Application Assignment 3
Consider the research problem that you selected for your research project, conduct a search for scholarly articles that are related to the problem. Find five scholarly articles (including the articles that reviewed in week 2) that you are interested in and provide a direct quotation with citation for each of the articles’ (studies’) problem statements. Which of the five problem statements do you think is best written? Which problem statement is written the poorest? How does the writing of the research problem statement reflect on the findings of the study? Your response for this application assignment should be 500-1000 words in length.
Follow the following instructions to get your assignment graded:
- Ensure you read and follow the grading rubric but do not include it in your file.
- Upload answers to all questions in a single MS Word document. Then upload the single file. Upload the file with your class number followed by last name and first initial followed by Application_Assignment_3. Example “77_Moumen_F-Application_Assignment_3.doc”
- Submit your assignment by Day 7 of this week. The Assignment forum will close on Day 7.
| Category | Category Description | Descriptor | Points Awarded/Max. Points |
| Problem Statements (9 pts) | Provides examples of 5 problem statements from 5 different scholarly articles/studies | ||
| Best Written Statement (9 pts) | Describes which problem statement is best written and why | ||
| Worst Written Statement (9 pts) | Describes which problem statement is written the poorest and why | ||
| Effect on Findings (9 pts) | Describes how the effectiveness of both the best and worst problem statements effect the findings of the study | ||
| Documentation (9 points) | Essay is properly documented using a reference list and in-text citations and conforms to APA standards. | ||
| Grammar & Writing Style (5 points) | Student’s answers are free of grammatical errors and is written in a manner where a college level reader can grasp the essay’s meaning/argument in a single rapid reading. |
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