Talk:Motivation and emotion/Book/2020/Horticultural therapy and psychosocial well-being

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Subheadings[edit source]

Hi! Looks like you've got a great start here, however might want to consider adding some subheadings to add a bit of body to your chapter. U3189449 (discusscontribs) 03:52, 8 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for that, it's getting there. Prefer to work offline ;) Artangels92 (discusscontribs) 15:42, 17 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]


Chapter review and feedback[edit source]

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Overall[edit source]

  1. Overall, this chapter does a reasonably good job of applying psychological theory and research to the topic.
  2. However, the chapter goes beyond the specific topic (i.e., HT and PWB) to cover other areas (basically nature and health), so could be improved by either focusing in a more disciplined way on HT and PWB, or negotiating a broader question.
  3. The Overview is promising, but underdeveloped. Consider:
    1. Developing focus questions to help guide the reader and structure the chapter.
  4. This overall alignment between the topic/question and the content is key.
  5. The Conclusion and some other sections are underdeveloped (consisting only of bullet-points). The Conclusion could be more focused on summarising what psychological science knows about the relationship between HT and PWB.
  6. For additional feedback, see the following comments and these copyedits.

Theory[edit source]

  1. This chapter provides some promising coverage of relevant theory.
  2. Ideally, this theory could be more specific/directly related to HT (rather than to the effects of green space, gardening etc.). Alternatively, realign the question/topic to find more closely with the content.

Research[edit source]

  1. Relevant research is reviewed and discussed in relation to theory.
  2. Ideally, more emphasis/expansion of HT research could be provided.
  3. Some claims are unreferenced (e.g., see the [factual?] tags).

Written expression[edit source]

  1. Written expression
    1. Overall, the quality of written expression is basic. A key area for improvement is expanding some of the dot points into full paragraphs.
    2. Use 3rd person perspective rather than 1st (e.g., "we") or 2nd person (e.g., "you")[1] in the main text, although 1st or 2nd person perspective can work well for case studies or feature boxes.
    3. Internationalise: Write for an international, not just a domestic audience. Australians make up only 0.32% of the world human population.
  2. Layout
    1. The chapter uses a basic, 1-level structure. Consider developing the main sections to include sub-headings.
  3. Learning features
    1. Format bullet-points and numbered lists, per Tutorial 1 (e.g., for the case study).
    2. Good use of embedded in-text interwiki links to Wikipedia articles.
    3. No use of embedded in-text links to related book chapters. Embedding in-text links to related book chapters helps to integrate this chapter into the broader book project.
    4. Excellent use of image(s). Consider expanding some of the image sizes.
    5. No use of table(s).
    6. Good use of feature box(es).
    7. No use of quiz(zes).
    8. The quiz questions could be more effective as learning prompts by being embedded as single questions within each corresponding section rather than being presented as a set of questions at the end.
    9. Very good use of case studies or examples.
  4. Grammar
    1. Check and correct use of that vs. who.
    2. Use serial commas[2] - it is part of APA style and generally recommended by grammaticists. Here's a 1 min. explanatory video.
    3. Check and correct use of ownership apostrophes (e.g., individuals vs. individual's vs individuals').[3].
    4. Abbreviations
      1. Check and correct grammatical formatting for abbreviations (such as e.g., i.e.., etc.).
  5. APA style
    1. Use double (not single) quotation marks "to introduce a word or phrase used as an ironic comment, as slang, or as an invented or coined expression; use quotation marks only for the first occurrence of the word or phrase, not for subsequent occurrences" (APA 7th ed., 2020, p. 159).
    2. Numbers under 10 should be written in words (e.g., five); numbers 10 and over should be written in numerals (e.g., 10).
    3. Figures and tables
      1. Refer to each Table and Figure at least once within the main text (e.g., see Figure 1).
    4. Citations are not in full APA style. For example:
      1. If there are three or more authors, cite the first author followed by et al., then year. For example, either:
        1. in-text, Smith et al. (2020), or
        2. in parentheses (Smith et al., 2020)
      2. Use ampersand (&) inside brackets and "and" outside brackets.
    5. References use correct APA style.
    6. A more comprehensive list of references for HT could probably be developed and used.

Social contribution[edit source]

  1. ~16 logged social contributions with some direct links to evidence and some without direct links to evidence, so unable to easily verify and assess.

-- Jtneill - Talk - c 02:58, 26 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]


Multimedia feedback

The accompanying multimedia presentation has been marked according to the marking criteria. Marks are available via the unit's UCLearn site. Written feedback is provided below, plus see the general feedback page. Responses to this feedback can be made by starting a new section below. If you would like further clarification about the marking or feedback, contact the unit convener.

Overall[edit source]

  1. Overall, this is an good presentation.

Structure and content[edit source]

  1. Comments about the book chapter also apply to this section - this is presentation is more broadly about the effects of nature on well-being, using HT as an example. Ideally, it will drill more specifically into HT and PWB.
  2. An appropriate amount of content is presented - not too much or too little.
  3. The presentation is well structured.
  4. Consider adding and narrating an Overview slide (e.g., with focus questions), to help orientate the viewer about what will be covered.
  5. The presentation makes good use of theory.
  6. The presentation makes good use of research.
  7. The presentation makes excellent use of one or more examples or case studies or practical advice.
  8. A Conclusion slide is presented with a take-home message(s).

Communication[edit source]

  1. The presentation is interesting to watch and listen to.
  2. The presentation makes effective use of text and image based slides with narrated audio.
  3. Well paced.
  4. Excellent intonation to enhance listener interest and engagement.
  5. The font size is sufficiently large to make it easy to read.
  6. Sometimes it could be helpful to have less text per slide.
  7. The visual communication is effectively supplemented by images.

Production quality[edit source]

  1. The video is well produced using simple tools.
  2. The chapter title and sub-title are used on the opening slide - this helps to clearly convey the purpose of the presentation.
  3. Audio recording quality was very good.
  4. Visual display quality was very good.
  5. Impressive use of self-created images!
  6. Image sources and their copyright status are provided.
  7. A copyright license for the presentation is not provided.
  8. A link to the book chapter is provided.
  9. A link from the book chapter is provided.
  10. A brief written description of the presentation is provided. Consider expanding.

-- Jtneill - Talk - c 06:47, 26 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]