Talk:Motivation and emotion/Book/2020/Leadership and morale

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Topic Development Requirements[edit source]

  • [X] - Title and Subtitle: Chapter title with hyperlink to user page
  • [X] - User Page: Create about self
  • [X] - Social Contribution: Online feedback of at least one other topic
  • [X] - Section Headings: correct format, titel, table of contents.
  • [~] - Key Points: Each section key points relevant history and citations
  • [X] - Image: at least 1 relevant resuable image; APA caption figure
  • [X] - References: at least 3 APA sources
  • [X] - Resources: "See also", internal wiki link; "External Links", external internet resource


Theories of Leadership[edit source]

  • Transformational Leadership.
  • Leader-Member Exchange Theory.
  • Adaptive Leadership.
  • Strengths-Based Leadership.
  • Servant Leadership.

Additional ideas[edit source]

Hi, this looks like it will be a really interesting topic. I had a few ideas come to mind when I was looking over this book chapter - it might be good to look at EI and how this influences leadership and morale. In addition, it could help to distinguish between task-oriented leaders and socio-emotional oriented leaders. Finally, if you're planning on looking at transformational leadership, it might be good to mention transactional leadership too. Hope this helps. --U3192645 (discusscontribs) 08:59, 5 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hey there! I found this article that may help you in the development of your chapter. It can be found here: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0263211X010293004 It is titled "Delving deeper into morale, job satisfaction and motivation among education professionals" by Evans (2001) This article discusses how leadership can influence morale in a more indirect way through shaping work contexts. Hope this helps :) --U3190016 (discusscontribs) 13:27, 15 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion[edit source]

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Title and sub-title[edit source]

  1. Excellent

User page[edit source]

  1. Created
  2. Used effectively
  3. About me
    1. Description about self provided
    2. Consider linking to your eportfolio
  4. Link provided to book chapter

Social contribution[edit source]

  1. Summarised with direct link(s) to evidence.

Section headings[edit source]

  1. Use default heading styles (e.g., no bold).
  2. Avoid having sections with 1 sub-heading - use 0 or 2+ sub-headings.
  3. Possibly overly complicated 3-level structure - consider simplifying e.g. may not need "Leaders in context" - could instead use some of these figures as embedded case studies/examples to illustrate key theory and/or research.

Key points[edit source]

  1. Overview - Consider:
    1. Simplifying/shortening - currently this is somewhat duplicative of the table of contents
    2. Introducing an example/case study
  2. Development of key points is evident for some sections, but not others
  3. Lack of theory and research.
  4. Use APA style for citations.
  5. Include in-text interwiki links for the first mention of key terms to relevant Wikipedia articles and/or to other relevant book chapters.
  6. Conclusion (the most important section) hasn't been developed.

Image[edit source]

  1. An image (figure) is presented.
  2. Caption
    1. does not use APA style.
    2. explains how the image connects to key points being made in the main text.
  3. Cite each figure at least once in the main text.

References[edit source]

  1. Good.
  2. For APA referencing style, check and correct:
    1. capitalisation
    2. italicisation
  3. See also
    1. Excellent
  4. External links
    1. Be selective
    2. Rename links so that they are more user friendly
    3. Include source in brackets after link

Resources[edit source]

No comment

-- Jtneill - Talk - c 22:49, 13 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]


Chapter review and feedback[edit source]

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Overall[edit source]

  1. Overall, this is an insufficient chapter mainly because of the poor quality of written expression. The chapter is also quite abstract, so could be improved by providing more practical information about relevant research and everyday case study examples.
  2. For additional feedback, see the following comments and these copyedits.

Theory[edit source]

  1. Sufficient coverage of relevant theory is provided.
  2. Did you consult Katz (1949)? If not, this should be cited as a secondary source.

Research[edit source]

  1. Overall, this chapter provides a basic overview of relevant research.
  2. Some claims are unreferenced (e.g., see the [factual?] tags).
  3. When describing important research findings, consider including a bit more detail about the methodology and indicating the size of effects in addition to whether or not there was an effect or relationship.
  4. Greater emphasis on major reviews and/or meta-analyses would be helpful.

Written expression[edit source]

  1. Written expression
    1. Overall, the quality of written expression is below professional standard. UC Study Skills assistance is recommended to help improve writing skills.
    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. Avoid directional referencing (e.g., "As previously mentioned"). Instead:
      1. it is, most often, not needed at all, or
      2. use section linking.
    4. Reduce use of weasel words which bulk out the text, but don't enhance meaning.
  2. Layout
    1. Sections which branch into sub-sections should include an introductory paragraph before branching into the sub-sections.
  3. Learning features
    1. Basic use of embedded in-text interwiki links to Wikipedia articles. Adding more interwiki links for the first mention of key words and technical concepts would make the text more interactive. See example.
    2. 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.
    3. Very basic use of images - one image.
    4. Basic use of table(s).
    5. Basic use of feature box(es).
    6. Good use of quiz(zes).
    7. 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.
    8. Basic use of case studies or examples.
  4. Grammar
    1. The grammar for many sentences could be improved (e.g., see the [grammar?] tags). Grammar-checking tools are available in most internet browsers and word processing software packages. Another option is to share draft work with peers and ask for their assistance.
    2. Check and make correct use of commas.
    3. Use serial commas[2] - they are part of APA style and are generally recommended by grammaticists. Here's a 1 min. explanatory video.
    4. Check and correct use of ownership apostrophes (e.g., individuals vs. individual's vs individuals').[3].
  5. Spelling
    1. Use Australian spelling (e.g., hypothesize vs. hypothesise; behavior vs. behaviour).
  6. Proofreading
    1. More proofreading is needed to fix typos and bring the quality of written expression closer to a professional standard.
    2. Replace double spaces with single spaces.
  7. APA style
    1. Figures and tables
      1. Use APA style for Figure captions. See example.
      2. Use APA style for Table captions. See example.
      3. Refer to each Table and Figure at least once within the main text (e.g., see Figure 1).
    2. Citations are not in full APA style. For example:
      1. Use ampersand (&) inside brackets and "and" outside brackets.
    3. References use correct APA style.

Social contribution[edit source]

  1. ~30 logged, social contributions with direct links to evidence - mostly fixing capitalisation and formatting. Thankyou.

-- Jtneill - Talk - c 02:23, 29 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Comments on resubmitted book chapter

These revisions have been reviewed. Comments:

  1. Overall, moderate improvements have been made.
  2. Spelling and grammar is improved, although there are still several problems.
  3. Citation is improved.
  4. There are moderate other improvements to content (e.g., communication nets) and style.
  5. Incomplete sections have been expanded.

-- Jtneill - Talk - c 01:07, 10 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]


Multimedia feedback

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Overall[edit source]

  1. Overall, this is an excellent presentation.

Structure and content[edit source]

  1. Comments about the book chapter also apply to this section.
  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 excellent use of relevant psychological theory.
  6. The presentation makes little use of relevant psychological research.
  7. The presentation makes excellent use of one or more examples or case studies or practical advice.
  8. The presentation could be improved by making more use of examples or case studies.
  9. The presentation could be strengthened by adding a Conclusion slide with practical, take-home messages.

Communication[edit source]

  1. The presentation is fun, easy to follow, and interesting to watch and listen to.
  2. The presentation makes effective/basic use of animated slides with narrated audio and sound effects.
  3. Well paced. Excellent pauses between sentences. This helps the viewer to cognitively digest the information that has just been presented before moving on to the next point.
  4. Consider using greater intonation to enhance listener interest and engagement.
  5. The font size is sufficiently large to make it easy to read.
  6. The visual communication is effectively supplemented by animation.

Production quality[edit source]

  1. The video is very well produced.
  2. The chapter title and sub-title are used in the name of presentation and on the opening slide - this helps to clearly convey the purpose of the presentation.
  3. Audio recording quality was excellent.
  4. Visual display quality was excellent.
  5. Image sources and their copyright status are provided, but direct links to sources should be provided.
  6. A copyright license for the presentation is provided in the video description but not in the meta-data.
  7. A link to the book chapter is provided.
  8. A link from the book chapter is provided.
  9. A brief written description of the presentation is provided. Consider expanding.

-- Jtneill - Talk - c 02:37, 29 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]