Morgane Kapto

Writing for the Sciences

Research Proposal Self Assessment

Professor Debra Williams

21 April 2025

The cover page includes all the correct information, with a witty title and a relevant image. The title summarizes the topic well, clearly stating the two variables that the essay will focus on. The introduction adequately sets up the topic, introducing the two variables as well as providing definitions. The introduction also establishes relevance through statistics and includes the three moves necessary for a research topic. In the background information section, the hypothesis is introduced along with the current literature to set up the proposal. Different studies offering different perspectives are discussed to support the hypothesis. Each study discussed is labeled as credible with the description of the authors credentials, as well as concisely stating its relevance to the topic. In the methods section, each annotation justifies its usefulness in the proposal and how that information can be used to fuel further research. The annotations summarize the articles well, providing the notable key pieces of the research and its significant findings. Each source is correctly put into APA citation format. At the end of the paper, the anticipated outcomes are clearly outlined, and the benefits of the research are restated. The Works Cited page is sufficiently formatted into APA citation format.