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- Assessment item 1
Evaluation of Report
Value: 20%
Length: 1000 words
Submission method options
EASTS (online)
Post (option applies to DE & Offshore/Dubbo Tutorial only)
Task
Using the following questions as a guide, critically review the article:
Norman, M. G., & Malla, A. K. (1983). Adolescents’ attitudes towards mental illness: Relationship between components and sex differences. Social Psychiatry, 18, 45-50.
Note
In order to complete this assignment you will need to use the two primary references which can be found at the back of the Study Guide by Islam & Casey (note, these two readings are also available via library e-reserve, see links below). It should also be noted that the Norman and Malla (1983) article is not written for an APA Journal. However, you are commenting as if it has been submitted to such a Journal.
References
Burton, L. (2010). An interactive approach to writing essays and research reports in psychology (3rd ed.). Milton Queensland: John Wiley.
Norman, M. G., & Malla, A. K. (1983). Adolescents’ attitudes towards mental illness: Relationship between components and sex differences. Social Psychiatry, 18, 45 50.
Question 1
Read Burton (2007/2010) page 87/89 and evaluate the introductory paragraph of the article. (Note the summary is not the introductory paragraph; this is the abstract of the article.) How does the opening paragraph in Norman and Malla (1983) differ from the guidelines illustrated in Burton (2007/2010)?
Question 2
Do you think the Introduction provides a clear and critical literature review that covers relevant research, which leads logically to the hypotheses being proposed? Justify your answer with two key points.
Question 3
Have authors stated their hypotheses clearly? Read Burton (2007/2010) page 88-89/90-91 and make one specific suggestion for improving this part of the article.
Question 4
Does the procedure provide enough information for the study to be replicated by someone who reads the work? If not, what additions do you suggest? Do you think any unnecessary information is included in the Method section? Briefly justify your answer.
Question 5
Read Burton (2007/2010) page 91-102/93-104 and identify whether the authors followed APA guidelines for report writing in respect of the Results section? Do you think this section conveys the findings clearly? Justify your answer. If not, make two “specific” suggestions to improve this part of the article.
Question 6
See Table 1, and read Part I of the Result section. Is the ‘perception of mental illness’ attitude component correlated with the ‘physical etiology’, psychosocial etiology’ and ‘social distance’ components? If so, report these correlations and indicate whether the relationships are positive or negative. Explain in simple terms, what these three correlations mean to you. (In addition to the Norman and Malla article, you need to read relevant notes from the Text, Study Guide, and Appendix C & D to understand the correlational research findings).
Question 7
Read Burton (2007/2010) pages 102-103/105-106. Do you think the Discussion of the article provides an accurate interpretation of the results? Are the findings explained thoroughly and discussed in relation to the appropriate literature presented in the Introduction? Support your answer with two main points.
Question 8
The conclusion of a good discussion should contain information that can direct future research. Briefly present your evaluation of the Conclusion section of this article with respect to this remark.
Rationale
The objective of this exercise is to promote your critical evaluation skills through the analysis of a published research report. Another purpose of this assignment is for you to be able to develop a focused and concise writing style in psychology. Research reports are used to communicate the background and empirical bases for the hypotheses that are being tested. They also provide you with the opportunity to describe how the hypotheses were tested, whether the hypotheses were supported, and the implications of your findings. Chapter 5 of Burton (2010) describes the structure of a research report and provides an excellent overview of what information should be included in the various sections of a report (included in Study Guide by Islam & Casey). Read this chapter carefully and try to understand crucial aspects of report writing. You should pay careful attention to this exercise as we will be looking at these same points when we are marking your research report.
Marking criteria
Marks will be allocated for correctness and relevance of information; and clarity and conciseness of written expression. There will be a penalty for including irrelevant information in the answer and exceeding the maximum word limit (viz., 1000 words). Use no direct quotations in this assignment, but you are allowed to paraphrase. You also need to include two primary references in your reference list, written in APA referencing style.
The assignment contains many interrelated sections, and therefore will be assessed as a single piece of work. However, you need to answer each question separately. Individual feedback for each answer is not appropriate for this assignment. Therefore, you will receive an overall grade for your own work and in addition, a consolidated general feedback highlighting suggested answers based on the entire class performance.
Presentation
Use a question-answer sequence to structure this assignment. Your answers have to be double-spaced throughout. However, questions should be single-spaced. In addition, your assignments should:
- have the appropriate assignment cover sheet attached (provided);
- be typed in Times Roman Font;
- be typed in Font size 12;
- have all four margins set at 2.5 cm;
- have all pages numbered;
- have your name and student number on each page (e.g., as header or footer);
- adhere to American Psychological Association (APA) formatting and referencing conventions (check a text such as Burton, 2010, that discusses relevant APA style for assistance).
Note that in APA style, new paragraphs indent the first line. This means that you don’t have to have a double space between paragraphs.
Requirements
Your answers should be in brief point form, but using full sentences if needed, and focused on the question(s).
Questions are not included in the word count. Maximum word count is 1000, with no further allowance.
This assessment task is designed to assess students’ ability to read, comprehend, synthesise and evaluate the research report in psychology. Giving out answers to assignment questions in the form of feedback at the preparation stage will simply deflect from the purpose of this assessment task. Therefore, the lecturer is unable to give out answers to any of these assignment questions. However, it is anticipated that at times students might have problems with understanding assignment questions, in such circumstances, clarification of a questions can be sought from the lecturer. In most cases, students will be directed to appropriate resources/readings.
A word of warning: students who will fail to submit their assignments by 1 August, may not receive feedback before the due date for assignment 2 and this might disadvantage them.
There will be a designated forum starting from week 1 to allow students to discuss assignment 1 questions and related issues.
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