Psychology

Overview

For this assignment, you will reflect on your own learning processes to better understand your learning strengths and challenges as well as formulate a plan for growth.

Preparation

Use the resources in your Weeks 5 and 6  What You Need to Know sections to explore each of the following cognitive concepts:

· Metacognition.

· Optimal challenge and performance.

· Motivation and procrastination.

As you learn about metacognition, optimal challenge and performance, and motivation and procrastination, think about your areas of strength and greatest areas for growth in relation to these areas of the learning process. Be prepared to describe these strengths and areas for growth in your paper.

Professional Sources and Scholarly Research

In your paper, you will support your analysis about your strengths and areas for growth through the use of professional sources, such as textbooks, information from professional organizations and educational sites, and research findings from scholarly professional journals. These sources will help you to name and explain your strengths and opportunities for growth through the concepts explained in the sources. You can use the resources listed in the Weeks 5 and 6  What You Need to Know sections, or you can find professional and scholarly sources of your own choosing from the Capella library.

If you are unfamiliar with scholarly journals, review these library resources:

· How Do I Find Peer-Reviewed Articles?Links to an external site.

· Find Scholarly & Peer-Reviewed SourcesLinks to an external site..

Assignment Instructions

Using the   Personal Learning Analysis Template [DOCX]  Download Personal Learning Analysis Template [DOCX], write a 5–7 page paper that addresses your learning processes in the following areas:

· Metacognition.

· Optimal challenge and performance.

· Motivation and procrastination.

In your paper, do the following:

· Analyze your skills in specific areas of metacognition, supporting your thinking with information from professional and scholarly sources.

· Analyze the role of optimal challenge in your academic performance, supporting your thinking with information from professional and scholarly sources.

· Analyze the role of motivation and procrastination in your academic performance, supporting your thinking with information from professional and scholarly sources.

· Describe your areas of strength and areas for growth in learning.

· Describe your strengths in one or two paragraphs.

· Describe your areas for growth in at least one fully developed paragraph.

· Choose one of your areas of growth and create a plan to strengthen this area. Identify some strategies and steps that you'll take to continue to build this area of skill. Support your strategies with information from professional or scholarly sources.

Additional Requirements

Your assignment should also meet the following requirements:

· Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.

· Check your spelling and grammar. Visit the Writing Center's  Microsoft EditorLinks to an external site. page for tips on using Microsoft Editor to support your writing.

· Please feel free to write in first person (I, me, et cetera).

· Sources: Use a minimum of four resources. Sources can be a combination of course resources, professional sources (such as a textbook), and peer-reviewed scholarly articles (no more than eight years old).

· Note on the scoring rubric that to reach distinguished scoring, you will need to apply information from professional scholarly journals to support your analysis.

· APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to APA style and formatting guidelines. Refer to  Evidence and APALinks to an external site. page on Campus for guidance.

· Use in-text citations throughout your work and provide full references at the end of your paper.

· Template: Use the   Personal Learning Analysis Template [DOCX]  Download Personal Learning Analysis Template [DOCX]for your paper.

· Length: 5–7 typed, double-spaced pages of content in addition to a title page and references page.

· Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

Overview

For this assignment, you will reflect on your own learning processes to better understand your learning strengths and challenges as well as formulate a plan for growth.

Preparation

Use the resources in your Weeks 5 and 6  What You Need to Know sections to explore each of the following cognitive concepts:

· Metacognition.

· Optimal challenge and performance.

· Motivation and procrastination.

As you learn about metacognition, optimal challenge and performance, and motivation and procrastination, think about your areas of strength and greatest areas for growth in relation to these areas of the learning process. Be prepared to describe these strengths and areas for growth in your paper.

Professional Sources and Scholarly Research

In your paper, you will support your analysis about your strengths and areas for growth through the use of professional sources, such as textbooks, information from professional organizations and educational sites, and research findings from scholarly professional journals. These sources will help you to name and explain your strengths and opportunities for growth through the concepts explained in the sources. You can use the resources listed in the Weeks 5 and 6  What You Need to Know sections, or you can find professional and scholarly sources of your own choosing from the Capella library.

If you are unfamiliar with scholarly journals, review these library resources:

· How Do I Find Peer-Reviewed Articles?Links to an external site.

· Find Scholarly & Peer-Reviewed SourcesLinks to an external site..

Assignment Instructions

Using the   Personal Learning Analysis Template [DOCX]  Download Personal Learning Analysis Template [DOCX], write a 5–7 page paper that addresses your learning processes in the following areas:

· Metacognition.

· Optimal challenge and performance.

· Motivation and procrastination.

In your paper, do the following:

· Analyze your skills in specific areas of metacognition, supporting your thinking with information from professional and scholarly sources.

· Analyze the role of optimal challenge in your academic performance, supporting your thinking with information from professional and scholarly sources.

· Analyze the role of motivation and procrastination in your academic performance, supporting your thinking with information from professional and scholarly sources.

· Describe your areas of strength and areas for growth in learning.

· Describe your strengths in one or two paragraphs.

· Describe your areas for growth in at least one fully developed paragraph.

· Choose one of your areas of growth and create a plan to strengthen this area. Identify some strategies and steps that you'll take to continue to build this area of skill. Support your strategies with information from professional or scholarly sources.

Additional Requirements

Your assignment should also meet the following requirements:

· Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.

· Check your spelling and grammar. Visit the Writing Center's  Microsoft EditorLinks to an external site. page for tips on using Microsoft Editor to support your writing.

· Please feel free to write in first person (I, me, et cetera).

· Sources: Use a minimum of four resources. Sources can be a combination of course resources, professional sources (such as a textbook), and peer-reviewed scholarly articles (no more than eight years old).

· Note on the scoring rubric that to reach distinguished scoring, you will need to apply information from professional scholarly journals to support your analysis.

· APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to APA style and formatting guidelines. Refer to  Evidence and APALinks to an external site. page on Campus for guidance.

· Use in-text citations throughout your work and provide full references at the end of your paper.

· Template: Use the   Personal Learning Analysis Template [DOCX]  Download Personal Learning Analysis Template [DOCX]for your paper.

· Length: 5–7 typed, double-spaced pages of content in addition to a title page and references page.

· Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.