Topic: The impact of birth order on personality

Topic: The impact of birth order on personality

Topic: The impact of birth order on personality

In 2,000-2,500 words develop a position paper in which you:

1. Relate your chosen topic to personality development

2. You must have a well-developed thesis and strong argumentation to support your thesis.

3. Your paper should be steeped in research with little filler or non-supported conclusions.

4. Use of first person is not allowed.

5. Your paper must conform to APA writing standards including the use of APA formatted in-text citations from research and credible sources on the Internet to support your position.

6. Your paper must include 8-10 scholarly sources.

Your text, about.com, and Wikipedia are not considered scholarly sources. An abstract is required. Topic: The impact of birth order on personality Course Code PSY-255 Class Code PSY-255-TR500A Criteria Content Percentage 80.0% Relevant topic to Personality Psychology 30.0% Topic position supported with research (Competency 1.2 Apply theoretical perspectives in psychology.) 50.0%

Organization and Effectiveness 17.0% Thesis Development and Purpose 6.0% Topic: The impact of birth order on personality Paragraph Development and Transitions 6.0% Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use) 5.0% Format 3.0% Paper Format (use of appropriate style for the major and assignment) 1.0% Research Citations (in-text citations for paraphrasing and direct quotes, and reference page listing and formatting, as appropriate to assignment) 2.0% Total Weightage 100%

Unsatisfactory (0.00%) Does not demonstrate an understanding of the assignment directions; does not have a topic that is relevant to personality psychology. Does not demonstrate an understanding of the assignment directions; does not support the relevance of the topic selected with research. Paper lacks any discernible overall purpose or organizing claim. Paragraphs and transitions consistently lack unity and coherence.

No apparent connections between paragraphs are established. Transitions are inappropriate to purpose and scope. Organization is disjointed. Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning. Inappropriate word choice and\/or sentence construction are used. GCU template is not used appropriately or documentation format is rarely followed correctly. No reference page is included.

No citations are used. 140.0 Less than Satisfactory (65.00%) Demonstrates little understanding of the assignment directions; includes topic relevant to personality psychology, but the information provided is incorrect or inaccurate. Demonstrates little understanding of the assignment directions; includes research on why the selected topic is relevant in personality psychology, but the information provided is incorrect or inaccurate. Topic: The impact of birth order on personality

Thesis and\/or main claim are insufficiently developed and\/or vague; purpose is not clear. Some paragraphs and transitions may lack logical progression of ideas, unity, coherence, and\/or cohesiveness. Some degree of organization is evident. Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistencies in language choice (register) and\/or word choice are present. Sentence structure is correct but not varied. GCU template is used, but some elements are missing or mistaken; lack of control with formatting is apparent.

Reference page is present. Citations are inconsistently used. Satisfactory (75.00%) Correctly describes a relevant topic to personality psychology. Correctly supports topic relevance with valid research. Thesis and\/or main claim are apparent and appropriate to purpose. Paragraphs are generally competent, but ideas may show some inconsistency in organization and\/or in their relationships to each other. Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but are not overly distracting to the reader. Topic: The impact of birth order on personality Topic: The impact of birth order on personality

Correct and varied sentence structure and audience-appropriate language are employed. GCU template is used, and formatting is correct, although some minor errors may be present. Reference page is included and lists sources used in the paper. Sources are appropriately documented, although some errors may be present. Good (85.00%) Correctly describes a topic relevant to personality psychology and includes an accurate description of why the topic is relevant in personality psychology.

Correctly supports topic relevance with valid research and includes a description of why the research further supports the relevance of the topic in personality psychology. Thesis and\/or main claim are clear and forecast the development of the paper. It is descriptive and reflective of the arguments and appropriate to the purpose. A logical progression of ideas between paragraphs is apparent. Paragraphs exhibit a unity, coherence, and cohesiveness. Topic: The impact of birth order on personality

Topic sentences and concluding remarks are appropriate to purpose. Prose is largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present. The writer uses a variety of effective sentence structures and figures of speech. GCU template is fully used; There are virtually no errors in formatting style. Reference page is present and fully inclusive of all cited sources. Documentation is appropriate and GCU style is usually correct.

Excellent (100.00%) Correctly describes a topic relevant to personality psychology and includes an accurate description of why the topic is relevant in personality psychology; and provides examples of the topics relevance in the world of personality psychology. Correctly supports topic relevance with Scholarly research and includes a description of why the research supports the relevance of the topic; and provides examples of additional research that further supports the relevancy of the topic in personality psychology. Thesis and\/or main claim are comprehensive; contained within the thesis is the essence of the paper. Topic: The impact of birth order on personality

Thesis statement makes the purpose of the paper clear. There is a sophisticated construction of paragraphs and transitions. Ideas progress and relate to each other. Paragraph and transition construction guide the reader. Paragraph structure is seamless. Writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English. All format elements are correct. Comments In-text citations and a reference page are complete. The documentation of cited sources is free of error. Points Earned Topic: The impact of birth order on personality