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PSY 634 Module Four Short Paper Guidelines and Rubric

Prompt

This week, you read about the history and uses of neuroimaging. More factors are considered to ensure the safety of children and adolescents. In what situations do you think neuroimaging would be useful? Are certain techniques more appropriate for children? What are the limits and cautions for various imaging techniques specifically related to children and adolescents? Provide examples to support your thinking.

Your paper should include all the following elements:

1. An identification of situations where neuroimaging would be useful
2. An evaluation of the appropriateness of neuroimaging techniques for children
3. An identification of limits and cautions of various neuroimaging techniques specifically related to children and adolescents

What to Submit

The short paper should be 2–4 pages, double-spaced, with 12-point Times New Roman font and 1-inch margins, and include citations in APA format.

Module Four Short Paper Rubric

Criteria	Exemplary (100%)	Proficient (90%)	Needs Improvement (70%)	Not Evident (0%)	Value
Identification of Situations	Meets “Proficient” criteria and appropriate neuroimaging situations are supported using relevant examples	Identifies situations where neuroimaging would be useful	Identifies situations, but neuroimaging is not an appropriate option	Does not identify situations where neuroimaging would be useful	30
Evaluation of Appropriateness	Meets “Proficient” criteria and supports recommendations with evidence from scholarly research	Evaluates appropriateness of neuroimaging techniques for children	Evaluates neuroimaging techniques, but the evaluation lacks detail and/or accuracy	Does not evaluate appropriateness of neuroimaging techniques for children	30
Identification of Limits and Cautions	Meets “Proficient” criteria and substantiates identification with scholarly research	Identifies limits and cautions of various neuroimaging techniques specifically related to children and adolescents	Identifies the limitations of neuroimaging techniques, but cautions specifically related to children and adolescents lack adequate explanation	Does not identify limits and cautions of various neuroimaging techniques specifically related to children and adolescents	30
Articulation of Response	Submission is free of errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, and organization and is presented in a professional and easy-to-read format	Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization	Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas	Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas	10
Total:	100%