6412Whether through experience, licenses, certifications, or awards, most professionals have a means by which to demonstrate proficiency in their careers. How might teachers or instructors demonstrate their proficiency and effectiveness in the teaching profession? A teaching portfolio provides a way to demonstrate your teaching ability...
6411Bill and Stuart are in your in-person discussion class; yesterday, they refused to participate in the day’s discussion. Due to their stifled laughter and side glances, despite never uttering a word, you quickly realize that they are having their own conversation via text message on...
6410In the teaching environment, as in life, there are many circumstances in which ethics is called into question. As an instructor, you need to be able to determine the ethical implications of both your actions and the actions of others. Even if your actions are...
6403Stress and Quality of Life Normative and non-normative events help us understand how change and stress may impact our quality of life. Using the South University Library, locate 2 scholarly journal articles written in the last 5-6 years on how change and/or stress can impact a...
6402Life does not always go as planned, and as a person ages into adult and middle adulthood those unexpected life changes can be significantly disruptive. As our readings described, there are unexpected changes (non-normative life events) that influence our lives, but there are also the...
6388Transition into Adulthood The transition into adulthood may differ depending on cultural traditions and rites of passage from adolescence to adulthood. The transition into adulthood is also a time for relationships and romance from a normative perspective. Describe at least two unique rites of passage to adulthood...
6384Consider how self-efficacy is related to the concept of locus of control. Then think of an assignment that you might design for an introductory psychology class that might increase student self-efficacy. Finally, reflect on how the design of your assignment might change based on the...
6383Read the message posted by Jamie, a "student" in your online introductory psychology class (you have not heard from her previously on this issue). Consider how you might respond to Jamie in order to improve her level of self-efficacy. Finally, think about how theories of...
6369The transition from childhood through adolescence is not a smooth one, especially in regards to the physiological, cognitive and psychosocial challenges a young individual faces. Using sources like the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Adolescent Health research some of the major...
6348In the teaching environment, as in life, there are many circumstances in which ethics is called into question. As an instructor, you need to be able to determine the ethical implications of both your actions and the actions of others. Even if your actions are...