Present/appropriate/your own (correct length, grammatical, conveys enough information about IVs & DVs)

Title

· Present/appropriate/your own (correct length, grammatical, conveys enough information about IVs & DVs)

Abstract

· Present

· Properly summarises whole experiment (i.e. aim, method, results, conclusions)

· Correct length and format (one paragraph, 100-200 words)

Introduction

· Theoretical/experimental background discussed

· Relevance of background info to present experiment made apparent

· General description of experiment present/appropriate

· Experimental hypotheses present/adequate (i.e. expected results for all variables)

Method

· Appropriate use of subsections (i.e. Participants, apparatus, designs, procedure)

Participants: number/age (Mean, SD)/gender/ of participants

Apparatus: details of apparatus/materials adequate (not a list)

Design: experiment design stated (independent variables and dependent variables), other manipulations clearly stated

Procedure: procedure clearly explained/in sufficient detail

Results

· Some graphical representation

· Related test

· Plots correctly labelled & titled

· Written comments of all the results presented

Discussion

· All results correctly interpreted and discussed in terms of possible theories

· Theories and problems with theories discussed

· Experimental faults or improvements mentioned

· Follow-up experiments suggested

Reference

· Present/consistent format (APA format)

Appendices

· Optional