Factors Affecting Adult ESL in America
Paper details:
create 6 pages research proposal and 12 Slide show for presentation
I. Primary Product: PowerPoint presentation
. The PowerPoint presentation should include the following slides.
a. Title of project
b. Research problem/topic to be addressed & research question to be answered
c. Background
i. Review of relevant background that highlights importance of study
ii. Review of relevant studies that address the same/similar topics and their findings
iii. Statement describing current study and its contributions as well as hypotheses
d. Methods
i. Sample
ii. Measures/Procedure/Data Collection Methods
e. Analysis Proposal
i. Indicate how you would intend to analyze the data from your study, including what statistical tests you would conduct
f. Applied Implications
i. Discuss the potential implications of your findings
ii. Discuss future additional directions for research in this area
g. Limitations
h. References
II. Secondary Product: Brief write-up of research project
Please submit a brief (approximately 3-5 pages, not including the title page, but including references) write-up of your research project as your final exam. This will be due NO LATER THAN 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 29th.
Write-Up Components Possible points
Overall flow, structure, and writing style, including whether APA 6th style is used
5
Research topic/question and hypotheses are well-defined 10
Background literature review is relevant to research question, presents an argument for the importance of the topic, and describes results from related studies 20
Selection of research methods (including sample, measures) are well-described and consistent with research topic/question 20
There is a clear analysis proposal with appropriate analytic strategies selected
20
There is a comprehensive discussion of the potential applied implications of the research for practice 10
Study limitations and potential implications for future research are described 10
Information is appropriately cited and the reference list is comprehensive and follows APA 6th style 5
Total possible points 100
