“You will find 12 articles on your chosen topic; at least four of these articles must be journal articles (you can get online help from an HCC librarian in finding resources). Please discuss the topic with your teacher before you start. One of your sources must be your Comer textbook. One book may be used in place of six articles. You then will complete an essay of 2,500 words, summarizing the main ideas and analyzing and discussing the major themes, comparing and contrasting as you integrate and evaluate your sources. The paper will compare and contrast two viewpoints in abnormal psychology. The paper is to be written in APA style; see the APA style links in the Orientation, including citations and references.”
Category: Psychology and Education
The purpose of these assignments is to encourage you to evaluate current ethical issues and decisions affecting the field of education; thus, the news articles that you choose must address either a situation in which Biblical and ethical principles were breached or a situation in which Biblical and/or ethical principles were highlighted by the media. Your essays must be critical reviews of the articles; once you have briefly summarized the article, your review must focus on your own opinion regarding the article.
Use the News Article Review Grading Rubric to improve the quality of your essays. Adhere to all of the specific guidelines described below.
News Article Selection Guidelines
The articles or news stories that you choose must:
1. Be found in a newspaper, a news program, or another reputable news source
2. Be published within the last month
3. Be clearly related to the field of education
4. Clearly address biblical and/or ethical issues
Each article review must cover different topics. Refrain from using follow-up pieces or multiple perspectives of the same topic. For example, if you find an article discussing a new government regulation for public schools in The New York Times, you cannot use a follow-up piece written a few days later in the same paper or a different article in a different paper discussing the same topic.
Essay Guidelines
Your essay must be brief (1/2-page to 1-page, double-spaced). In the essay:
1. Summarize the article in order to demonstrate your comprehension of the content.
2. Identify key elements discussed in the article and relate those elements to concepts from the course.
3. Discuss whether the situation described in the article implements any of the concepts discussed in the course or if there are possible ways that concepts from the course could be implemented.
Include a reference page at the end of the essay with the complete citation of the article (including the publication date). If possible, include the actual article either by pasting it at the end of the document or by providing a link. Format the essay and citation in the current APA format and include a title page; no abstract is required.
The current book being used for the course is:
Blackaby, H., & Blackaby, R. (2011). Spiritual leadership: Moving People on to God’s agenda. B&H Publishing Group.
The purpose of these assignments is to encourage you to evaluate current ethical issues and decisions affecting the field of education; thus, the news articles that you choose must address either a situation in which Biblical and ethical principles were breached or a situation in which Biblical and/or ethical principles were highlighted by the media. Your essays must be critical reviews of the articles; once you have briefly summarized the article, your review must focus on your own opinion regarding the article.
Use the News Article Review Grading Rubric to improve the quality of your essays. Adhere to all of the specific guidelines described below.
News Article Selection Guidelines
The articles or news stories that you choose must:
1. Be found in a newspaper, a news program, or another reputable news source
2. Be published within the last month
3. Be clearly related to the field of education
4. Clearly address biblical and/or ethical issues
Each article review must cover different topics. Refrain from using follow-up pieces or multiple perspectives on the same topic. For example, if you find an article discussing a new government regulation for public schools in The New York Times, you cannot use a follow-up piece written a few days later in the same paper or a different article in a different paper discussing the same topic.
Essay Guidelines
Your essay must be brief (1/2-page to 1-page, double-spaced). In the essay:
1. Summarize the article in order to demonstrate your comprehension of the content.
2. Identify key elements discussed in the article and relate those elements to concepts from the course.
3. Discuss whether the situation described in the article implements any of the concepts discussed in the course or if there are possible ways that concepts from the course could be implemented.
Include a reference page at the end of the essay with the complete citation of the article (including the publication date). If possible, include the actual article either by pasting it at the end of the document or by providing a link. Format the essay and citation in the current APA format and include a title page; no abstract is required.
ETHICAL ANALYSIS PAPER ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
Starting on Monday of Module 2: Week 2, begin making notes of the following:
1. Specific situations at your job in which decision-making was or was not based on ethical principles,
2. Your participation in or response to the situation,
3. Whether or not you think the situation was handled correctly, and
4. Suggestions for how the situation could be better addressed in the future. Provide a plan for handling situations in the future.
Keep track of the specific days, times, and circumstances surrounding the situations in question. Continue to record this information until Friday of Module 2: Week 2.
At the end of the week, use your journal notes to write a 56-page Ethical Analysis Paper. Include anecdotal information and critical analyses of the situations, including implications of events for self, students, and coworkers. Based on items 3 and 4 above, create a plan for personal growth with future goals and/or a plan of action for the future. In order to respect the privacy of others, refrain from including names or other identifying information. Format the paper in correct and current APA style.
For this assignment, you will complete an observation of a child between the ages of 1 and 10. You will write a essay (with APA format) which carefully describes the behavior and discusses that behavior in terms of child developmental psychology. You can choose to visit a day care or nursery school and observe a randomly chosen child for an hour, or you can choose to observe the child of a friend or family member or even a child in Youtube. Observe different types of play involvement and other interactions. You should be an unbiased observer, meaning that you should not interact with the child yourself. Take note of everything the child says and does, everything that is said or done to the child, and every gesture and facial expression or movement he or she makes.
Designing a chart of anticipated behavior prior to your observation should prove helpful. Leave space for unanticipated behaviors. You should be unbiased and remain uninfluenced by your own attitudes and opinions when observing. Don’t be judgmental or condemnatory – just record your observations. Note the time of your observations every 10 minutes and include reference to these notations in your paper. It is important to observe the amount and variety of activity that occurs within a specified time interval. However, do NOT specifically identify the child by name, only by gender and age.
I want a WELL STRUCTURED literature review on this TOPICS VISUAL PSYCHOPHYSICS ASSESSMENT and how strong/weak compare to the conventional visual acuity assessment. write and introduction with full of good literature review on the subject. APPOLGIES FOR THE CAPITAL LETTERS MY KEYBOARD DECIDED NOT TO WRITE IN SMALL LETTERS . PLEASE FIND THE ATTACHMENT TO HAVE MORE UNDERSTANDING OF THE RESEARCH I AM WORKING ON please check the attached document
Any psychological disorder
Chapter 11-12
Chapter 15 or 16
As if conducting research not as a expert
Second or 3rd person
APA guiding research paper
12 font
Times New Roman or Arian
Double Spaced
Title Abstract and Reference Pages
4-8 page minimum of content
Minimum of 5 sources
5 and 12 references
Text book reference
DSM 5
2 references are Research articles
Peer Reviewed research articles
Intent Citation take content from somewhere else and put it in the paper
Paraphrase and give credit
EXAM Due Sunday
Paper due next week
References in abc order
Indented
CONTENT
GRAMMAR
SPELLING
Any psychological disorder
Chapter 11-12
Chapter 15 or 16
As if conducting research not as a expert
Second or 3rd person
APA guiding research paper
12 font
Times New Roman or Arian
Double Spaced
Title Abstract and Reference Pages
4-8 page minimum of content
Minimum of 5 sources
5 and 12 references
Text book reference
DSM 5
2 references are Research articles
Peer Reviewed research articles
Intent Citation take content from somewhere else and put it in the paper
Paraphrase and give credit
EXAM Due Sunday
Paper due next week
References in abc order
Indented
CONTENT
GRAMMAR
SPELLING
Any psychological disorder
Chapter 11-12
Chapter 15 or 16
As if conducting research not as a expert
Second or 3rd person
APA guiding research paper
12 font
Times New Roman or Arian
Double Spaced
Title Abstract and Reference Pages
4-8 page minimum of content
Minimum of 5 sources
5 and 12 references
Text book reference
DSM 5
2 references are Research articles
Peer Reviewed research articles
Intent Citation take content from somewhere else and put it in the paper
Paraphrase and give credit
EXAM Due Sunday
Paper due next week
References in abc order
Indented
CONTENT
GRAMMAR
SPELLING
PSY-201: Final Paper Assignment
For our Final Paper Assignment, you will need to write about at least one major theory of development, one major theory of learning, and one major theory of motivation (there is a list of potential options on the next page). In addition to an introduction and conclusion, your paper should contain two major sections: A TEACH section and an APPLICATION section (worth 10 points each; 20 points total).
TEACH SECTION: In the first part of your paper, you will teach me the three theories you selected by discussing the related terms, concepts, and relevant history. Pretend that I know nothing about the theories, and therefore, you need to teach them to me by fully describing the related terms, concepts, and relevant history. This can be considered the research part of your paper and will require you to seek out additional sources of information and to cite those sources appropriately.
APPLICATION SECTION: In the second part of your paper, you must apply the theories you taught me to your own personal experiences. In short, you should tell me stories that apply the terms and concepts from the theories you selected. You can apply the information to your own past experience or hypothetical future scenarios. This can be considered the reflection part of your paper and will require you to produce original examples of the psychological concepts in action. YOU get to be the case study this time! How have these theories of development, learning, and motivation affected you as a learner? How will you actively make changes to how you approach learning (and/or teaching others)? Tell the story of you, the developing learner, being sure to specifically reference how the theories you selected can help us understand your personal experiences.
Your paper MUST be typed, double-spaced, and contain A MINIMUM of 2,000 words (this equates to roughly eight double-spaced pages). Your paper will be graded using the following rubric:
Criteria
Problematic
(0 to 3 points)
Progressing
(4 to 6 points)
Proficient
(7 to 8 points)
Perfection
(9 to 10 points)
TEACH
Section
Absence or misunderstanding of terms, concepts, and theories
Minimal use and understanding of terms, concepts, and theories
Moderate use and understanding of terms, concepts, and theories
Complete use and understanding of terms, concepts, and theories
APPLICATION
Section
Absence or misunderstanding of how the material can be applied
Minimal understanding of how the material can be applied
Moderate understanding of how the material can be applied
Complete
understanding of how the material can be applied
Additionally, you will be graded two points on your basic writing mechanics, structural organization, and clarity of writing. Altogether, this Final Paper Assignment is worth 22 points (i.e., 22% of your grade).
For the teach section, you should find at least three additional resources (one for each theory) to supplement your understanding (and therefore your teaching) of the theories you select. Your paper will be submitted through Turn It In which will check it for instances of plagiarism, so PLEASE be sure to cite the source of all unoriginal information that you share. You can use this Google Doc as a template for APA style.
Here is a list of the major reasons students lose points on their Final Paper Assignment:
They plagiarize. They do not cite their sources and therefore pass others ideas off as their own.
They overuse other authors exact words. Even if cited, its hard for me to assess your understanding of the material if much of your paper is just a copy/pasting of others work.
They did not cover enough content. Im expecting a MINIMUM of 2,000 words. Students with perfect scores tend to submit papers that are around 2,500+ words.
They do not successfully teach the terms, concepts, and relevant history from the selected theories. Theres too much general reflection of ideas without enough connection to the actual material.
They do not successfully apply the terms and concepts to their own experiences. They simply fail to apply the terms and concepts that were taught in the first part of the paper.
They submit a paper that lacks structure and doesnt flow well. Theres no formal introduction or conclusion, or the ideas are all over the place and dont follow a connected stream of thought.
I strongly recommend that you follow these steps in writing your paper: 1) Pick your theories, 2) Make an outline, 3) Write the teach section, 4) Write the application section, 5) Write your introduction and conclusion, 6) Proofread and revise, 7) PROOFREAD AND REVISE AGAIN, 8) Submit.
