The final 5–6 page paper should include:
Introduction/Background (approx. 0.5 pages)
What is your research problem?
What is your research question?
What is the significance of the problem you want to address?
Purpose (approx. 1–2 sentences)
Critical Appraisal (approx. 1.5 pages)
Brief description/summary of each article, checklist summaries, and final summary of contribution of evidence
Methods (approx. 2 pages)
Design. Describe the design in specific terms.
Sample. State the number of participants and spell out the inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Setting. Describe the setting where the proposed research will be conducted.
Procedures. Describe the steps you will take to ensure internal validity of the study, such as how you will control potential extraneous variables and what you will do to ensure consistency in obtaining data.
Ethics. Describes the safeguards you will use to protect the subjects from harm and ensure their rights.
The paper should be double-spaced and in APA 7th edition format