Each student will write three papers this semester. For each paper, students can select an
article (from a set of two choices) to summarize. The summaries should follow a modified
QALMRI method. Below is a list of the components of the modified QALMRI summary, along
with the points for each component. Further description of what should be covered in each
section appear on the following pages. An example summary is posted on Cougar Courses.
Title page (1 point)
Questions (2 points)
Alternatives (2 points)
Logic (2 points)
Method (3 points)
Results (3 points)
Inferences (2 points)
Connections (2 points)
References (1 point)
APA format and writing quality (2 points)
Questions:
What was the broad question being asked by this research project?
What was the specific question being asked by this research project?
Alternatives:
What were the authors’ specific hypotheses?
What were the alternatives?
Logic:
What was the logic of the hypotheses?
If the authors’ hypotheses are supported, then what should happen?
Method:
Briefly describe the study design. What were the independent variables? What were the levels
of the independent variables? Where the independent variables manipulated within- or
between-subjects? What were the dependent variables? How were these measured?
Briefly describe the study procedure in everyday terms. Describe what participants did.
Results:
What were the important results?
Which of the authors’ hypotheses were supported and which were not?
Inferences:
What did the authors conclude from their study?
Do any limitations prohibit the authors from drawing strong conclusions?
Connections:
How does this study relate to course material (textbook and lectures)?
How does this study relate to the real world?
Sample Solution