Creating an annotated bibliography is crucial as it helps you develop essential skills for analyzing and synthesizing psychological research. By evaluating and summarizing variou

PSY 102 – Fundamentals of Psychology II

Annotated Bibliography

Due Date: , Points: 100 Overview: Creating an annotated bibliography is crucial as it helps you develop essential skills for analyzing and synthesizing psychological research. By evaluating and summarizing various sources, you gain a deeper understanding of diverse perspectives, theories, and empirical findings in psychology. This skill enhances your academic writing and fosters critical thinking, enabling you to assess the credibility, relevance, and implications of psychological research. Furthermore, mastering annotated bibliographies prepares you for future coursework and research projects, equipping you to effectively communicate complex psychological concepts and ideas. Instructions: For your course paper, you will write about the topic you chose in Unit 2. You must include a minimum of four (4) scholarly sources about this topic to support your ideas. One source may be your textbook; the other three should be full-length scholarly journal articles. Refer to the tutorial for searching library databases and permalink creation.

• Locate three (3) scholarly journal articles in addition to your textbook. Refer to the library database tutorial provided in the unit. Most of your articles should be recent (no more than five years old) and relevant to your paper topic.

• List your sources in APA style. • Include a permalink to all scholarly articles used. Your Instructor must be able to

access your articles, so you must include a permalink. • Explain how each source relates to your paper topic. • Choose one (1) of your three journal articles and summarize (in your own words)

the main findings.

Requirements:

• Submit a Word document in APA format. • At least four scholarly sources.

Be sure to read the criteria below by which your work will be evaluated before you write and again after you write.

Evaluation Rubric for Unit 3 Assignment

CRITERIA Deficient Needs Improvement

Proficient Exemplary

0 – 14 points 15 – 19 points 20 – 24 points 25 points Number and Relevance of Scholarly Sources

One or no scholarly sources are used and/or journal articles included are not relevant to topic. Sources are or are not in APA format – 5+ errors.

Two scholarly sources are included and/or journal articles included are somewhat relevant to topic. Sources are somewhat referenced correctly in APA format – 3-4 errors.

Four scholarly sources are included. Three journal articles are included and are mostly relevant to topic. Articles are somewhat recent. Sources are mostly referenced correctly in APA format – 1-2 errors.

Four scholarly sources are included. Three journal articles are included. Articles are recent and highly relevant to topic. Sources are referenced correctly in APA format.

Summary Summary is absent.

Summary is included but does not adequately convey source content.

Summary is included and source content is mostly well conveyed.

Summary is included and source content is accurate and thorough.

Relationship of Sources to Topic

Relationship to topic is not included or only included for some sources.

Relationship to topic is included, but rationale is minimal.

Relationship to topic is well stated, but further elaboration would strengthen rationale.

Relationship to topic is clearly stated and well elaborated.

0 points 0 points 0 points 10 points Permalink Included

Not included and/or not accessible to Instructor.

n/a n/a Included and accessible to Instructor.

0 – 8 points 9 – 11 points 12 – 14 points 15 points Clear and Professional

Errors impede professional presentation;

Significant errors that do not impede

Few errors that do not impede

Writing and format are clear,

CRITERIA Deficient Needs Improvement

Proficient Exemplary

Writing and APA Format

guidelines not followed.

professional presentation.

professional presentation.

professional, APA compliant, and error free.