Talk:Motivation and emotion/Book/2023/Self-affirmation and psychological change

Initial suggestions

@U3213910: Thanks for tackling this topic. Some initial suggestions:

• Check out other related chapters and see how you can build on, link to, and integrate with that work:
  • Category:Motivation and emotion/Book/Positive psychology
  • Category:Motivation and emotion/Book/Self
• What psychological theories can help to understand? What is the main research in this area?

Sincerely, James -- Jtneill - Talk - c 12:46, 7 August 2023 (UTC)

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Title The title is correctly worded and formatted The sub-title is correctly worded and formatted Headings Promising 2-level heading structure – could benefit from further development by expanding the structure Consider embedding any case studies in feature boxes throughout (don't need separate headings) Consider embedding research throughout (doesn't need separate heading) Maintain close alignment between the sub-title, focus questions, and top-level headings Overview Engaging opening with questions - consider putting into a feature box with the Figure 1 image to help attract reader interest. This should also help to avoid a long opening paragraph. Consider briefly mentioning the major psychological theory/research Focus questions Use bullet-points or numbered list Key points Basic development of key points for most sections, mostly with relevant citations Maybe consider, how does self-affirmation relate to cognitive dissonance and/or psychological resilience? Also consider potential downsides Promising balance of theory and research Conclusion (the most important section): Under developed Figure Excellent – A relevant figure is presented and it is appropriately captioned Figure(s) are cited at least once in the main text Learning feature Promising use of in-text interwiki links for the first mention of key terms to relevant Wikipedia articles and/or to other relevant book chapters Promising use of examples/case studies - better to include one good case study than a few not so well done Consider including more quiz question(s), table(s) etc. References Very good For APA referencing style, check and correct: capitalisation use full journal names Resources See also OK Fix capitalisation Include source in brackets after link External links OK Rename links so that they are more user friendly (see Tutorial 02) Include source in brackets after link User page Good Brief description about self provided – consider expanding 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 Excellent – at least three different types of contributions with direct link(s) to evidence

-- Jtneill - Talk - c 00:34, 20 September 2023 (UTC)

Quiz

Hi! I have enjoyed reading your chapter so far. Looking forward to see how it further develops! One suggestion may be to include a quiz at the end of either of your sections, so that the chapter is more interactive.

Good luck! -- Concettazicc (discuss • contribs) 08:29, 4 October 2023 (UTC)

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Overall Overall, this is a reasonably good chapter. It makes good use of psychological theory and research to address a real-world phenomenon or problem. Under the maximum word count, so there is room to expand For additional feedback, see the following comments and these copyedits Overview Well developed What are some examples of self-affirmations? Engages reader interest by introducing a basic case study and/or scenario with an image in a feature box Explains the problem or phenomenon Reasonably clear focus questions Theory A very good range of relevant theories are selected, described, and explained Build more strongly on other related chapters (e.g., by embedding links to other chapters) Very good depth is provided about relevant theory(ies) No use of tables, figures, and/or lists are to help clearly convey key theoretical information Lack of sufficient use of academic, peer-reviewed citations (e.g., see the tags) Good use of simple examples to illustrate theoretical concepts Research Basic 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. Lack of sufficient 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 Many 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 Reasonably good summary and conclusion Remind the reader about the importance of the problem or phenomenon of interest Key points are summarised Add practical, take-home message(s) Style Written expression Overall, the quality of written expression is good The word "hold" is overused Some sentences could be explained more clearly (e.g., see the and tags)## 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. Layout Avoid having sections with 1 sub-heading – use 0 or 2+ sub-headings Grammar The grammar for some sentences could be improved (e.g., see the tags) APA style 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" (APA 7th ed., 2020, p. 159) Write numbers under 10 using words (e.g., five). Express numbers 10 and over using numerals (e.g., 10). > Figures Figures are briefly captioned Each Figure is referred to at least once within the main text Citations use correct APA style References are not in full APA style. For example: Check and correct use of capitalisation[1] Learning features Good use of learning features 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 even more interactive. See example. One 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. Good use of image(s) No use of table(s) Excellent use of feature box(es) Good use of quiz(zes) and/or reflection question(s) Good use of case studies or examples Basic use of interwiki links in the "See also" section Basic use of external links in the "External links" section Rename links per Tutorial 02 Include sources in parentheses Social contribution ~6 logged, useful, minor social contributions with direct links to evidence

-- Jtneill - Talk - c 10:29, 1 November 2023 (UTC)

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Overall Overall, this is a basic presentation The presentation is over the maximum time limit — content beyond 3 mins is ignored for marking and feedback purposes Overview An opening slide with the title and sub-title is displayed — this helps to clearly convey the purpose of the presentation Also narrate the title and sub-title to help to clearly convey the purpose of the presentation. This presentation has a basic introduction to engage audience interest Establish a context for the topic (e.g., by using an example or explaining why it is important), to help the viewer understand Consider asking focus questions that lead to take-away messages. This will help to focus and discipline the presentation. Content Comments about the book chapter may also apply to this section The presentation somewhat addresses the topic There is too much content, in too much detail, presented within the allocated time frame. The presentation makes good use of relevant psychological theory A closer concentration on the psychological science of self-affirmation would be ideal and fewer general positive psychology theories No citations for theories are provided The presentation makes no use of relevant psychological research Include citations to support claims The presentation could be improved by making more use of examples or case studies Provide practical, easy to understand information Conclusion The Conclusion did not fit within the time limit Audio The audio is cut off at the start The presentation makes basic use of narrated audio Audio recording quality was excellent The narrated content is reasonably well matched to the target topic (see content) Video Overall, visual display quality is reasonably good The presentation makes basic use of text and image based slides The font size is sufficiently large to make it easy to read The visual communication is supplemented in a basic way by images and/or diagrams The presentation is reasonably well produced using simple tools The visual content is reasonably well matched to the target topic (see content) Meta-data The chapter title is used, but the sub-title (or a shortened version of it) is not used, as the name of the presentation. The sub-title (or an abbreviation of the sub-title that fits within the 100 character limit) would help to clearly convey the purpose of the presentation. A brief written description of the presentation is provided. Consider expanding. An inactive hyperlink to the book chapter is provided because the YouTube user account does not yet have access to advanced features A link from the book chapter is provided Licensing Image sources and their copyright status are communicated but very briefly on a slide which is over the maximum time limit and links aren't clickable etc. Ideally, provide clickable links to the original image sources (e.g., in the description) Image sources are communicated in a general way. Also provide links to each image and the license details. This presentation has probably violated the copyrights of image owners as images appear to have been used without permission and/or acknowledgement A copyright license for the presentation is not provided

-- Jtneill - Talk - c 09:49, 6 November 2023 (UTC)