Developing an Annotated Outline

Developing an Annotated Outline

Developing an Annotated Outline

The word “annotation” refers to adding information, usually comments, explanations, or references

An annotated outline, then, would be an outline to which additional information is added, also known as annotations. Information included in the annotations is determined by the purpose of the annotated outline.

Examples

This outline is not annotated.

I. Transforming chaos into order

A. Definitions of chaos and order

One way to add annotations: adding citations of sources and additional information about each of the sources.

I. Transforming chaos into order

Arling, T.J., (2006). Understanding order and chaos. New York: Wylie and Sons.

Arling provides a broad overview of the relationship between ordered and  unordered systems. Included in this overview is a discussion of how the  contrast between these systems has affected scientific thought over the past   200 years.

Still another way to add annotations: adding complete sentences, with each sentence usable as a topic sentence for a paragraph in a project or paper.

I. Transforming chaos into order

Arling, T.J., (2006). Understanding order and chaos. New York: Wylie and Sons.

The contrast between ordered and unordered systems – order and chaos – has affected scientific thought over the past 200 years.

ASSIGNMENT

Self-Regulation of Learning

Use published human and animal research and behaviorist, social cognitive, information processing and constructivist theory to develop an outline of a research proposal to measure self-regulation in one of the following fields:

·         Environmental or evolutionary psychology

·         Forensic psychology

·         Health or sports psychology

·         Industrial/organizational or engineering psychology

Select and complete one of the following assignments:

Option 1: Self-Regulation Presentation

Prepare this outline of a research proposal as a 10-minute Microsoft^® PowerPoint^® presentation with speaker notes as if your audience were members of a foundation grant screening committee.

Address the following in your presentation:

·         A description of how you are proposing to measure self-regulation

·         The operational definitions, limitations, assumptions, hypotheses, and data analysis plans

·         The deficiencies a critic might identify in your statement of limitations and assumptions

Option 2: Self-Regulation Outline

Prepare a 3- to 5-page annotated or expanded outline for review by members of a foundation grant screening committee.

Address the following in your outline:

·         A description of how you are proposing to measure self-regulation

·         The operational definitions, limitations, assumptions, hypotheses, and data analysis plans

·         The deficiencies a critic might identify in your statement of limitations and assumptions