Writing Homework Help

Identifying the Paper

Points

– Full citation of the primary research article you chose

3

Background

– State the research question or problem the researchers were investigating.

2

– Identify and state the hypotheses the researchers proposed for their experiments (There may be a different hypothesis for each experiment. If there is, state the hypothesis before your description of each experiment)

3

Methods

– Briefly describe how the researchers conducted each experiment, what they measured, and how that measure addressed the hypothesis by explaining what the experimenters predicted that they would find.

3

Results

– Briefly present the main findings that the researchers discovered in each of their experiments. Note that if you are presenting more than one experiment, you may want to present methods and results for the first experiment and repeat this sequence for other experiment(s).

3

Conclusions

– Summarize what the researchers concluded from the results of their experiments

3

– Your assessment of whether their conclusions match their results

2

– Your assessment of whether the paper answered the research question (if not, what more did they need to do to make the paper better?)

2

Presentation

Thorough but concise and clear presentation within the time frame of 15-20 min.

4

Total Points

25