Talk:Motivation and emotion/Book/2023/Life history theory and human reproductive strategies

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FYI, the recommended Wikiversity heading style uses sentence casing. For example: Self-determination theory rather than Self-Determination Theory Here's an example chapter with correct heading casing: Growth mindset development -- Jtneill - Talk - c 21:12, 25 September 2023 (UTC)

Topic development feedback

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Title Not presented Headings See earlier comment about Heading casing Promising 2-level heading structure Reviewing tutorials could significantly assist (esp. Tutorial 2) Develop close alignment between the sub-title, focus questions, and top-level headings The Overview and Conclusion should not have sub-headings Overview Move the scenario or case study into a feature box (with an image) to the start of this section to help catch reader interest A brief description of the problem/topic is provided Add a brief, evocative description of the problem/topic Use 3rd person perspective (except 1st/2nd person can work for feature boxes/scenarios) Develop close alignment between the sub-title, focus questions, and top-level headings Put focus questions in a feature box at the end of the section Key points Promising development of key points for each section, with relevant citations Perhaps also consider work by Phil Kavanagh from Uni of Canberra Use bullet points (see Tutorial 02) For sections which include sub-sections include key points for an overview paragraph prior to branching into the sub-headings Conclusion (the most important section): Underway Figure A relevant figure is presented and captioned Cite each figure at least once in the main text Learning feature Excellent use of in-text interwiki links for the first mention of key terms to relevant Wikipedia articles and/or to other relevant book chapters Consider including more examples/case studies, quiz question(s), table(s) etc. References Good For APA referencing style, check and correct: capitalisation doi formatting page numbers should be separated by an en-dash (–) rather than a hyphen (-) Resources Excellent Use bullet-points (see Tutorial 02) User page Created – minimal Add description about self Consider linking to your eportfolio page and/or any other professional online profile or resume such as LinkedIn. This is not required, but it can be useful to interlink your professional networks. Link provided to book chapter Social contribution None summarised with direct link(s) to evidence – this was covered in Tutorial 03. Looking ahead to the book chapter submission, see how to earn marks for social contributions.

-- Jtneill - Talk - c 21:11, 25 September 2023 (UTC)

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Book chapter review and feedback

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Overall Overall, this is a reasonably good chapter. It makes excellent use of psychological theory but poor use of research to address a real-world phenomenon or problem. Use of academic, peer-reviewed citations is lacking in some places (e.g., see the tags) Under the maximum word count, so there is room to expand For additional feedback, see the following comments and these copyedits Overview Basic Engage reader interest by presenting a case study or scenario with an image in a feature box Briefly explains the problem or phenomenon Basic focus questions Theory An excellent range of relevant theories are selected, described, and explained Builds effectively on related chapters Wikipedia articles Build more strongly on other related chapters (e.g., by embedding links to other chapters) Insightful depth is provided about relevant theory(ies) Use tables, figures, and/or lists are to help convey key theoretical information Insufficient use of academic, peer-reviewed citations (e.g., see the tags) Basic use of examples to illustrate theoretical concepts Research Insufficient review of relevant research More detail about key studies would be ideal Any systematic reviews or meta-analyses in this area? Greater emphasis on effect sizes could be helpful. Insufficient use of academic, peer-reviewed citations (e.g., see the tags) Insufficient critical thinking about relevant research is evident Critical thinking about research could be further evidenced by: describing the methodology (e.g., sample, measures) in important studies discussing the direction of relationships considering the strength of relationships acknowledging limitations pointing out critiques/counterarguments suggesting specific directions for future research Some claims are unreferenced (e.g., see the tags) Integration Basic integration between theory and research The chapter places more emphasis on theory than on research Conclusion Very good summary and conclusion Key points are well summarised Add practical, take-home message(s) Style Written expression Overall, the quality of written expression is very good Some sentences are overly long. Strive for the simplest expression. Consider splitting longer sentences into two shorter sentences. Some paragraphs are overly long. Communicate one key idea per paragraph in three to five sentences. Use 3rd person perspective (e.g., "it") rather than 1st (e.g., "we") or 2nd person (e.g., "you") perspective[1] in the main text, although 1st or 2nd person perspective can work well for case studies or feature boxes Avoid directional referencing (e.g., "As previously mentioned"). Instead: it is, most often, not needed at all, or use section linking Layout See earlier comments about #Heading casing Include an introductory paragraph before branching into the sub-sections (see tags) Avoid having sections with 1 sub-heading – use 0 or 2+ sub-headings Grammar Check and correct use of possessive apostrophes (e.g., cats vs cat's vs cats') Figures Figures are well captioned Refer to each Figure at least once within the main text (e.g., see Figure 1) Citations use correct APA style References are not in full APA style. For example: Check and correct use of capitalisation[2] Check and correct use of italicisation Separate page numbers using an en-dash (–) rather than a hyphen (-) Include hyperlinked dois Learning features Good to very good use of learning features Very good 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 even more interactive. See example. 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. Minimal use of image(s) No use of table(s) Very good use of feature box(es) Good use of case studies or examples Good use of quiz(zes) and/or reflection question(s) The quiz questions could be more effective as learning prompts by being embedded as single questions within each corresponding section rather than as a set of questions at the end Very good use of interwiki links in the "See also" section Use bullet points per Tutorial 02 Basic use of external links in the "External links" section Customise more specifically to the topic Use bullet points per Tutorial 02 Social contribution No logged social contributions

-- Jtneill - Talk - c 01:01, 5 November 2023 (UTC)