Academic+Paragraph+Prompts

=For detailed instructions see Wiki Assignment 3: Write an Academic Paragraph= toc You need to write five Academic Paragraphs by the end of the semester. Your first Academic Paragraph is due the same day that Wiki Assignment 3 is due. Due dates for the remaining 4 paragraphs are staggered throughout the semester. See your Course Outline (HGD) (Gen Psych) or Calendar (HGD) (Gen Psych) for due dates. Late paragraphs may be docked by 10% (one grade level). Paragraphs that do not follow a prompt are docked by 25%.

These paragraphs are worth up to **20 points**. Your score will be posted on Blackboard when Peer Grading is complete for your paragraph.

Please **follow the prompt** and make sure to fulfill the **basic requirements** outlined below. =Basic Requirements= include component="page" wikiName="fuzzyscience" page="Academic Paragraph Basic Requirements" editable="1"

=Prompt: Science Summary= include component="page" wikiName="fuzzyscience" page="Science Summary Prompt"

=Prompt: Guest Speaker Report= Compare the speaker's experiences and claims to those in the textbook, and to Barrett's Laws. Possible details might include: See the Academic Paragraph Rubric for details on how your essay will be graded. Fill in the blanks in this Guest Speaker Citation for your references section.
 * Are the speaker's experiences consistent with the text? Why or why not?
 * Are the speaker's claims protected by, or in violation of, Barrett's Laws? Which ones?
 * For HGD: if your speaker is representative of a stage of development, discuss the ways they would be considered normal for that stage, and the ways that they would be unusual/abnormal.

=Prompt: Field Trip Report= Compare the field trip experience to claims in the textbook, and to Barrett's Laws. Possible details might include: See the Academic Paragraph Rubric for details on how your essay will be graded.
 * If this field trip consists of volunteering for some kind of service, you might talk about altruism/volunteerism, Kohlberg's moral development, intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivation, or anything from the learning theories.
 * If your field trip has a guide or teacher that you are listening to, you can use any of the above suggestions for Guest Speakers.

=Prompt: Personality Assessments= After completing the Personality Assessments Activity, you may earn up to 20 additional points for writing an academic paragraph: Do you think the results describe you very well? Why or why not? Compare and contrast the two tests and the accuracy of their description of you. Possible details might include:
 * What’s the difference between an assessment and a test?
 * Which assessment do you believe is more valid (i.e. closer to the real you)?
 * Which assessment do you believe is more reliable? (i.e. consistent over time?)
 * What type of research would use personality assessments?
 * Assuming the results are reliable and valid, what would cause a person’s scores to change over time?
 * Suggested terms: validity, reliability, assessment, test, trait, type, nature-nurture debate

=Submission Instructions= include component="page" wikiName="fuzzyscience" page="Essay Submission Instructions"