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Paper 4: Research Article summary and reflection
Paper 4: Research Article summary and reflection

This writing assignment will provide an opportunity to apply your knowledge and make connections between Chapters 20 – 23.

Step 1: Choose a chapter (20 – 23) that you feel you do not understand as well as the others. To gain more knowledge and practice with applying the material you will then choose a topic from the list provided for your chosen chapter.

Chapter 20: infertility, hormone replacement therapy, menopause/andropause, impact of culture, SES, or education on health

Chapter 21: fluid vs crystallized intelligence, selective optimization with compensation, coping methods, impact of stress on aging

Chapter 22: personality, cultural differences in personality, changes in intimacy with aging, generativity

Chapter 23: ageism, theories of aging, centenarians

Step 2: Find at least two articles that discuss your topic. Here are a few things to keep in mind as you are looking for an article:

It should be from a peer-reviewed journal
The article should be published in 2013 or after (i.e., published within last 5 – 7 years)

Step 3: After you have read the articles, you will write a summary and reflection. I have provided several guides under the “Resources” tab on the left side of the menu.

Paper organization and formatting
Paper organization and formatting

The general organization and formatting requirements for your paper are as follows:

Your paper should have four parts: Cover page, Article summary, Reflection, and References.
You should use bold print for each heading as outlined below.
The paper should be double-spaced, Times Roman font, 12 point.

Title Page

The title page should include the following information:

Paper title
Course name (i.e., Developmental Psychology)
Course assignment name (i.e., Unit 1 paper)
Your name
Date

Article summery

This should be 3 – 4 pages in length. One to three paragraphs per section.

Organize your summary sections using the headings below, listed in BOLD CAPS:

I. Introduction (you should be making comparisons between the articles you chose)

(a) Purpose of the Study

(b) Hypotheses

(c) Limitations

II. Methodology (you should be making comparisons between the articles you chose)

(a) Participants

(b) Data Collection Procedures

(c) Variables of interest

III. Results (you should be making comparisons between the articles you chose)

(a) What were the results of the study?

(b) Were the hypotheses supported?

(c) What questions do you have after reading the article?

Reflection

This should be 1 – 2 pages in length

Discuss how the article(s) relate to the chapter topic you chose for the assignment (e.g., did you learn something new, was there contradictory information, etc.)

Discuss how the article(s) relates to at least one other concept from any chapter covered in the unit.

References

List at least 2 references (at least two peer-reviewed journal articles). Use APA format.

The page should have the heading: References, centered at the top of the page

Grading rubric
Grading rubric

Introduction: 6 points
Methodology: 5 points
Results: 6 points
APA format: 3 points
Reflection: 5 points
Submit via Blackboard (link provided below) by the assigned due date: November 21st