EDUC10057 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Positive Psychology, Turnitin, Critical Thinking
13 Jun 2018
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Critical thinking:
●Remembering
●Understanding
●Applying
●Analyzing
●Evaluating
●Creating
1. Check requirements
a. 40% weighting
b. 1500 words ±10%
c. Submit via turnitin
2. Analyze key task
a. Note key components within assignment question
b. Note starting sources
Format:
12, Times, double spaced, title, paragraphs, conclusion, centered bolded subheadings
Part A:
Define and describe the field of positive psychology, explain how and why it came into prominence, and how it differs from
traditional psychology
●Required sources
●Key elements of positive psychology
●How it came to be prominent; contrast with traditional psychology
●Use key language terms
●Introduction: “This paper examines the field of positive psychology, first by…”
Part B:
Choose a research area (mindfulness). Using the two required articles provided on your chosen research area: define and
describe the research area, use research findings from the field of positive psychology to describe the impact of the
research area on wellbeing, and analyze the research methods of the research articles that are provided by discussing how
the research methods used in each study potentially bias or influence the results that were reported
Part C:
Conclusion: summarize and offer an actual conclusion: what do you know now?
Criteria:
Conceptual understanding: 40%
Structure/organization/task completion: 30%
Evidence of research: 30%
Tips:
●Assignment brief as checklist
●Key language from the brief in answer
●Reflect sequence and organization of the brief
●Sub-headings, but must be yours
●Use the word counts
●Use the articles given, but go beyond them
●Outside sources need to be academic (peer reviewed)
●Paraphrasing is preferred to direct quotes
APA referencing:
Document Summary
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