Description

Reflection 1 Topic Name is – Variables

You are expected to submit 6 reflection papers out of 9 possible topics over the course of the semester. The length is 600-900 words. Reflection papers are due on Sundays by 11:59pm, beginning in Week 2 (see the class schedule) and are written on the previous week’s topic. For example, the paper due on Jan 26th should be written on “Early Psychology: Establishing a science”. Please note: You may submit more than 6 (up to 9) reflection papers. They will be graded, but only the 6 highest grades will count toward your final grade.

Guidelines for reflection papers
• The main aim of the reflection papers is to provide you with a written means of
engaging with the readings and class discussions.

Reflection papers are written in response to readings and class discussions from the previous week, and are due
the Sunday after the preceding Tues/Thurs classes.

• Do not summarize out
  •Your task is not to summarize the week’s readings, but rather to critically and
  creatively engage with, and make sense of, the ideas and topics raised for the week.
• Here are some ideas that can help you focus your paper:
• Engage with (respond to, relate to, discuss, debate, compare, refute etc.) the
  authors’ ideas or arguments.
• Response to actual arguments
• USE – ‘I’
• A conversational tone is generally preferred written in the first-person (using I).
• Informal way of writing
• Provide reflection deeply
• (If you write claims provide reasoning behind them)
• Reflect on your learning: How has your thinking changed? What assumptions did
  you have that were challenged? What has been tricky, disturbing, upsetting,
  complicated, confusing, etc.?
• Make connections between weekly readings or with, or with your
  your experiences or with current events.
• Explore how critical historical perspectives challenge your understanding of
  psychology.
• Explore how the readings relate to your own research and thinking.
• Make an attempt to articulate your understanding of a particular idea, concept,
  issue or argument from the readings (while being honest about what you are
  struggling to understand).
• Thesis line important
• It has to be followed in every paper, and in fact, it may be better to
  choose all of these as a focus for your paper for the week.
  • The reflection papers are meant to be part of your ongoing reflection on new and
  sometimes complex ideas, and you can expect that your ideas about things will
  change as the course progresses. This means that your papers can be
  exploratory.
  • The GRADING will look for evidence that you have read and thought about the course material when grading your papers, so read the papers deeply and perhaps even more than once, take notes, highlight passages that are interesting or intriguing, write out questions or connections in the margins, and use these to help you identify potential topics to explore in your reflection papers.
  Format for submissions:
  • APA 7 Referencing is only necessary if you want to cite materials other than those on
  your reading list.
  • Paper adheres to the length guidelines – Length is 600 words exactly (2 double spaced pages).
  • Quality is more important than quantity!

A personal reflection will require you to think deeply about your own experiences. You will need to think about the ways in which your experiences have shaped you or your understanding of a particular issue. A personal reflection is about your perceptions rather than about extensive research that you have conducted.

A conversational tone is generally prefered written in the first-person (using I).

Three-stage model of reflective writing (have to used while writing )

Stage 1: What?

Stage 1 starts the reflection process through descriptive questions (see below) that you can answer in your reflective journals. You should normally complete this stage as you plan and prepare for an experience (e.g., teaching practicum, community service placement, other learning opportunity). This is the “before” stage.

What do I expect to get out of this experience (goals, outcomes, purpose, ideas)?

What were my initial observations (e.g., of the placement location, interactions between people, my reactions)?

What are the goals of agency, group, organization?

What do I already know about the specific context?

What did I think before?

What roles am I taking on?

What happened to me today

Stage 2: So what?

Stage 2 requires you to share meaningful experiences and provide an observation or analysis of these experiences. In this stage, you write about the day’s actions and what significance or consequences are attached to these actions. You are challenged to interpret the meaning of your experiences. You can answer the following questions in your reflective writing piece. This is the “during” stage.

What did this experience mean to me?

What did I do that was effective? Why was it effective?

What am I learning about others and myself?

What did I do that seems to be ineffective? How could I have done it differently?

What values, opinions, and/or decisions have been made through this experience?

Stage 3: Now What?

In stage 3, you will apply the lessons you have learned during one (or more) placements (or situations) to other situations and contexts. You will explore new understandings about yourself and community issues. Questions to guide you are listed below. This is the “after” stage.

How will that change my action perspective going forward?

Is it important for me to stay involved in the community?

What will the final results of my efforts be?

How will that change my action perspective going forward?

How can I use what I learned in my future placements or career?

What changes would I make in this experience if it were repeated?

How does this experience exemplify or contradict module materials?

• It should contain no spelling errors and typos
• READINGS which have to be used
• The resources and link which has to be used is only 1(one )pdf which I have provided in the form of pdf to be analyzed by word to word and used properly.
• NO OTHER SOURCE HAS TO BE USED ONLY these readings has to be used.
• No outsource has to be used.
• Reading are as follows:
• READING NO-1 (Variables -Danziger, K., & Dzinas, K. (1997).-How Psychology Got Its Variables)
• DOCX –2 IS THE SAMPLE OF HOW TO WRITE THE REFLECTION WHICH IS ALSO VERY IMPORTANT
• DOCX 3 IS GRADING RUBRIC PHOTO(PDF DOCX ).
• And guidelines and you have to answer to this I am proving the grading rubrics everything write in own words do not use no AI AND CHATGPT AS MAM HAS THE SOFTAWARE TO DETECT.EACH AND EVERY LINE and each and every word.
• I Have also attached the grading rubric photo which is in form of image grading rubric is very much important you have to follow each and every instruction very carefully.
• only these sources which I have provided you have to use.
• I have also attached the grading rubric photo each and every instruction has to be followed very carefully.
• Suggestion given by mam intext citation should match with reference”(Make sure that you have the right authors in your citation and include a only one reference external to course material).first you have to use these three reading and this Reading-1 is very very very important and has to be used studied deeply and understand deeply and then write original reflection paper1 .

Grading Expectations

PSYC3000 Reflection Paper Grading Rubric

GRADING RUBRIC