsmissing0%
4
74 Referencesareinalphabeticalorder Allcorrectorder1%Somecorrectorderornoneinorder0% 1
Appendices(5marks)
Sampleofrelevantmeasurementinstruments,diagramsorartifacts
Allincluded2%Someincluded1%Noneincluded0% 2
75 included
76 Allappendicesclearlylabeledandtitlesprovided Allclearlylabeled2%Someclearlylabeled1%Notclearlylabeled0% 2
77 Allappendiceshavebeenreferredtointhemaintext Allreferredto1%Someclearlyreferredornonereferredto0% 1
78 QRCodeandURLofyourfiles Yes2%,No0% 2
79 QRCodeandURLofyourpresentationslides Yes2%,No0% 2
CommunicatingResults


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10marks,everyimproperenglishusedduringthepresentation,1marke.g.lah,
80 LanguageProfessionalEnglish meh
10
OnethingatatimeNoparagraphsUsedecorativefontsonlyforslide
81 headers,andthenonlyiftheyreeasytoread.Putdarktextonalight 1markeach 7
background.Limitbulletpoints&textGoodPictureUsecolorwell
82 SlidesURLandqrquotePutitunderappendixofyourreport. 2
Bonus
NumberofcitationTojudgethetimespendonreadingand
83 10
researching
84 English 10
85 Turnitinsimilaritypercentage 10
86 TheMarksofMaturityinreport 10
87 TheMarksofMaturityinhelping/guidingpeers'work 10
88 Peerevaluation 10
89 Abilitytoworkwellwithgroupmembers 10
TOTAL 213

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