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Module 8 · Capstone

Capstone: write and self-mark your habit experiment report

Write a six-part report on your four-week experiment and self-mark it against the rubric.

  • 70 minutes
  • 20 marks
  • Self-marked
  • Capstone

70 minutes. Self-marked. 20 marks. Capstone. In the full course the capstone counts for 35% of the course grade. Write your report in the boxes, open the model report, then tick each mark you earned honestly. Nothing is sent or stored. If you did not run a habit experiment, use Tariq’s numbers: baseline mean 5.4, weeks 3 and 4 mean 6.1, 22 of 28 days done, rule: a change of at least 1.0.

Your report

Part 1: Question and habit (3 marks)

Private: nothing you type here is sent or stored.

Part 2: Data (5 marks)

Private: nothing you type here is sent or stored.

Part 3: Result against your rule (3 marks)

Private: nothing you type here is sent or stored.

Part 4: Limits (4 marks)

Private: nothing you type here is sent or stored.

Part 5: Decision and next step (3 marks)

Private: nothing you type here is sent or stored.

Part 6: Honesty check (2 marks)

Private: nothing you type here is sent or stored.

Rubric and model report

Part 1 (3 marks)

Model: “Does writing three good things each night raise my daily well-being rating? Dose: every night for four weeks, before bed.”

Part 2 (5 marks)

Model: baseline mean 5.4; weeks 3 and 4 mean 6.1; change 0.7; adherence 79% (22 of 28 days); missed days noted (travel, illness).

Part 3 (3 marks)

Model: “My rule asked for a change of at least 1.0; I measured 0.7, so the rule was not met.”

Part 4 (4 marks)

Model: no comparison group; expectation (I knew the habit was meant to help); regression to the mean (my baseline may have been a low stretch); concurrent events (exams, travel); one person, one scale.

Part 5 (3 marks)

Model: “I will retest for four more weeks with a comparison period, adding an if-then plan from M7.L3, and I will keep adherence above 90%.”

Part 6 (2 marks)

Check: no “raised” or “caused”, numbers as measured, unhelpful results reported, no low days deleted.

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