Talk:Motivation and emotion/Book/2025/Incentive theory of motivation

Topic development feedback

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1. Title Title and sub-title correctly worded and use sentence casing 2. Headings Basic, 1-level heading structure – could benefit from further development, perhaps using a 2-level structure (i.e., use subheadings) Reasonably good alignment between focus questions and heading structure, but aim for closer alignment 3. Overview Excellent – Scenario, image, evocative description of the problem/topic, and focus questions Very good Good Basic Insufficient Hasn't been developed – Needs scenario, image, evocative description of the problem/topic, and focus questions Does this section include genAI content? If so, it needs to be acknowledged as such in the edit summaries, otherwise it violates academic integrity. A scenario or case study is presented in a feature box at the start of this section; I moved an image into the feature box to help attract reader interest A clear description of the problem/topic is planned or presented Use 3rd person perspective (except 1st/2nd person can work for feature boxes/scenarios) Reasonably good alignment between focus questions and heading structure, but consider closer alignment Open-ended focus questions are usually better than closed-ended (e.g., yes/no) questions 4. Key points Solid development of key points The writing style is clear and easy to follow Promising balance of theory and research Excellent use of citations Use correct capitalisation (APA style is a "down" style) – more info Conclusion is underway 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 Excellent - Relevant figure(s) presented, captioned, and cited 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 6. Learning feature Two uses of in-text interwiki links for first mention of key terms to Wikipedia. Also embed links to book chapters. Excellent use of scenarios/examples/case studies Promising use of scenarios/examples/case studies Basic use of scenario/example/case study Placeholder use of scenarios/examples/case studies Consider use of more scenarios/examples/case studies Consider including quiz question(s) about the take-home messages Also consider using tables to summarise key information 7. References Good What are the most relevant systematic reviews/meta-analyses about this topic? Move non-academic / non-peer reviewed sources to the "External links" section Check and correct APA referencing style: capitalisation italicisation) 8. Resources See also Excellent External links Very good Use sentence casing 9. User page Excellent Excellent 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 Excellent – at least three different types of contributions with direct link(s) to evidence

-- Jtneill - Talk - c 22:26, 21 August 2025 (UTC)

Book chapter review and feedback

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Overall This is a reasonably good chapter that makes good use of psychological theory and research to address a real-world phenomenon or problem Very good use of academic, peer-reviewed citations to support claims All citations need to be in the References Under the maximum word count, so there is room to expand For additional feedback, see the following comments and these copyedits Overview Well developed Engaging scenario or case study Figure 1 is relevant to the scenario Scenario uses an appropriate feature box Clearly explains the psychological problem or phenomenon The focus questions are excellent (clear and relevant) Theory Very good—key theories are well explained and applied; minor areas for improvements Builds in a basic way on Wikipedia articles and chapters by embedding interwiki links for key terms Good depth is provided about key theory(ies) Basic use of tables, figures, and/or lists to clearly convey key theoretical information In some places, there is insufficient use of academic, peer-reviewed citations (e.g., see the tags) Basic use of examples to illustrate theoretical concepts Consider integrating more examples to illustrate theoretical concepts Research Basic review of relevant research Greater emphasis on systematic reviews and/or meta-analyses would be ideal More detail about key studies would be ideal In some places, there is insufficient use of academic, peer-reviewed citations (e.g., see the tags) Basic 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 considering the strength of relationships acknowledging limitations pointing out critiques/counterarguments suggesting specific directions for future research Integration Basic integration between the most relevant theory(ies) and the best research The chapter places more emphasis on theory than on research; strive for an integrated balance Enhance integration with related chapters Conclusion Very good summary and conclusion Remind the reader about the importance of the problem or phenomenon of interest Key points are well summarised The take-away messages for each focus question could be spelt out more clearly Add practical, take-home message(s) Style Written expression The quality of written expression is very good Avoid starting sentences with a citation unless the author is particularly pertinent. Instead, it is more interesting for the the content/key point to be communicated, with the citation included along the way or, more typically, in parentheses at the end of the sentence. Avoid one sentence paragraphs. Communicate one idea per paragraph using three to five sentences. Use 3rd person perspective (e.g., "it") instead of 1st (e.g., "we") or 2nd person (e.g., "you") in the main text. 1st or 2nd person can work well for case studies or feature boxes. Layout The chapter is well structured, with major sections using sub-sections Use the default heading style (e.g., remove additional numbers, italics, bold, and/or change in font size) Grammar The grammar for some sentences could be improved (e.g., see tags); consider using a grammar checking tool, Studiosity, and/or peer feedback APA style Use sentence casing for disorders, therapies, theories, etc. Figures Well Brief captions; provide more detail to help connect the figure to the text Use this format for captions: Figure X. Descriptive caption goes here in sentence casing. See example. Add captions Each Figure is referred to at least once within the main text using APA style Tables Add an APA style caption to each table (see example) Refer to each Table at least once within the main text (e.g., see Table 1) Citations use good APA Style (7th ed.) If there are three or more authors, cite the first author followed by et al., then year. For example, either: in-text, Smith et al. (2020), or in parentheses (Smith et al., 2020) Use ampersand (&) inside parentheses and "and" outside parentheses References use very goo APA style: Check and correct use of capitalisation[1] Learning features Basic use of learning features Add more embedded in-text interwiki links to Wikipedia articles. Adding interwiki links for the first mention of key words and technical concepts would make the text more interactive. See example. Add more 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. Basic use of figure(s) Basic use of table(s) Basic use of feature box(es) Insufficient use of scenarios, case studies, or examples No use of quiz(zes) and/or reflection question(s) Excellent use of the See also section Excellent use of the External links section Social contribution ~6 logged, useful, mostly moderate to major contributions with direct links to evidence

-- Jtneill - Talk - c 04:44, 22 October 2025 (UTC)