Assignment title: Information
eferencing Styles : APA
In your review (critical analysis) you should address the following areas/questions:
a) State the claims and key assumption(s): What key assumption(s) can be formulated based
on the claims made in the online article?
b) Viability of the claims: What are the strengths and weaknesses of the claims?
c) Modifications: Are there alternative explanations of the phenomenon?
(80 marks)
The References section lists the full reference of all sources cited or referred to in your
critical review.
Apply the APA style of formatting references by presenting the full reference of the
following as you would expect them to appear in the References section;
the Science Daily online article
the course textbook
all sources (books, journal articles…) you have cited in your critical review
(5 marks)
5 marks: In-text citations and the reference list are presented accurately in APA format; all
sources cited are presented in the reference list; as specified in the referencing notes, the
reference list is presented in alphabetical order, hanging indentation is observed, etc.
PSY108 Tutor-Marked Assignment 02 January 2016 Semester
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4 marks: In-text citations and the reference list are presented in APA format, however, there
are very minor stylistic errors.
3 marks: Formatting errors are evident in the in-text citations and/or the reference list; there
may be missing in-text citations or reference items on the list.
2 marks: Major formatting errors are evident in the in-text citations and/or the reference list;
there are missing in-text citations or reference items on the list.
1 mark: There are no in-text citations; the reference list may contain at least one item but
with serious formatting errors.
0 marks: In-text citations and the reference list a6re missing.
English competency
(5 marks)
Grading guide:
5 marks: Extremely well-written with no grammatical/spelling/punctuation errors.
4 marks: Well-written with one or two grammatical/spelling/punctuation errors.
3 marks: Fairly well-written but with a number of grammatical/spelling/punctuation errors.
2 marks: Poorly written with grammatical/spelling/punctuation errors which affect coherence.
0 - 1 mark: Badly written with serious grammatical/spelling/punctuation errors.