The following is a guide to be used in evaluating the lab reports. Your reports should be typewritten in APA format. Attach this sheet to the back of each lab report.

- descriptive title
- includes purpose, participants, method, results and main conclusion.
- appropriate length

- title of study
- acceptable and logical literature review to justify study
- recent, relevant studies cited in sufficient detail
- independent and dependent variables defined
- purpose, hypothesis(es) clearly stated

- correct specification of population
- apparatus/materials correctly presented
- procedure described in enough detail to replicate
- research design used; variables controlled for

- descriptive data provided

- appropriate analysis of the data collected

- correct presentation of statistical analysis (APA Format)

- results related to the hypothesis

- complete and accurate presentation of tables and figures

- do results support hypothesis(es)?

- explanation of results and proper inferences

- relate results to literature review

- limitations of research (e.g., sample, instrumentation) and ideas for further study

- implications of findings and conclusions

- references properly cited and referenced

- margins, justification, grammar, tense, spelling, etc.

Overall quality of writing (i.e., appropriate context, clear and concise writing style, typos, misspellings, sentence structure, etc) will be considered and marked accordingly within the above sections (excluding APA Format).

Remember to Proof Read - It will probably improve your mark!!

And include SPSSwin Output!