PSY 510 Milestone Two Guidelines and Rubric
Research Question, Hypothesis, and Annotated Bibliography

This assignment is another building block for the final project.

Prompt: In Module Four, you will submit the following in a paper:

 A testable research question based on previous research related to your chosen topic and a description of your research question’s relevance to the field
of psychology. Make sure to address your instructor’s feedback from Milestone One, in which you submitted your preliminary research question.

 A testable hypothesis based on the research question
 Abstracts for at least six articles that are related to the research question and hypothesis. For the purposes of this assignment, it is acceptable to copy

the abstract from each article and paste it into your paper.

 Annotations for at least six articles

Guidelines for Submission: Your paper must be submitted as a Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch
margins. You need to provide citations, abstracts, and annotations for at least six peer-reviewed articles.

Rubric

Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Research Question Creates a testable research
question based on previous
research related to the chosen
topic and describes its
relevance to the field of
psychology

Creates a testable research
question based on previous
research related to the chosen
topic, but does not describe its
relevance to the field of
psychology

Creates a testable research
question and provides a
description, but question is not
based on the previous research
around the topic

Does not create a testable
research question and/or does
not submit description of the
question

10

Hypothesis Creates a testable hypothesis
based on the research question
and research around the topic

Creates a hypothesis based on
the research question and
research around the topic, but
hypothesis is not testable, or
explanation has gaps in detail or
accuracy

Does not create a hypothesis
based on the research question
and research around the topic

10

Article
Selection/Abstract

Includes the abstracts of at least
six articles that are related to
the research question and
hypothesis

Includes the abstracts of at least
six articles, but some may not
be related to the research
question and hypothesis

Does not provide the abstracts
of at least six articles

10

Annotations:
Evaluation of the

Article

Evaluates articles and describes
how each relates to the
research question and
hypothesis

Evaluates articles, but
connections to the research
question and hypothesis lack
clarity and detail

Evaluates articles, but does not
draw connections to the
research question and
hypothesis

Does not evaluate articles 25

Annotations:
Comparison to Other

Sources

Analyzes how the articles
contradict or complement other
sources used in the bibliography
and provides concrete examples

Analyzes how the articles
contradict or complement other
sources used in the bibliography

Analyzes how the articles
contradict or complement other
sources, but analysis includes
some errors

Does not analyze how the
articles contradict or
complement other sources used
in the bibliography

20

Annotations:
Limitations

Addresses limitations of the
articles and explains why these
limitations matter

Addresses limitations of the
articles, but does not explain
why the limitations matter

Addresses limitations of the
articles, but analysis includes
some errors

Does not address limitations of
the articles

20

Articulation of
Response

Submission is free of errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, and
organization and is presented in
a professional and easy-to-read
format

Submission has no major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization

Submission has some major
errors related to citations,
grammar, spelling, syntax, or
organization that negatively
impact readability and
articulation of main ideas

Submission has critical errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that prevent understanding of
ideas

5

Total 100%