Overview
This week you will be completing an Annotated Bibliography for your Week 7 APA-style Review Paper. The topic for this paper is the particular area of specialization in psychology that is of most relevance to the occupation you would like to eventually enter.
You discussed your chosen topic in the week 2 discussion and week 3 historical review assignment.
In completing the annotated bibliography, select ten (10) scholarly, peer-reviewed, empirical research articles related to your topic specialization.
- Provide full, APA formatted reference entries for each of the selected articles.
- Beneath each article, include a 2-3 paragraph summary with concise overviews of the researchers' goals, methods, procedures, findings, and conclusions.
At the end of the annotated bibliography, add a brief summary statement identifying an overall theme of the articles you selected. How do they tie together to support your capstone paper?
Include APA formatted title page; in-text citations are NOT required in the annotated bibliography.
The APUS Library provides APA formatting resources at Writing@APUS. You may also see Purdue's OWL for general APA formatting information and for formatting help on many topics.
All submissions are due by the end of Week 4, Sunday at 11:59 pm ET.
See the example of an Annotated Bibliography entry and the Grading Rubric below.
EXAMPLE:
Whitlow, V.M. & Jones, G.W. (2013). The best is yet to come: According to Houston, Texas citizens of Latina origin. Journal of Reality, 22, 18-25.
This study recruited 125 Kindergarten, Latina immigrants from Mexico to an "English as a Second Language" program in Houston, Texas schools during the time period 2014 through the fall of 2016. Students were immersed in English throughout the school day, but only in non-critical subjects such as physical education, art and music so that their grades would not suffer while learning a second language. Students were provided instruction in both English and in Spanish in critical subjects such as math, social studies and science. Pre and post tests were conducted to see if students enrolled in the course learned English faster than Mexican immigrants who were not enrolled in the program. Results showed that those in the program learned English the fastest though there were some limitations of the study. Limitation were that researchers did not consider possible confounds such as some of the students in the program living with relatives that spoke both English and Spanish in the home and that many of the children received practice in English via spending time with American friends. Future studies should include male and female students of varying grade levels, not just those in kindergarten. Also, students with English speaking friends should be excluded from participation. These changes will improve the generalizability of the findings. Home visits should also be conducted to make sure that the students were receiving English instruction only at school.
and 250-300 words with some reference disccuision post:
Like many other scientific fields, psychology is constantly evolving, and so are discussions about critical issues and debates in significant areas of knowledge. Some debates have been going on for decades, while others are more recent. This week, we will take a look at the most notable current debates.
In this discussion, share the results of your research into the contemporary issues of your topic for the Week 7 APA- Style Review paper.
Remember to interact with your peers, and follow the General Discussion Instructions.