“How do I choose what to include in my literature review?”

Use the the Structure & Sharpen Your Critical Thinking in Academic Writing Field Guide (AU$5)! It helps you as a psychology student to know what to write, when, and why. The document focuses on the Introduction, Literature Review, Aim/RQ/Hypotheses, and Discussion sections. You’ll better understand not just what markers want, but what each section is meant to do, logically and academically.

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You as a student who is grappling to structure your thesis/research report/research proposal elements the Structure & Sharpen Your Critical Thinking in Academic Writing guide is a practical map. It is not 'just a template'. The guide clarifies your purpose for each section, helps you to scaffold your critical thinking argument, and aids you to meet the marking criteria while honing your coherent academic voice. The academic writing in psychology resource can answer questions such as:

• How do I start my Introduction?

• What’s the difference between an Introduction and a Literature Review?

• What if I can’t find a clear research gap?

• How do I synthesise instead of summarise articles in my lit review?

• What should my aim say?

• What’s the difference between aim, RQ, and hypothesis?

In sum, the text provides you with writing structure to achieve clarity, competence, and confidence in empirical writing. Why might you as a psychology student be challenged to write research sections well? Because most resources:

• Show you what to include, but not how to think while drafting

• Expect ‘critical writing’ but never explain how to develop it
  

The Structure & Sharpen Your Critical Thinking in Academic Writing Field Guide can navigate you through the desert of writer's block:

• It uses clear templates for each section (Intro, Lit Review, Aim, Discussion)

• It explains the academic reasoning behind structure (not just formatting)

• It helps you avoid the classic trap of just describing instead of analysing
  

Pivotal, is that this academic writing guide is written by a person (me ~:-) and informed by:

• 15+ years of tutoring/lecturing online and at universities, psychology students across Australia

• An equivalent number of years marking research reports, research proposals, and editing theses

• Observation of recurring writing errors and cognitive pitfalls when writing a solid argument

• Experience informing students how to align with their curriculum/student handbook rubric

• A wealth of practice and application in my own research and writing to align with APA7, to demonstrate empirical reasoning and classical critical thinking and writing
  

Be assured you are downloading a (originally) handwritten text that I developed from real interactions with real psychology students, like you.

FAQs I fielded when writing the academic writing psychology student companion:

Q: Will it work for qualitative research? A: Yes, the structure focuses on purpose for each section (you simply skip writing a hypothesis)

Q: Is it just a template? A: No, it’s a thinking guide. The templates are scaffolded, not cookie-cutter.

Q: What if I’ve already written my draft? A: The checklist helps you reverse-engineer clarity and coherence into existing sections.

Q: Can I use it for a proposal? A: Yes , the Intro, Lit Review, Theory/Frameworks, and Aim, apply to psychology research proposals.

Q: What does the 22 page pdf include?

A: A wealth of structure:

• Overviews

• Intro --> Aim, and Discussion templates

• Lit Review Matrix template

• Detailed structure checklist

• Weekly planner

• Link to downloadable fillable and B&W versions of Checklist and Planner

• Additional resources links (e.g., ytube playlists for Note Taking, Sourcing and Identifying Research Gaps, Academic Writing Style, and APA7 Formatting)
  

May the guide bring you clarity of purpose, competence at meeting the marking criteria, and confidence in your academic style. Excel~