The project consists of a paper reviewing a current topic in Developmental Psychology. The article must focus on a topic that is covered in class during the semester and connects research to practice.

• The Article: The article must be from a scientific, peer-reviewed journal and be within the past five years.
• Paper: Each student will write a one-page summary of a scientific, peer-reviewed journal article following the guidelines below:
  • The paper and references must be in APA format (headings, in-text citations, References page) and follow assignment guidelines (one page maximum, double spaced, Times New Roman, 12 font).
  • There must be a minimum of one peer-reviewed article within the past FIVE years. The References page must have an active link(s). A guide to in-text and Reference page citations can be found at Purdue OwlLinks to an external site.
    . Limit direct quotations. This is a summary of the paper in your words. Any direct quotations or substantial paraphrasing need to be cited within the paper. Peer-reviewed journals can be searched online through the Alma library and Google Scholar articles. Whichever search tool is used, make sure to select peer-reviewed articles/journals within the past five years.
  • Body of the Article Review – The review must be relevant to a topic we have covered in class and have a developmental psychology focus. Students will submit a paper in which they summarize the methodological and design features of one empirical, peer-reviewed developmental psychology study. Students will include the following sections:
  • Introduction – Summarize the introduction of the article and the importance of the topic to developmental psychology. Try to stay away from personal opinion.
  • Research Methods – Summarize the research methods (characteristics of the population studied, instruments used in the study, etc).
  • Results – Summarize the major findings (statistical tests used and significance levels [x and y are correlated, r=.70, p<.05).
  • Discussion – Summarize the discussion section (major implications to the field of developmental psychology, limitations of the studies, suggestions for future research, and the impact it may have on clinical practice).
  • Conclusion – Discuss how this article connects to class content, what you personally learned from the article, and how this information will impact your career and personal life. This is the section where you can use first person and present your personal views.
• Each section above is worth 10 points.