Talk:Motivation and emotion/Book/2024/Autism and motivation

Heading casing

Hi Sophiedriscoll. 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 01:11, 12 October 2024 (UTC)

Thank you so much for that, James! I will definitely change this before my chapter is due, just a force of habit ':D

I'm also wondering as there doesn't seem to be a specific number on the book chapter information or rubric, but is there a specific amount of social contributions we need to have in our book chapter, as opposed to our topic development which just needed 3? If it depends and isn't definitive, that's fine, just wondering if I missed an actual number. Also wondering this for 'see also' and 'external links' amounts. Sophiedriscoll (discuss • contribs) 04:50, 12 October 2024 (UTC)

Hi Sophie,

If you haven't already, check out the social contributions guidelines for the book chapter assessment exercise here: Motivation and emotion/Assessment/Chapter#Social contribution (10%). Feel free to ask follow-up questions.

Sincerely,

James -- Jtneill - Talk - c 02:48, 13 October 2024 (UTC)

Also wondering (just while you're here I hope it's okay if I ask a few questions, just ignore if not), I prefer to capitalise Autism but would it be better to just not capitalise it, or say ASD instead? Also, I have definitely picked a very niche topic with not much research on it, specifically, no systematic reviews or meta-analyses. Should I make it a point to say this in my chapter so you know I would include it if there were any? There's not much research at all on this topic besides just the different things that can influence motivation like PDA, executive function etc.. I'm doing my best with this, but it's a bit tricky.

Sorry for the questions, I hope its okay for me to ask. Hope you're having a nice weekend and no worries if you can't get back to me. Thanks James Sophiedriscoll (discuss • contribs) 04:58, 12 October 2024 (UTC)

Hi Sophie,

APA style is a "down" style, so autism wouldn't be capitalised. More info: https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/capitalization.

I suggest clarifying the similarities/differences for autism vs. ASD but this is only relevant to the extent that this distinction helps to understand motivation.

The task is to synthesise what is known about the topic based on psychological science. Where the science may be lacking, then provide critical analysis to point this out (e.g., the current warning box of the top could be integrated into the main content).

This article may be of interest: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6143096/

Sincerely,

James -- Jtneill - Talk - c 03:00, 13 October 2024 (UTC)

Topic development feedback

The topic development submission has been reviewed according to the marking criteria. Written feedback is below, plus see the general feedback page. Please also check the page history for changes made whilst reviewing the chapter plan. Responses to this feedback can be made by starting a new section below and/or contacting the reviewer. Marks are available via UCLearn. Marks are based on the latest version before the due date.

1. Title The title and sub-title are correctly worded and formatted 2. Headings See earlier comment about Heading casing Excellent – Well developed 2-level heading structure. Meaningful headings clearly relate directly to the core topic. Develop closer alignment between sub-title, focus questions, and top-level headings Use default heading formatting (i.e., avoid bold, italics, underline, changing the size etc.) Remove trailing colons Remove acronym#Noun|acronyms from headings 3. Overview Under-developed 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, evocative description of the problem/topic is planned Present focus questions in a feature box at the end of this section 4. Key points Promising development of key points Excellent use of citations Promising balance of theory and research Strive for an integrated balance of the best psychological theory and research about this topic, with practical examples For sections which include sub-sections, include the key points for an overview paragraph prior to branching into the sub-headings Avoid providing too much background information. Aim to briefly summarise general concepts and provide internal links to relevant book chapters and/or Wikipedia pages for further information. Then focus most of the content on directly answering the core question(s) posed by the chapter sub-title. Conclusion (the most important section) hasn't been developed What might the take-home, practical messages be? (What are the answer(s) to the question(s) in the sub-title and/or focus questions?) 5. Figure One or more relevant figure(s) presented and captioned The figure caption(s) provide(s) a clear, appropriately detailed description that is meaningfully connected with the main text Figure(s) are cited at least once in the main text Consider increasing image size from to make it easier to view 6. Learning feature Excellent in-text interwiki links for the first mention of key terms to relevant Wikipedia articles and/or to relevant book chapters Excellent use of one or more scenarios/examples/case studies Promising use of quiz question(s) Focus the quiz question(s) on the take-home messages for each focus question Also consider using one or more tables to summarise key information 7. References Good Are there any systematic reviews about this topic? Check and correct APA referencing style: capitalisation italicisation make doi hyperlinks active (i.e., clickable) 8. Resources See also Excellent External links One of two required external links provided 9. User page Very good Description about self provided 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. A link to the book chapter is provided 10. Social contribution One out of three types of contributions made with with direct link(s) to evidence. The other types of contribution are making: To add direct links to evidence of Wikiversity edits or comments: view the page history, select the version of the page before and after your contributions, click "compare selected revisions", and paste the comparison URL on your user page. For more info, see Making and summarising social contributions. This was demonstrated in tutorials. Use a numbered list (see Tutorial 2)

-- Jtneill - Talk - c 06:27, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

Word count

@Sophiedriscoll: Note that the current version is approx. 5,000 words, so is over the maximum 4,000 word count. Usually the key is to cut down on definitional/background conceptualisation and narrow the focus to addressing the sub-title question. Sincerely, James -- Jtneill - Talk - c 03:33, 14 October 2024 (UTC)