Description
Introduction-1-2 pages-Answers the following questions-What is the topic?-Why should we care? -Gives background information of the topic-Introduces the research question in bold-How/Why/Does (Independent Variable) affect/influence (Dependent Variable)Literature Review-3-5 pages -Contains AT LEAST 5 academic (peer-reviewed) sources-Accurately summarizes each piece of literature- What was the study about?-What did the scientists hypothesize (expect to happen)- What was their research design/model? – Did they use quantitative or qualitative data?- What are the results of the study? Was the hypothesis confirmed? -What does the literature lack?