8-1 Final Project Milestone Five: Initial Draft of Discussion Section For this assignment, you will submit an initial draft of your final project Discussion section.

8-1 Final Project Milestone Five: Initial Draft
of Discussion Section

For this assignment, you will submit an initial draft of your final project
Discussion section. This section should recap your findings, discuss how
the findings fit in with prior research on the topic, discuss areas for future
research, and mention limitations and ethical considerations related to
your research. It is essential that you follow APA style when writing this
section.

Research topic= Does the utilization of social media negatively impact academic
achievement?

PSY 520 Milestone Five Guidelines and Rubric

Note that you are required to use Southern New Hampshire University students as research participants by using the PSY 510/520 Lounge in SNHUConnect
(link is located in the left-hand navigation menu). You are strictly prohibited from using individuals outside of Southern New Hampshire University as
research participants.

For this assignment, you will submit an initial draft of your final project Discussion section. This section should recap your findings, discuss how the findings fit in
with prior research on the topic, discuss areas for future research, and mention limitations and ethical considerations related to your research. It is essential that
you follow APA style when writing this section.

Requirements of Submission: Must adhere to standard formatting (Times New Roman, 12-point font, one-inch margins), using the most recent version of the
APA style manual for the citations.

Critical Elements Exemplary Proficient Needs Improvement Not Evident Value

Discussion:
Hypothesis

Meets “Proficient” criteria and
demonstrates a nuanced
understanding of the
connection between research
results an d hypotheses
(100%)

Details the results of the data
analysis and how the results
relate to the hypothesis
(90%)

Details the results of the data
analysis, but does not detail
how the results relate to the
hypothesis, or has gaps in
accuracy or detail
(70%)

Does not detail the results of
the data analysis
(0%)

15

Discussion: Previous
Literature

Meets “Proficient” criteria and
does an exceptional job of
integrating the current findings
with previous literature
(100%)

Details how the results
complement and/or contradict
the previous literature on the
topic, justifying assertions with
data
(90%)

Details how the results
complement and/or contradict
the previous literature on the
topic, but does not justify
assertions with data or has
gaps in accuracy or detail
(70%)

Does not detail how the results
complement and/or contradict
the previous literature on the
topic
(0%)

15

Discussion: Strengths
and Limitations

Meets “Proficient” criteria and
details and examples,
demonstrating a keen insight
into the strengths and
limitations of the research
(100%)

Outlines the strengths and
limitations of the research,
supporting the assertions with
analyzed data
(90%)

Outlines the strengths and
limitations of the research, but
assertions are not supported
with analyzed data
(70%)

Does not outline the strengths
and limitations of the research
(0%)

15

Discussion: Study
Sta