In your initial post, attach your Milestone Two submission. Make sure that it includes the "Analysis" section of the final project and incorporates feedback on the "Introduction" section (submitted for Milestone One).
In response to your peers, be sure to give them substantive feedback that will help them improve their final paper. Note that your grade for this milestone assignment will be determined based on both the quality of your initial post and the quality of your engagement in the peer review process.
MAT 133 Milestone Two Guidelines and Rubric Overview: The final project for this course is the creation of a research study report. Using your work from Milestone One, you will now add a draft of the second section of your report. It is recommended that you use the extra help resource to assist you in organizing and developing your thoughts. Prompt: Draft the “Analysis” section of your final project. Address the following critical elements: Analyze the research methods of the study. In other words, how did the researchers test their hypotheses related to the research questions? What, if any, assumptions did the researchers make in order to conduct their research? Examine the outcomes of those tests. What were the major findings (i.e., did they reject or fail to reject the hypotheses and why)? Were the findings statistically significant (i.e., what was the p-value)? Evaluate the conclusions drawn by the researchers. Do you think the conclusions are valid based on the data and hypothesis test results? Is there sufficient data to support the researchers’ generalizations? Why or why not? Finally, be sure to incorporate any feedback that you received from your first milestone into the “Introduction” section and submit it along with the “Analysis” section. Post your Milestone Two submission to the graded discussion in Module Four to receive peer and instructor feedback. Your grade will be based on the timeliness and quality of your initial post and the quality of the feedback that you provide to your peers. For tips on how to effectively engage in the peer review process, review these guidelines. For your initial post, you must do the following: Attach your Milestone Two submission by Thursday at 11:59 p.m. of your local time zone. For your response posts, you must do the following: Reply to at least two different classmates outside of your own initial post thread by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. of your local time zone. Demonstrate more depth and thought than simply stating that “I agree” or “You are wrong.” Rubric Guidelines for Submission: Overall, your “Introduction” and “Analysis” sections should be 2 to 3 pages in length (plus a cover page and references) and must be written in APA format. Use double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Cite all references in APA format. Note: This rubric is tailored to this assignment and awards full points for “Proficient.” For the final project, you will need to demonstrate “Exemplary” achievement to earn full points. To see how you will be graded on your final project, review the Final Project Guidelines and Rubric document (in the Assignment Guidelines and Rubrics section of the course). https://learn.snhu.edu/d2l/lor/viewer/view.d2l?ou=6606&loIdentId=22184 https://learn.snhu.edu/d2l/lor/viewer/view.d2l?ou=6606&loIdentId=22185 Critical Elements Exemplary Proficient Needs Improvement Not Evident Value Initial Post: Analysis: Research Methods Analyzes the research methods of the study, including the hypothesis tests and any assumptions made (100%) Analyzes the research methods of the study, but fails to fully or accurately address the hypothesis tests and any assumptions made (70%) Does not analyze the research methods of the study (0%) 10 Initial Post: Analysis: Outcomes Examines the outcomes of the study, including the major findings and their statistical significance (100%) Examines the outcomes, but fails to fully or accurately address the major findings and their statistical significance (70%) Does not examine the outcomes of the research study (0%) 10 Initial Post: Analysis: Conclusions Evaluates the validity of the conclusions drawn by the researchers by determining the extent to which they are supported by the data (100%) Evaluates the conclusions drawn by the researchers, but fails to fully or logically determine their validity in terms of the extent to which they are supported by the data (70%) Does not evaluate the conclusions drawn by the researchers (0%) 10 Initial Post: Incorporation of Feedback from Milestone One Fully incorporates feedback received from the first milestone (100%) Partially incorporates feedback from the first milestone (70%) Does not incorporate feedback from the first milestone (0%) 10 Initial Post: Articulation of Response Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization (100%) Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas (70%) Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas (0%) 10 Engagement: Timeliness Submits initial post on time (100%) Submits initial post one day late (70%) Submits initial post two or more days late (0%) 10 Engagement: Peer Feedback Provides relevant and meaningful response posts with clarifying explanation and detail (100%) Provides relevant response posts with some explanation and detail (85%) Provides somewhat relevant response posts with some explanation and detail (70%) Provides response posts that are generic with little explanation or detail (0%) 30 Engagement: Writing (Mechanics) Writes posts that are easily understood, clear, and concise using proper citation methods where applicable with no errors in citations (100%) Writes posts that are easily understood using proper citation methods where applicable with few errors in citations (85%) Writes posts that are understandable using proper citation methods where applicable with a number of errors in citations (70%) Writes posts that others are not able to understand and does not use proper citation methods where applicable (0%) 10 Total 100% MAT 133 Milestone Two Guidelines and Rubric Overview: The final project for this course is the creation of a research study report. Using your work from Milestone One, you will now add a draft of the second section of your report. It is recommended that you use the extra help resource to assist you in organizing and developing your thoughts. Prompt: Draft the “Analysis” section of your final project. Address the following critical elements: Analyze the research methods of the study. In other words, how did the researchers test their hypotheses related to the research questions? What, if any, assumptions did the researchers make in order to conduct their research? Examine the outcomes of those tests. What were the major findings (i.e., did they reject or fail to reject the hypotheses and why)? Were the findings statistically significant (i.e., what was the p-value)? Evaluate the conclusions drawn by the researchers. Do you think the conclusions are valid based on the data and hypothesis test results? Is there sufficient data to support the researchers’ generalizations? Why or why not? Finally, be sure to incorporate any feedback that you received from your first milestone into the “Introduction” section and submit it along with the “Analysis” section. Post your Milestone Two submission to the graded discussion in Module Four to receive peer and instructor feedback. Your grade will be based on the timeliness and quality of your initial post and the quality of the feedback that you provide to your peers. For tips on how to effectively engage in the peer review process, review these guidelines. For your initial post, you must do the following: Attach your Milestone Two submission by Thursday at 11:59 p.m. of your local time zone. For your response posts, you must do the following: Reply to at least two different classmates outside of your own initial post thread by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. of your local time zone. Demonstrate more depth and thought than simply stating that “I agree” or “You are wrong.” Rubric Guidelines for Submission: Overall, your “Introduction” and “Analysis” sections should be 2 to 3 pages in length (plus a cover page and references) and must be written in APA format. Use double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Cite all references in APA format. Note: This rubric is tailored to this assignment and awards full points for “Proficient.” For the final project, you will need to demonstrate “Exemplary” achievement to earn full points. To see how you will be graded on your final project, review the Final Project Guidelines and Rubric document (in the Assignment Guidelines and Rubrics section of the course). https://learn.snhu.edu/d2l/lor/viewer/view.d2l?ou=6606&loIdentId=22184 https://learn.snhu.edu/d2l/lor/viewer/view.d2l?ou=6606&loIdentId=22185 Critical Elements Exemplary Proficient Needs Improvement Not Evident Value Initial Post: Analysis: Research Methods Analyzes the research methods of the study, including the hypothesis tests and any assumptions made (100%) Analyzes the research methods of the study, but fails to fully or accurately address the hypothesis tests and any assumptions made (70%) Does not analyze the research methods of the study (0%) 10 Initial Post: Analysis: Outcomes Examines the outcomes of the study, including the major findings and their statistical significance (100%) Examines the outcomes, but fails to fully or accurately address the major findings and their statistical significance (70%) Does not examine the outcomes of the research study (0%) 10 Initial Post: Analysis: Conclusions Evaluates the validity of the conclusions drawn by the researchers by determining the extent to which they are supported by the data (100%) Evaluates the conclusions drawn by the researchers, but fails to fully or logically determine their validity in terms of the extent to which they are supported by the data (70%) Does not evaluate the conclusions drawn by the researchers (0%) 10 Initial Post: Incorporation of Feedback from Milestone One Fully incorporates feedback received from the first milestone (100%) Partially incorporates feedback from the first milestone (70%) Does not incorporate feedback from the first milestone (0%) 10 Initial Post: Articulation of Response Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization (100%) Submission has major errors related to