Category: Psychology and Education

All of the following have been found to be correlated with subjective well-being: 1) Social relationships/friendship; 2) extraversion; 3) being in a romantic relationship/marriage; 4) being religious or spiritual; 5) Having children

Although there is consistent research on these factors, there are exceptions to this. For this paper, you are to explore two ideas that run counter to these expectations. More specifically:

– Being introverted
– Being non-religious or spiritual

For each, you should integrate research that discusses how, in some cases or under certain circumstances, these variables can lead to happiness.

This paper should be typed, double spaced and should be between 5-6 pages. You are not required to write an abstract. But, in every other way, this paper should be written in proper APA format (i.e. title page, in-text citations, reference page etc.). All citations are included in files and all of them should be used in paper.

So, basically, you need to write why introverted people and non religious people are happier in some way than religious people and extroverts.

Step 1:

Review the information found on the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions suicide information page by clicking the following link:  https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/66/ss/ss6618a1.htm (opens in a new window). There is a lot of information available on this page so please allow yourself enough time to look through it.
Step 2:

In your initial post, thoroughly discuss the following:

Compare suicide completion rates as a function of age, sex, race, and educational status.  Develop a hypothesis that explains these differences in rates.
In your essay, explain the rates and the rationale behind your hypothesis.
Citing Sources: You must use APA style to reference your source(s) at the end of your submission.  For this assignment, you must include reference information for your textbook and for the article you chose.  Information on how to format reference information in APA style (including a reference generator) can be found on the Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab) website at: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html (opens in a new window)

Acceptable Length: 300-500 word (minimum) initial post; 2-3 sentence responses to at least TWO classmates.

Formatting Requirements:

Use 12-point Times New Roman or Arial font
Use double line spacing in the document
1-inch margins all around

Students will collect one article (from professional journals regarding exceptional children and their educational experiences or policies and procedures that govern special education. Students will prepare a written overview of the article, as well as, a description of how the article impacts current methodologies, polices and/or procedures. Article must be current (within the past 12 months). A cover sheet and source citations must be provided. The assignment requires strict adherence to APA style.

Write a “Source Analysis” paper of the attached 25 sources. you will be explaining the distribution of type of source (article, text, dissertation, website, government reports etc); primary versus secondary sources; scholarly versus trade sources; focus of the source (empirical, theoretical discussion, or instructional/opinion).

Generally describes your set of sources considering the following criteria:
    Number of sources that are reporting on an empirical research process
    Number of sources providing a theoretical discussion of existing literature
    Number of sources found within the trade literature focused mostly on providing information and/or opinions from the field
    Number of secondary sources such as textbooks or dissertation manuscripts
    Other sources such as government reports or websites

Provide some rationale for the mix of types of sources. Conclude your analysis by briefly explaining how these sources support your theoretical understanding and what further literature exploration is needed in order to begin drafting your theoretical paper.

Describe what you think is the relationship between listening, as explained in the video, and the principals role in making decisions. How do listening ears and hearts contribute to making wise staffing decisions?

Below is the website to the video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSohjlYQI2A&feature=emb_logo

For this discussion, it is important that you have gained a thorough understanding of the Help Me Grow systems core components. This information is obtained by viewing the two videos and reading the policy brief and affiliates’ profiles.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyGTMgMquGY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RObQmS5-rY

“Help Me Grow Promotes Optimal Child Development by Enhancing Protective Factors”

Be sure to cover these things:

How was the Protective Factors Framework applied to demonstrate the efficacy of the Help Me Grow system in promoting childrens optimal development?
How were families strengthened?
If you live in a Help Me Grow state, feel free to add what you have learned about your states plans and implementation strategies.
ADVOCACY:  How does the Help Me Grow system support families as their children’s primary advocates?

Use 1-2 additional sources

Instructions
In this case study, you will analyze a testing scenario using your knowledge of testing and ethics.

Part A: Review the Case

A college counselor for a large university helps students select careers matched to their personalities. She uses computer administered personality tests as the primary source of information. The counselor uses the assessment with all students who seek counseling. Qualitative interviews are not part of the assessment process.

Part B: Case Analysis

In a 5-6 page paper, addressing the following information:

1. Describe your immediate reaction to the scenario. What are the details you immediately noticed? What questions did the scenario raise about testing?

2. Identify and explain 3 factors that impact performance on objective tests.

3. Identify and discuss 3 reliability and validity concerns with the scenario.

4. Identify and explain at least 3 ethical concerns as per the APA Ethical Codes and how you would resolve the concerns.

Integrate 5 academic sources on psychological assessment to support your position.

Final Directions

Please ensure that your paper is in APA format from the 7th edition (2019), using 12 pt Times New Roman or Sans Serif font, double-spaced, with a title and references page. An abstract is not necessary. The paper should integrate a minimum of 5 scholarly resources. I will allow you to use the first person to explain your immediate reaction, but remember to keep your writing in the third person for the rest of the analysis. Also, I suggest that you use each of the aforementioned numerical points as respective subheadings to best format your paper.

For this reflection paper, I want you to critically reflect on and apply the content from the metacognition portion of the class to your own learning strategies and also how to facilitate this in others.  As metacognitive skills are often not explicitly taught, they are often skills that students either have or don’t and can have a big impact on academic success and attainment.

First, describe the metacognitive skill(s) that you have acquired throughout your life, how you acquired them, and how they have served you (either well or poorly).  Then, I want you to describe how you would approach teaching metacognitive skills in a learning situation to facilitate student success.  This can either be a general view of how to promote metacognition OR can be a specific example (i.e., how to help a student who keeps studying “really hard” for tests and can’t figure out why he keeps getting D’s).

Using knowledge from Special Education courses, your professional experience, your own personal beliefs, and the Council for Exceptional Children (C.E.C) Code of Ethics for Special Educators, IDEA policies, and state and federal laws as a guideline you will write an eight page professional development plan.

Note 1: I have added three references for you to add when writer is done with the report; but, the total references I need are six.  Please put this in a reference page and make sure you add in text citations.

Note 2: I have uploaded the instructions that detail and outline in order how this should be formatted, detailed, and written. 

Write a descriptive summary of the benefits of parent education using the provided template. Cite your article in APA Style and write your annotation. In your summary,
Explain the purpose of the article (1 sentence).
Summarize its general content (1-2 sentences).
Summarize the researchers main findings (1-2 sentences).
Point out the specific element/information that is most relevant in providing parent education (1 sentence).
Describe how and why this information will help you support educating parents (1 sentence).