week 4 discussion 3 edu 372

week4 discussion 3 edu 372 directions

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses.

Final Assignment Topic

For your final assignment, you will complete a literature review, which requires you to select a topic relevant to educational psychology.  Here are some suggested topics:

a. The teacher's role in the diagnosis, treatment, and education of the child with attention deficit hyperactive disorder.

b.  Critical thinking and its importance in education in making students better thinkers and developing metacognitive skills.

c. Strategies for adapting the classroom to meet the needs of the exceptional student (ex. Autistic, gifted, English Language Learner, etc.)

d. The current level of violent acts committed in schools and efforts to stop them.

e. The role of genetics and environment in determining intelligence.

f. The effectiveness of various initiatives to improve education such as the “Common Core State Standards.”

g. The "Gender Gap" in Education.

h. The impact of affective issues on student learning.

i. Strategies for how and why teachers can incorporate affective activities into their daily instruction.

In your response, state the topic of your literature review by either selecting one from the above list, or create your own topic from which your instructor will either approve or help you refine it for the purpose of the final assignment. Then turn this topic into a question that will be the driving force behind your research. Your instructor will respond to your thread giving final approval for your topic. 

Guided Response: Review several of your classmates’ research topics.  Respond to at least two of your classmates and provide recommendations on how they might be able to focus their topic. Challenge your classmates by asking a question that may cause them to reevaluate their topic. Carefully review the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate this Discussion Thread.