This assignment is meant to help you reflect on your experience in PSY341 over the past two units and demonstrate what you have learned about the science of psychology. You are expected to use information from the Readings and Resources under Units 1 and 2 to support your answer to the prompt below. While you are not required to cite and reference your sources in APA style, you are expected to write in your own words.
Journal Entry Prompt: Before enrolling in this course, did you think psychology was a science? Why or why not? Over the past two weeks, have your thoughts about the science of psychology changed because of what you have been learning in this course? Also, what are the steps of the scientific method? Why is it important that a researcher conduct the steps of the scientific method in precise order? Finally, why is it important for you, as a future professional psychologist, to be able to find, read, analyze, and research?
Be sure to read the criteria below, by which your journal entry will be evaluated, before you write, and again after you write.
Evaluation Rubric for Journal Assignment
Criteria Exemplary Proficient Needs Improvement
Deficient
Content
Reflection
55 points 44-54 points 33-43 points 0-32 points Reflection demonstrates a high degree of critical thinking in applying, analyzing, and evaluating key course concepts. Insightful and relevant connections made through explanations and examples.
Reflection demonstrates some degree of critical thinking in applying, analyzing, and/or evaluating key course concepts. Connections made through explanations, and/or examples.
Reflection demonstrates limited critical thinking in applying, analyzing, and/or evaluating key course concepts. Minimal connections made through explanations and/or examples.
Reflection lacks critical thinking. Superficial connections are made with key course concepts.
Personal Growth
35 points 29-34 points 23-28 points 0-24 points Conveys strong evidence of reflection on own work with a personal response to the self- assessment questions posed.
Conveys evidence of reflection on own work with a personal response to the self- assessment questions posed.
Conveys limited evidence of reflection on own work in response to the self- assessment questions posed.
Conveys inadequate evidence of reflection on own work in response to the self- assessment questions posed.
10 points 6-9 points 2-5 points 0-1 points
Writing Quality
Well written and clearly organized using standard English, characterized by elements of a strong writing style and basically free from grammar, punctuation, usage, and spelling errors.
Above average writing style and logically organized using standard English with minor errors in grammar, punctuation, usage, and spelling.
Average and/or casual writing style that is sometimes unclear and/or with some errors in grammar, punctuation, usage, and spelling.
Poor writing style lacking in standard English, clarity, language used, and/or frequent errors in grammar, punctuation, usage, and spelling. Needs work.
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Evaluation Rubric for Journal Assignment
