literature review

Instructions

Complete the following in the :

Introduction

State your research topic and explain how it relates to your specialization and professional interests.

Synthesis of Literature Into a Cohesive Review

Identify at least two key themes, or foci of inquiry, that are relevant to your research topic in each article. These themes may be based on:

• Related behaviors of interest.
• Related treatment protocols.
• Related treatment settings.
• Related or differing conclusions.
• Other factors or ideas the studies have in common.
• Other points of contrast between the studies.

Use concise formulations of these themes as headings for the next sections of the paper. In these sections, compare and contrast your resources’ positions relative to each theme, then synthesize your own position relative to the theme. Support your conclusions by citing your references.

Conclusion

Restate the conclusions you came to regarding the themes you explored with your research. Support your conclusions by citing your references.

Before You Submit

To maximize your scoring potential, be sure that you fully address all assignment requirements and meet the criteria in the rubric that will be used to assess your assignment. It is helpful to self-score your paper using the rubric before submitting to be sure you are meeting criteria for the grade you want to earn. Important: Be sure up upload the articles along with the assignment. Your assignment will not be graded of you fail to do so.

Turnitin

Submit a draft of your assignment to Turnitin for review of proper citations and references. It is very important that you always submit your work as a draft so you can make revisions before submitting your assignment for grading. Refer to the courseroom Turnitin resources for guidance in accessing your feedback from Turnitin, interpreting your report, and improving your writing and citations for your assignment.

Additional Requirements

Your assignment should also meet the following requirements:

• Written communication: Should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
• APA formatting: References and citations should be formatted according to current APA style and format. Refer to the
• section of the Writing Center for citing and referencing tips. Include a title page and reference list.
• Resources: A minimum of three scholarly resources. All references need to be cited in-text, according to current APA standards. Remember that citations are to support your thoughts, not take the place of them!
• Length: 34 double-spaced pages, not including the title page or reference page.
• Template: Use the to format your assignment.
• Submission: Once you are satisfied with your paper and have made all necessary revisions, submit your assignment no later than 11:59 p.m. CST Sunday.

Competencies Measured

By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and rubric criteria:

• Competency 1: Analyze the role of the practitioner-scholar model in guiding professional development.
• Explain how a research topic relates to a specialization area in behavior analysis and to one’s professional interests.
• Competency 4: Apply critical thinking and effective decision making.
• Identify themes that are relevant to a research topic and present in each scholarly resource cited.
• Use critical thinking tools to synthesize a cohesive review of literature concerning a research topic in behavior analysis.
• Competency 5: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for professionals in the field of behavior analysis.
• Upload the required articles with the assignment.
• Apply the standard writing conventions for the discipline, including structure, voice, person, and tone.
• Apply APA formatting to in-text citations and references.

Complete the following if you have not already:

1. Choose one of the articles you used to complete your Literature Analysis assignment in Week 4. Which specialization interested you the most?
2. Use the
4. and the
6. to find two more articles (a total of three articles) that address the same topic as the article you chose in Step 1. Note: Be sure up upload the articles along with the assignment. Your assignment will not be graded of you fail to do so.
7. Review the . You will use this template when writing your paper.