Explain how assessment is critical for learning

Explain how assessment is critical for learning and how reliability and validity relate to quality assessments that promote learning. Also, discuss one new idea from this chapter for you about assessment and how it changes your ideas of assessment as a student yourself.

Risks associated with pubertal timing

Explain how the “mismatch hypothesis” explains the risks associated with pubertal timing. Additionally, provide at least one example of how this hypothesis might explain the risks to females of early pubertal maturation and how the hypothesis might explain the risks to males of late pubertal maturation.

 Social psychology

Find and share a good visual example of any aspect of social psychology (e.g., concept, theory, domain, famous research, etc.) demonstrated as an image (e.g., meme, cartoon, photograph, advertisement) and explain why you feel your chosen image captures this concept  The image must be able to be shared publicly as part of your discussion post so that we all can see it (insert image or PDF or via a web link in the discussion) and should not be offensive/inappropriate (i.e., adhere to UMGC’s rules for interacting in the online classroom:

Insert an image or PDF (or include a link to an image) that demonstrates a good visual example of some aspect of social psychology. Identify the social psychology concept your chosen image demonstrates along with at least one appropriate APA style citation & reference.

Opinion: Why do you feel this image demonstrates your chosen concept? Why did you choose this concept? Does this image or concept hold any special personal relevance?

 

Provide references APA

Functional behavior assessment

Find an evidence-based intervention for this scenario would DRO be appropriate? or extinction? Consider this scenario: A family has contacted you about the care of their grandfather, Juan, who has Alzheimer’s disease. The nursing home staff report that Juan engages in frequent elopement from the nursing home facility when unattended, and verbal aggression that has caused disruptions to the other nursing home residents. A review of the files shows that the nursing home contracted with a BCaBA who did not conduct a functional behavior assessment but advised setting limits, being consistent with rules, and blocking Juan from engaging in problem behavior. The nursing home staff decided to incorporate these strategies by restricting Juan from accessing the courtyard or roaming the halls, leaving him to stay all day in his room with only accompanied walks to therapies and the dining hall. Juan’s behaviors escalated and they have stated they will be ordering the use of chemical restraints to block occurrences of the problem behavior.

 

Prepare a formal letter to the family with your recommendations.

Analyze, within the letter, at least five BACB ethical code elements that are relevant to your discussed behavior analytic procedure and this scenario.

 Social cognitive predictors

Fill out this provided Literature Review Research Matrix [DOCX] with research concepts that can be found and connected to either these five articles related to the topic of first-generation college students and resilience at a four-year university, or to the list of articles your instructor provides. The first article has been completed for you as an example.

  1. Garriott, P. O., Hudyma, A., Keene, C., & Santiago, D. (2015). Social cognitive predictors of first and non-first-generation college students’ academic and life satisfaction. Journal of Counseling Psychology62(2), 253-263.
  2. Johnson, S. R., & Stage, F. K. (2018). Academic engagement and student success: Do high-impact practices mean higher graduation rates? Journal of Higher Education89(5), 753-781.
  3. Olive, T. (2014). The desire for higher education in first-generation Hispanic college students enrolled in a graduate counseling program. Journal of Phenomenological Psychology45(1), 72-91.
  4. Scheibe, L., Swanbrow Becker, M., Spinelli, C., & McCray, D. (2019). First generation college students’ perceptions of an academic retention program. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 19(5), 61-76.
  5. Smith, K. J., Emerson, D. J., Haight, T. D., Mauldin, S., & Wood, B. G. (2019). An examination of the psychometric properties of the Connor-Davidson resilience scale – 10 (CD-RISC10) among accounting and business students. Journal of Accounting Education47, 48-62.

Aspects of the beginning and transition stages

Discuss a few aspects of the beginning and transition stages when leading a group for counseling that—based on educational readings, videos, and your own experience—are most critical for the group leader to attend to and address in order for the group to reach the working stage in the process.

The importance of the brain

Consider the importance of the brain to our overall well-being and discuss what kinds of measures people can take in order to keep their brains healthy. Would it be a good idea to teach “brain maintenance” in school or college? If so, what would be some of the topics covered?

Indications of serious mental disorder

A 10-year-old boy who seems very intelligent to his parents and teacher is getting very low grades. He is frequently inattentive to the teacher and seems “spaced out.” There is no history of trauma to the head and no indications of serious mental disorder. It is not clear whether his problems occur solely in the classroom or elsewhere, too. The boy and his parents come to you for an assessment.

Discuss and list relevant assessment tools.

Neuropsychology fear and loathing

Read the article neuropsychology fear and loathing provide a brief summary of the article (1 page) and explain how you can apply the concepts discussed to improve your life (3 pages) 1 page explaining the article and 3 pages on how you can compare and apply the concepts discussed to improve your life. I don’t intend to submit a tutor’s work. It’s for my study.

Piaget’s and Erikson’s theories of development

Briefly explain Piaget’s and Erikson’s theories of development. Who had a better theory of human development: Erikson or Piaget? Please offer detail to explain your choice. What tips would you give to someone who has just suffered a major loss, now that you know the stages of grief?