The literature review assignment should be 7 to 10 content pages in length and must include: Title page; Introduction; Statement of the Problem; Research Questions and Hypotheses; Overview of the Relevant Research related to your topic; and References – both in text and in a Reference page – should be the final page (2 ). · o Utilized sufficient research articles to thoroughly explore current studies related to research question. o Articles were related to hypotheses and relevant to current research in the area identified. · o Objective of paper is clearly defined o Statistical information about the problem provided (such as incidence, prevalence, etc.) o Clearly articulated statement of the problem, research question and hypothesis · o Inclusion/exclusion criteria provided for articles included in the Literature Review o Objective of studies provided § Including primary outcomes & important secondary outcomes o Hypothesis of studies given – when available – what did they they would find? o Clinical research design (aka framework) of the studies described – examples: phenomenological; enabling th
eory; o Sample size and details provided § Inclusion/exclusion criteria provided for included in the literature review § Demographics of study participants o Methods described § Can it be replicated? o Results described o Statistical tests utilized in the studies o Important statistical results discussed o Possible author biases were considered. o Conclusions of authors summarized · o Research articles critiqued o Strengths and weaknesses given o Importance of the topic to counseling o Apply results to original hypotheses o Future recommendations · o Spelling, punctuation, and grammar at the graduate school level o Organized, clear, and concise writing/verbiage o Paper is at least 7 content pages in length – likely longer o Adheres to the 7th edition of APA guidelines, including in-text citations & References In addition to the literature review paper, all students will submit a presentation reviewing the ‘findings of your literature review’ via a PowerPoint or Prezi presentation. Presentations should be 10-15 minutes long when presented and will be graded using the literature review expectations (