Psyc 402 - Project Paper

Each student will complete a small research project and paper by performing the early stages of test development, using a small survey test (2 items). Every student’s questions will be combined in one large survey on a website. The entire class will take this survey. The resulting data will be provided for every student to use. You will then individually analyze your test item(s) and write up the results. You will submit the paper in two parts: A Proposal and a Final Paper. The length of these papers and the opportunity for detailed feedback on your writing style serve to meet CSUSM’s writing requirement for this course.

Due Dates

• Proposal: Due Thursday March 26th by 11pm for full credit (20 points)
• Survey
  • Due Date: Tuesday April 7th by 11pm.
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• Paper: Due Thursday April 30th by 11pm for full credit (80 points)

The assignment

• Download the Assignment here: MS Word .DOCX format | PDF Format

The Data

• Data File - the survey data file is ready. Download it here: Survey Data File (XLS format)

Other Resources

• NEW! Help with using Prism to do Histogram and Linear Regression graphs: PDF Format
• NEW! APA style guide for this assignment: PDF Format
• In-class example - Lecture Notes: PDF Format
• APA Sample paper (an example of a generic APA-style research paper) PDF Format
• Survey Questions: The list of all survey questions used. Download: Survey Question Key (PDF format)

Turning it In

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