For this assessment, complete your annotated bibliography with 10 scholarly, empirical research sources, published within the last five years.
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Annotated bibliographies serve as an overview of the research. They help with summarizing and organizing key points from the research literature so that the role of the published research can be critically evaluated against the research topic. It is an important step prior to embarking on the literature review. A good annotated bibliography will help bridge main ideas from the research and your own independent ideas related to your research topic.
In this course, the annotated bibliography is the next step in the course project after the literature search. Your annotated bibliography will contribute to the research question as you use it to build the literature review. Addressing each source specifically and in detail allows key aspects to emerge. Furthermore, it enables the understanding of each researcher's point of view. A complete annotated bibliography should result in clear themes that inform the research topic.
For this assessment, you will complete your annotated bibliography with 10 scholarly, empirical research sources, published within the last five years.
Overview
Before completing this assessment, ensure that you have finalized your Research Topic Template [DOCX] and your research organization tool. Your topic should include psychological concepts and a population. Populate your research organization tool with 5-10 scholarly, empirical research sources. Completing the media pieces will enhance your understanding.
You have a choice to create a literature map as outlined in the course text or use the research organization tool provided through the Capella library's Staying Organized & Keeping Track: Research Tools page.
This assessment consists of an annotated bibliography. However, it is important to see the trajectory of your work. Developing the research topic, the literature search question, and dissecting the literature are all part of understanding how you develop your annotated bibliography.
Instructions
Use the media pieces to understand the components of the annotated bibliography. Make sure to number each source. Include 10 scholarly research sources, published within the last five years, for this assessment. Make sure to apply proper APA style and formatting. You will submit your annotated bibliography, research topic template, and your research organization tool of choice, as a single submission, but separate files.
NOTE: Your assessment will be returned if the topic template and research organization tool are not submitted.
- Number each source.
- Include a minimum of 10 empirical research sources.
- Apply current APA formatting. Each annotation should include the citation of the source, just as it would appear in the reference list.
- Identify the journal's impact factor. (See Psychology PhD Library Research Guide: Source Quality.)
- Identify the research question.
- Identify the research problem that the author or authors hoped to resolve.
- Identify the methods the authors used to investigate the research question.
- Provide a summary of the findings.
- Evaluate the work.
- You can do this by addressing the arguments and counter arguments from research and that were made in the research study, or discussing the value that the research study findings have for the field—how it advances the knowledge base. Also, consider the strengths and areas were the research could expand.
- Finally, discuss how the study supports your research topic.
To successfully complete this assessment, make sure to:
- Finalize your research topic template. Check to make sure that the template has all sections filled out and that the topic has been narrowed as much as possible.
- Finalize your research organization tool. At this point it should include 10 research articles. You have a choice to create a literature map as outlined in the course text or use one from the Capella library's Staying Organized & Keeping Track: Research Tools page.
- Understand the components of the annotated bibliography. Revisit the media to understand what you need to know. Make sure to include the content that has been outlined above.
Note: your literature review will require 20 sources because you will need to include theoretical research sources. You may exceed 10 sources for this assessment but you must include no fewer than 10.
The annotated bibliography assessment should contain 6–8 pages, including the cover page.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the course competencies through the following assessment rubric criteria:
- Competency 1: Determine the scientific merit of the professional literature.
- Identify and describe the research problem that the author(s) hope to resolve.
- Evaluate the research.
- Discuss how the study supports the research topic.
- Competency 2: Apply theoretical and research findings from the discipline of psychology to professional and academic activities.
- Restate the research question in the article.
- Identify the methods used to investigate the research question.
- Summarize the research findings.
- Competency 3: Apply ethical principles and standards of psychology to academic and professional activities.
- Identify the source of the article as a peer-reviewed journal article reporting research.
- Competency 5: Communicate psychological concepts effectively using the professional standards of the discipline.
- Convey purpose, in an appropriate tone and style, incorporating supporting evidence and adhering to organizational, professional, and scholarly writing standards.
- Exhibit proficiency in writing and use of APA (7th edition) style. Include a minimum of 10 scholarly research articles. Include the research topic template and the literature matrix.
Scoring Guide
Use the scoring guide to understand how your assessment will be evaluated.
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Criterion 1
Identify the source of the article as a peer-reviewed journal article reporting research.Distinguished
Accurately identifies the article as a peer-reviewed journal article, describes the reported research, and includes a statement about the journal’s Eigen Factor or journal article's impact factor.
Proficient
Accurately identifies the article as a peer-reviewed journal article and describes the reported research.
Basic
Identifies the article as a peer-reviewed journal article but does not describe the reported research.
Non Performance
Does not identify the article as a peer-reviewed journal article reporting research.
Criterion 2
Restate the research question in the article.
Distinguished
Accurately restates the research question, connects it to the study’s research problem, and includes supporting examples.
Proficient
Accurately restates the research question.
Basic
Restates the research question incompletely or inaccurately.
Non Performance
Does not restate the research question in the article.
Criterion 3
Identify and describe the research problem that the author(s) hope to resolve.
Distinguished
Accurately identifies and describes the research problem that the author(s) hope to resolve and includes supporting examples.
Proficient
Accurately identifies and describes the research problem that the author(s) hopes to resolve.
Basic
Identifies and describes the research problem that the author(s) hope to resolve, incompletely or inaccurately.
Non Performance
Does not identify and describe the research problem that the author(s) hope to resolve.
Criterion 4
Identify the methods used to investigate the research question.
Distinguished
Accurately identifies the methods used to investigate the research question (i.e., quantitative: experimental, quasi-experimental, non-experimental; qualitative: phenomenological, generic qualitative inquiry, grounded theory etc.) and includes supporting examples.
Proficient
Accurately identifies the methods used to investigate the research question. (i.e., quantitative: experimental, quasi-experimental, non-experimental; qualitative: phenomenological, generic qualitative inquiry, grounded theory etc.).
Basic
Identifies the methods used to investigate the research question incompletely or inaccurately.
Non Performance
Does not identify the methods used to investigate the research question.
Criterion 5
Summarize the research findings.
Distinguished
Accurately summarizes the research findings with a clear connection to the research methodology, and research questions/hypothesis.
Proficient
Accurately summarizes the research findings.
Basic
Summarizes the research findings, inaccurately or incompletely.
Non Performance
Does not summarize the research findings.
Criterion 6
Evaluate the research.
Distinguished
Accurately evaluates the research and includes supporting examples in evaluating the research, discussing what it adds to the field, and a critique of the methodology.
Proficient
Accurately evaluates the research.
Basic
Evaluates the research, incompletely or inaccurately.
Non Performance
Does not evaluate the research.
Criterion 7
Discuss how the study supports the research topic.
Distinguished
Accurately discusses how the study supports the research topic and includes supporting examples.
Proficient
Accurately discusses how the study supports the research topic.
Basic
Discusses how the study supports the research topic, incompletely or inaccurately.
Non Performance
Does not discuss how the study supports the research topic.
Criterion 8
Convey purpose, in an appropriate tone and style, incorporating supporting evidence and adhering to organizational, professional, and scholarly writing standards.
Distinguished
Conveys clear purpose in a tone and style well-suited to the intended audience. Supports assertions, arguments, and conclusions with relevant, credible, and convincing evidence. Exhibits strict and nearly flawless adherence to organizational, professional, and scholarly writing standards.
Proficient
Conveys purpose, in an appropriate tone and style, incorporating supporting evidence and adhering to organizational, professional, and scholarly writing standards.
Basic
Conveys purpose in an appropriate tone or style but there is insufficient supporting evidence and/or minimal adherence to applicable writing standards.
Non Performance
Does not convey purpose, in an appropriate tone and style, incorporating supporting evidence and adhering to organizational, professional, and writing scholarly standards.
Criterion 9
Exhibit proficiency in writing and use of APA (7th edition) style. Include a minimum of 10 scholarly research articles. Include the research topic template and the literature matrix.
Distinguished
Exhibits a high level of proficiency in writing and use of APA (7th edition) style. Includes more than 10 scholarly research articles and the research topic template and literature matrix.
Proficient
Exhibits proficiency in writing and use of APA (7th edition) style. Includes a minimum of 10 scholarly research articles and the research topic template and literature matrix.
Basic
Exhibits a low level of proficiency in writing and use of APA (7th edition) style and/or does not meet the 10 scholarly research article minimum and/or does not include the research topic template and literature matrix.
Non Performance
Does not exhibit proficiency in writing and use of APA (7th edition) style nor includes the 10 scholarly research article minimum nor the research topic template and literature matrix.
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