HMPYC80/206/0/2021
Tutorial Letter 206/0/2021
Research Methodology
HMPYC80
Year module
Department of Psychology
This tutorial letter contains feedback on
Assignment 06
Bar code
, HMPYC80/206
ASSIGNMENT FEEDBACK:
ANSWERS FOR ASSIGNMENT 06
Dear Students,
Part 1 of Assignment 06 involves an article review with the aid of the Research Review
Inventory (R.R.I) as provided in Resource Material 02 of Tutorial Letter 102. The 58 items
of the R.R.I. are used to review the following article:
Langa, M. (2017). Boys to men: Narrating life stories of fatherhood and work life amongst
young black men. PINS, 55, 61 - 83. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2309-8708/2017/n55a5
https://www.pins.org.za/pins/pins55/langa.pdf
To prepare you for this task you were expected to do an example review in Learning
Activity 6 (pages 55 and 56 of Tutorial Letter 102). The answers to this example review
are in Tutorial Letter 104. Note that the Research Review Inventory is important for
Assignment 07 and 08 where you will produce a research proposal of an acceptable
standard, and then peer review various proposals with the Research Review Inventory.
Part 2: The answers to the multiple-choice items for questions 59 to 73 are provided in the
second section of this tutorial letter.
Assignment 06 (Part 1 and part 2) contributes 15% to the final mark.
Note that the marking of this assignment has not been done on the Assignment
System. The marking memorandum will be implemented by the Department of
Assignments in the next 2 weeks with your correct mark.
1
, HMPYC80/206
PART 1: Review an article
The Research Review Inventory (R.R.I) is provided in Resource Material 02 of Tutorial
Letter 102. The 58 items of the R.R.I. are used to review the article:
Langa, M. (2017). Boys to men: Narrating life stories of fatherhood and work life amongst
young black men. PINS, 55, 61 - 83. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2309-8708/2017/n55a5
https://www.pins.org.za/pins/pins55/langa.pdf
You were required to use the Research Review Inventory (See Resource material 01, 02
and 03 in Tutorial Letter 102 from page 67) to review the article.
Only the rating was required for this assignment, without any comments.
RATING SCALE OF THE RESEARCH REVIEW INVENTORY (R.R.I. revised)
For articles and completed research reports all 58 items are used in the review.
Items should be reviewed and rated on a three-point rating scale from 1 to 3. The ratings
are defined as follows:
1 or a: Absent, incorrect, or completely wrong.
2 or b: Only partially addressed. It is does not attain the item requirement(s) or
criterion/criteria.
3 or c: Sufficiently up to standard in terms of the item criteria.
Every item should be reviewed and rated on the three-point scale (1 to 3, or a to b).
Remember, if the item criterion is not explicitly addressed then allocate a low rating.
Good academic writing is clear and transparent. If a reader needs to guess at whether an
issue has been implemented and addressed or not, then the writing is neither clear nor
transparent... Only give a high rating if the item criteria have been explicitly addressed.
The answers to the rating scales are provided below. The exact wording of items 01 to 05
is provided to clarify the use of the R.R.I. The abbreviated item wording is used for items
06 to 58 as shown in the Review Log for the Research Review Inventory (Resource
Material 03 in Tutorial Letter 102).
Note that the marking of this assignment has not been done on the Assignment
System. The marking memorandum will be implemented by the Department of
Assignments in the next 2 weeks with your correct mark.
Item Rate Rating item (R.R.I) Justification
01 3 01. The title contains at least one Yes, the item criterion is achieved and a
central psychological construct rating of 3 (sufficiently up to standard) is
from the research proposal or allocated.
study. "fatherhood" and "work life" are key
psychological constructs.
02 3 02. The title indicates the research Yes, the item criterion is achieved and a
setting or demographic information rating of 3 (sufficiently up to standard) is
of the sample population. Any one allocated.
of the following is sufficient: where, The who: "Boys to men", "young black
who, when, under what men", and the what: "fatherhood and work
life", "life stories" are indicated.
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Tutorial Letter 206/0/2021
Research Methodology
HMPYC80
Year module
Department of Psychology
This tutorial letter contains feedback on
Assignment 06
Bar code
, HMPYC80/206
ASSIGNMENT FEEDBACK:
ANSWERS FOR ASSIGNMENT 06
Dear Students,
Part 1 of Assignment 06 involves an article review with the aid of the Research Review
Inventory (R.R.I) as provided in Resource Material 02 of Tutorial Letter 102. The 58 items
of the R.R.I. are used to review the following article:
Langa, M. (2017). Boys to men: Narrating life stories of fatherhood and work life amongst
young black men. PINS, 55, 61 - 83. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2309-8708/2017/n55a5
https://www.pins.org.za/pins/pins55/langa.pdf
To prepare you for this task you were expected to do an example review in Learning
Activity 6 (pages 55 and 56 of Tutorial Letter 102). The answers to this example review
are in Tutorial Letter 104. Note that the Research Review Inventory is important for
Assignment 07 and 08 where you will produce a research proposal of an acceptable
standard, and then peer review various proposals with the Research Review Inventory.
Part 2: The answers to the multiple-choice items for questions 59 to 73 are provided in the
second section of this tutorial letter.
Assignment 06 (Part 1 and part 2) contributes 15% to the final mark.
Note that the marking of this assignment has not been done on the Assignment
System. The marking memorandum will be implemented by the Department of
Assignments in the next 2 weeks with your correct mark.
1
, HMPYC80/206
PART 1: Review an article
The Research Review Inventory (R.R.I) is provided in Resource Material 02 of Tutorial
Letter 102. The 58 items of the R.R.I. are used to review the article:
Langa, M. (2017). Boys to men: Narrating life stories of fatherhood and work life amongst
young black men. PINS, 55, 61 - 83. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2309-8708/2017/n55a5
https://www.pins.org.za/pins/pins55/langa.pdf
You were required to use the Research Review Inventory (See Resource material 01, 02
and 03 in Tutorial Letter 102 from page 67) to review the article.
Only the rating was required for this assignment, without any comments.
RATING SCALE OF THE RESEARCH REVIEW INVENTORY (R.R.I. revised)
For articles and completed research reports all 58 items are used in the review.
Items should be reviewed and rated on a three-point rating scale from 1 to 3. The ratings
are defined as follows:
1 or a: Absent, incorrect, or completely wrong.
2 or b: Only partially addressed. It is does not attain the item requirement(s) or
criterion/criteria.
3 or c: Sufficiently up to standard in terms of the item criteria.
Every item should be reviewed and rated on the three-point scale (1 to 3, or a to b).
Remember, if the item criterion is not explicitly addressed then allocate a low rating.
Good academic writing is clear and transparent. If a reader needs to guess at whether an
issue has been implemented and addressed or not, then the writing is neither clear nor
transparent... Only give a high rating if the item criteria have been explicitly addressed.
The answers to the rating scales are provided below. The exact wording of items 01 to 05
is provided to clarify the use of the R.R.I. The abbreviated item wording is used for items
06 to 58 as shown in the Review Log for the Research Review Inventory (Resource
Material 03 in Tutorial Letter 102).
Note that the marking of this assignment has not been done on the Assignment
System. The marking memorandum will be implemented by the Department of
Assignments in the next 2 weeks with your correct mark.
Item Rate Rating item (R.R.I) Justification
01 3 01. The title contains at least one Yes, the item criterion is achieved and a
central psychological construct rating of 3 (sufficiently up to standard) is
from the research proposal or allocated.
study. "fatherhood" and "work life" are key
psychological constructs.
02 3 02. The title indicates the research Yes, the item criterion is achieved and a
setting or demographic information rating of 3 (sufficiently up to standard) is
of the sample population. Any one allocated.
of the following is sufficient: where, The who: "Boys to men", "young black
who, when, under what men", and the what: "fatherhood and work
life", "life stories" are indicated.
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