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PSY260–EducationalPsychology Course

PSY260–EducationalPsychology Course

PSY260–EducationalPsychology Course

Due Date: 11:59 p.m. EST, Sunday of Unit 4 Points: 100

Overview: There are many interesting topics in the field of education. For this paper, you will have the opportunity to research and discuss a topic that is of interest to you. There are ten topics provided below that cover the major topics that have been or will be discussed throughout the course. Although there are several topics included that we have not yet discussed, it is important that the topic you choose is interesting and personally relevant to you. Therefore, if you are interested in exploring an upcoming topic for your paper, you are welcome to do so.

Instructions: Select one (1) topic of interest that you would like to write about from the approved list below:

Approved Topics (Choose one):

• Topic 1 – Assessment and Standardized Testing (Chapter 13 & 14): The topics of assessment and standardized testing are heavily debated. Please discuss the history of standardized testing in the United States and how it is used in our society for educational placement and achievement. Conclude with a discussion of where you stand personally on this debate. Please support your work with a minimum of three (3) relevant scholarly sources.

• Topic 2 – Technology in the Classroom (Chapter 9): Imagine you are a teacher who has just been offered a job teaching at the grade level of your choice. Describe four (4) ways that you would incorporate technology use into your classroom instruction. Give specific examples of lessons you might teach and how they would be enhanced with technology use. Discuss at least two (2) advantages and two (2) disadvantages of technology use in your classroom. Make sure the technology you chose is appropriate for your students’ grade level. Please support your work with a minimum of three (3) relevant scholarly sources.

 

• Topic 3- Teaching Students with Disabilities (Chapter 12): Choose one (1) type of disability and provide a description of it. Then, discuss how you would best support a student with that disability in your classroom to maximize their success academically and socially. Please support your work with a minimum of three (3) relevant scholarly sources.

 

• Topic 4- Developmental Theories (Chapter 3): Review the theories by Piaget, Erikson, and Vygotsky. Choose (1) one developmental model which you believe will be most useful in your

PSY260 – Educational Psychology

Course Topic Paper

PSY260–EducationalPsychology CourseTopicPaper

 

 

 

 

 

work as an educator. Begin your paper by providing a general overview of their developmental theory. Then, demonstrate your understanding of these concepts by applying each stage of the theory you have chosen to an individual learner of your choosing. This can be a student, a family member, or just someone that you know. Please provide basic demographic information about the learner in your discussion. Be sure to use real-life examples to illustrate your understanding and application of the theory to the learner. Note: If you choose Erikson’s theory, it is only necessary to discuss and apply examples to the first five stages of his theory. Please support your work with a minimum of three (3) relevant scholarly sources.

 

• Topic 5- Low Socioeconomic Status and Student Achievement (Chapter 4): What can be done to make lower-income home environments more educationally stimulating for young children? What kinds of parent training might be effective? What kinds of early intervention programs might be effective? Please support your work with a minimum of three (3) relevant scholarly sources.

 

• Topic 6- Social Learning Theory (Chapter 5): In Bandura’s classic experiment (1965), a group of young children was exposed to a film of adults who punched, kicked, and yelled at an inflated “Bodo” doll. Later, in playing with the doll, these children displayed twice as many aggressive responses as did children who had not seen the aggressive behavior. What does Bandura’s work suggest about the effects of violence in television shows and movies on children? What principles of social learning theory support your view? Conclude your paper with a discussion of ways in which understanding social learning theory can inform intentional teaching. Please support your work with a minimum of three (3) relevant scholarly sources.

 

• Topic 7- Memory Strategies (Chapter 6): There are several memory strategies to learn information effectively and efficiently. For this paper discuss, at least three (3) of these strategies and provide examples of how each might be utilized in a classroom setting. Be sure to support your assertions with a minimum of three (3) scholarly sources that provide evidence for the effectiveness of the strategies that you discuss.

 

• Topic 8- Summer Learning Loss (Chapter 9): According to studies, all students return from summer vacation with decreased academic levels of achievement. For low-income students, however, the decrease is greater than that for middle-class children. What conditions may contribute to this difference? Discuss at least two (2) possible ways that the “summer loss gap” can be bridged for low-income students. Please support your work with a minimum of three (3) relevant scholarly sources.

 

• Topic 9- Learned Helplessness (Chapter 10): Assume that the students in your class have adopted the behavior pattern of learned helplessness to avoid failure. First, discuss the concept of learned helplessness and contributing factors that create this state of demotivation. Then, design a three-point program that you, as the teacher, would implement to change that pattern of behavior and motivate your students to learn. Please support your work with a minimum of three (3) relevant scholarly sources.

 

• Topic 10- Inclusion (Chapter 12): There are different ways in which inclusion may be addressed within the classroom setting. Please discuss inclusive education in more detail. Also, address the following questions within your paper: What are some similarities and

 

 

 

 

 

differences between mainstreaming and mixed-ability grouping? What are the student benefits of mainstreaming mildly disabled and gifted students t? To the teacher? To the social climate of the school? Please support your work with a minimum of three (3) relevant scholarly sources.

Requirements:

• The body of your paper must consist of at least five (5) full pages with additional title and reference pages, double-spaced with one-inch margins.

• Use at least three (3) scholarly sources in your work and include all reference citations in correct APA formatting. You may use your textbook as one scholarly reference. Your paper must be formatted according to APA guidelines.

• Use complete sentences and appropriate grammar and spelling.

Be sure to read the criteria by which your work will be evaluated before you write and again after you write.

Evaluation Rubric for Course Topic Paper Assignment

 

CRITERIA Deficient Development

Needed Satisfactory Proficient

Topic and Questions Addressed

0-23 points 24-31 points 32-35 points 36-40 points

Topic is minimally or not addressed. Opinions are offered, but arguments lack important information from scholarly sources. No specific details are provided, or a few specific details are provided, but they lack relevance.

Topic is somewhat addressed. Arguments are partially supported by information from scholarly sources and only contain a few specific and relevant details.

Topic is fairly well addressed. Arguments could be further elaborated with scholarly sources and relevant specific details.

Topic is thoroughly addressed. Arguments are well elaborated and fully supported by scholarly sources and relevant specific examples.

Structure and Flow 0-11 points 12-15 points 16-17 points 18-20 points

Flow is poor. Paragraphing is inappropriate. Transitions are minimal or absent. Significant redundancy is evident.

Flow is adequate. Paragraphs may be too long or too short. Transitions are minimal, and redundancy is evident.

Flow is good. Paragraphing is mostly appropriate. Transitions are present, and redundancies are minimal.

Flow is excellent. Paragraphing is clear, and transitions are smooth and consistent. Inappropriate redundancies are absent.

 

 

 

 

 

CRITERIA Deficient Development

Needed Satisfactory Proficient

 

Length Requirements

0-5 points 6-7 points 8 points 9-10 points

Body of paper is less than four pages in length. Margin and line spacing requirements may not be followed.

Body of paper is four to five pages in length, but margin and line spacing requirements are not followed.

Body of paper is four pages in length, with one-inch margins, and line spacing is double-spaced.

Body of paper is at least five full pages in length, with one- inch margins, and line spacing is double-spaced.

Resources 0-5 points 6-7 points 8 points 9-10 points

Required amount of resources was not used, or none of the resources were from appropriate sources.

Required amount of resources was used, but two were not from an appropriate source.

Required amount of resources was used, but one was not from an appropriate source.

At least three scholarly resources were used from appropriate sources.

APA Citations 0-5 points 6-7 points 8 points 9-10 points

APA citations are not included or have significant errors.

APA citations are included but contain numerous errors.

APA citations are included, with minor errors.

APA citations are included and are correct.

Clear and Professional Writing and Format

0-5 points 6-7 points 8 points 9-10 points

Significant errors impede professional presentation.

Numerous errors somewhat interfere with professional presentation.

Few errors that do not impede professional presentation.

Writing and format are clear, professional, and error-free.

Cognitive Theories

Cognitive Theories

Write a 5–7 page paper applying cognitive theories of motivation to behaviors from the scenario and to your own learning. This paper will be in two parts. Part 1 will continue the scenario from the class, whereas Part 2 will allow you to reflect on what you’ve learned.

In  Part 1 of the paper, include the following. Be sure to use your textbook and journal articles to provide examples and support along the way.

· Relate the theory to specific  current behavior.

· Include a description of the problem.

· Explain what motivates the current behavior based on one of the cognitive theories.

· Propose a solution based on a cognitive theory of motivation

· Explain how the solution will motivate better behavior based on one of the cognitive theories.

· Relate the theory to specific  anticipated behavior.

· Explain what will motivate the expected behavior based on one of the cognitive theories.

· Explain the thought process that led to your proposed solution.

· Explain how you avoided (or did you?) making any attribution errors.

· Explain the limitations of using motivation theories to explain people’s behaviors in the scenario’s circumstances.

In  Part 2 of the paper, include the following.

· Propose a new plan to increase your performance in college.

· Describe your motivation for completing the coursework in your college program using the terms, concepts, and theories you’ve learned so far.

· Summarize the plan you made in Assessment 2.

· Assess whether you followed the plan and how it worked.

· Share what you will do to enhance motivation and performance for the rest of the course.

· Use examples from peer-reviewed, scholarly sources within your response.

Scenario

You and your group walked for six hours through Atlanta, Georgia, and have still not reached an area with electrical power. Everyone is tired, hungry, and thirsty. As the sun goes down, you begin to think about where to stay for the night and where to find food.

“Why don’t we start knocking on doors and asking for help?” Javier suggests.

“I don’t know if that’s safe,” Zoe responds. “You remember how intensely some people at the hotel acted.”

“It never hurts to ask,” Ibrim says. “But maybe we should offer something in return.

After another day on the road, you and your group still haven’t found somewhere with power. Unfortunately, you didn’t pack food or water, so you’ve been depending on the kindness of strangers. As you walk through a neighborhood of nice-looking houses, you think it might be time to ask for food or water. After all, these look like the houses of people who have money.

As you approach the first house, a dog starts growling at you from its place on the porch. As you put your hand on the front gate, the dog stands and walks slowly toward you. The four of you look at each other and back away. You need to try another house.

You and your group must beg for basic supplies and still have a long way to go.

Step 1: Choose one of the following:

1. Getting a stranger to let your group stay in their home overnight.

2. Getting medical supplies to treat a deep cut on Ibrim’s leg.

3. Motivating Javier to stay with your group and not head back to the hotel.

4. Motivating Zoe to share the food she begged off a house two stops ago.

Your group includes:

· Javier is a 36-year-old Hispanic man who lives in Florida. He was traveling to Atlanta for work—he’s a manager for a car dealership. He has a wife and three children waiting for him at home.

· Ibrim is a 43-year-old Black man from Tennessee. He had traveled to Atlanta for the Capella University graduation even though none of his family could join him. He’s worried he might have lost his job as office manager for a local doctor. His wife often travels for her job, and they are used to being apart.

· Zoe, a 24-year-old White woman from Alabama who had traveled to Atlanta for a romantic weekend with her boyfriend. Since the power outage, her boyfriend has started a relationship with another guest, leaving Zoe alone.

· You.

capain tweet

 

Create a campaign "tweet" (think back to when Twitter was a thing) of no more that 280 characters endorsing one of the mayor's from the 1920s to 1956 (see Spinney, Chapters 9 and 10). Consider Thompson (Chapter 9), Cermak, Kelly, and Kennelly (Chapter 10). 

Then in at least 100 words, explain your choice of mayor in terms of what that mayor accomplished for the city. 

In your responses to fellow students (at least two), defend your candidate as compared to the one they chose.

    white week 6

     

    Using  the same Case Study Worksheet from week 4 (Case Study #1), perform the  same analysis on a case involving some social media or online privacy  situation. Keep in mind the topic must involve some moral or ethical  conundrum.

    Some  examples would be using AI to generate posts or content and taking  credit, any number of AI systems listening to you and using the  information to generate search criteria, trolling, stalking, spreading  misinformation, etc. One example would be the arrest of Douglass Mackey  (aka Ricky Vaughn) for interfering in the 2016 election (look it up if  you are interested). If you are uncertain what you have will work, ask  the instructor. Just do not wait until Saturday or later to do so.

    This  case study will be evaluated using the attached grading table. Please  use this to your advantage to check your work before submitting. Be sure  to apply at least one ethical system in depth, including the  application of at least 3 specific aspects of that system to the  analysis of all parts of the worksheet/case study.

    Use the following format to write a paper to discuss your case study. Each section should be at least one fully developed paragraph.

    Name:

    Case Study Title: Include a full APA or MLA citation in your reference section with URL link.

    1. Briefly what happened? Summarize the case.

    2. Key Stakeholders and how they were negatively impacted: Discuss at least 4 major stakeholders (not stockholders, though the stockholders may be stakeholders). For each stakeholder, briefly explain the relationship with the company – why they are stakeholders and how were they impacted? You may use bullet points to summarize each stakeholder.

    3. What was the final outcome? Include specific details such as prison, fines, termination, and for how many individuals. Make sure to cite your facts.

    4. Describe why you feel someone’s actions were morally wrong? Using ethical systems discuss why these behaviors were morally right or wrong. Be sure to use keywords describing your moral base (consequentialist, care, duty, act utilitarian, prima facie duties, etc.) and why your compass would justify classifying the action as morally right or wrong. Be sure to document the resource(s) you use for the definition of the moral theory or theories.

    5. Put yourself in a position of leadership: Describe what you would put in place that would have prevented this in the first place or keep it from happening again. Or, alternatively what rules would you would implement to justify the action. Discuss rules in the context of your leadership philosophy or ethical standard.

    References: At least one reference is required in APA/MLA format. Intext citations should be used to show your research . Note that if your major requires a different style, use it. Just be consistent.

    Thelma week 6

     

    Develop an summary in an APA formatted Word document and address the following:

    Are blockchain and cryptocurrencies the same?

    Create a glossary of at least 10 cryptocurrency terms. The definitions must be paraphrased and not quoted.

    Submit your assignment in an APA formatted Word document

      Market Research, Demographics, and Competing Forms of Entertainment (jameire)

      this is a powerpoint presentation

       

      The  three parts of the overall marketing plan that will be completed this  week are Market Research, Demographics, and Competing Forms of  Entertainment. Please thoroughly addresses the following components. 

      • Please  provide as much market research and demographic/psychographic  information as possible on the Charles Town, WV area. Possible items for  inclusion could be: 
        • Age breakdown of area residents
        • Population data
        • The marital status of area residents
        • Educational information on area residents (e.g. high school graduates, college graduates, etc.)
        • Religion breakdown of area residents
        • Geographic location (e.g. city population versus suburbs)
        • Gender breakdown
        • Racial composition
        • Political views
        • Unemployment rate
        • Languages spoken
        • Income data
        • Average disposable income
        • Interest in sports
      • Competing  forms of entertainment are also important to consider. This will vary  from city to city and regionally, but could include: 
        • Local college, high school, or professional sports teams
        • Events brought in by the local Chamber of Commerce to stimulate economic development
        • Theaters, concerts, etc.
        • City, county or state fairs

      Please  create a PowerPoint presentation covering the areas listed above for  presentation to the City Council of Charles Town, WV. Please be sure to  review the "PowerPoint Presentation Do's and Don'ts" document that's  attached. Remember, the PowerPoint must be in bullet format and must  include a notes section in a separate PDF or WORD document. The notes  section should be a summary of the bullet points in your presentation,  such that if you were unable to make the presentation, someone else  could make the presentation for you by reading what you've written in  the notes section. Remember, you will be handing this to the president  and board of trustees for review. Be sure to carefully proof your  work.   You do not need to include your previous assignments with this portion of your marketing plan. 

      Please  include a title slide that includes your name and the assignment topic,  as well as a reference slide at the end of your PowerPoint  presentation which includes a minimum of three (3) scholarly sources. However,  since your goal is to have a minimum of ten (10) overall sources for  your final marketing plan, sources utilized for this week should be  different than those in the Week 2 and Week 3 assignments. Don't forget that every source should be correctly cited throughout your presentation on the appropriate slide.

        greg week 2

         

        Choose a kind of childhood trauma and address;

        1. How common is it for children to experience this kind of trauma?
        2. Are there specific effects that result from this kind of childhood trauma?
        3. What kinds of behaviors do children who have undergone this kind of trauma demonstrate?
        4. Give  at least one example of an intervention that is based on science and  has been used to address the issues found in children as a result of the  trauma. Briefly discuss the overall results of this intervention.
        • Natural disasters
        • Terrorism
        • Illness
        • Abuse
        • Divorce
        • Economic stress
        • Military family stress, PTSD

          quita week 2

           

          Choose a kind of childhood trauma and address;

          1. How common is it for children to experience this kind of trauma?
          2. Are there specific effects that result from this kind of childhood trauma?
          3. What kinds of behaviors do children who have undergone this kind of trauma demonstrate?
          4. Give  at least one example of an intervention that is based on science and  has been used to address the issues found in children as a result of the  trauma. Briefly discuss the overall results of this intervention.
          • Natural disasters
          • Terrorism
          • Illness
          • Abuse
          • Divorce
          • Economic stress
          • Military family stress, PTSD
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