The document discusses the concept of an annotated outline, highlighting its purpose of adding information such as comments, citations, and explanations to a standard outline. It provides examples of how to structure an annotated outline, particularly in the context of a research proposal about self-regulation in various psychology fields. Additionally, it presents two assignment options: creating a PowerPoint presentation or a detailed annotated outline for a foundation grant screening committee.

1. Example of the outline
Developing an Annotated Outline
The word “annotation” refers to adding information, usually
comments, explanations, or references
An annotated outline, then, would be an outline to which
additional information is added, also known as annotations.
Information included in the annotations is determined by the
purpose of the annotated outline.
Examples
This outline is not annotated.
I. Transforming chaos into order
A. Definitions of chaos and order
One way to add annotations: adding citations of sources and
additional information about each of
the sources
.
I. Transforming chaos into order
Arling, T.J., (2006). Understanding order and chaos. New
York: Wylie and Sons.
Arling provides a broad overview of the relationship between
ordered and unordered systems. Included in this overview is a
discussion of how the contrast between these systems has
affected scientific thought over the past 200 years.

2. Still another way to add annotations: adding complete
sentences, with each sentence usable as a topic sentence for a
paragraph in a project or paper.
I. Transforming chaos into order
Arling, T.J., (2006). Understanding order and chaos. New
York: Wylie and Sons.
The contrast between ordered and unordered systems – order
and chaos – has affected scientific thought over the past 200
years.
ASSIGNMENT
Self-Regulation of Learning
Use published human and animal research and behaviorist,
social cognitive, information processing and constructivist
theory to develop an outline of a research proposal to measure
self-regulation in one of the following fields:
·
Environmental or evolutionary psychology
·
Forensic psychology

3. ·
Health or sports psychology
·
Industrial/organizational or engineering psychology
Select and complete one of the following assignments:
Option 1: Self-Regulation Presentation
Prepare
this outline of a research proposal as a 10-minute Microsoft
®
PowerPoint
®
presentation with speaker notes as if your audience were
members of a foundation grant screening committee.
Address
the following in your presentation:
·
A description of how you are proposing to measure self-

4. regulation
·
The operational definitions, limitations, assumptions,
hypotheses, and data analysis plans
·
The deficiencies a critic might identify in your statement of
limitations and assumptions
Option 2: Self-Regulation Outline
Prepare
a 3- to 5-page annotated or expanded outline for review by
members of a foundation grant screening committee.
Address
the following in your outline:
·
A description of how you are proposing to measure self-
regulation
·

5. The operational definitions, limitations, assumptions,
hypotheses, and data analysis plans
·
The deficiencies a critic might identify in your statement of
limitations and assumptions