Psychology Question
Write a 4–5 page paper of content (in addition to including a title page and references page) that communicates your ideas and describes your vision of yourself as a critical thinker. Create your assessment in the provided template that will guide you as you respond to the assessment requirements. For this assessment, the focus is on the role of critical thinking in the research you will be using throughout your program to support your academic assertions and work, and on how critical thinking will be involved in your work in the field.
As you begin to write this assessment, consider the following:
- Purpose: The purpose of the assessment is to consider the role that critical thinking will play in your work as a practitioner-scholar and how this contributes to your specialized field in psychology.
- Sources: Locate at least three relevant professional and scholarly sources. These should be credible professional sources, such as textbooks and scholarly articles. Avoid using popular online websites (for example Simply Psychology, Verywell Mind, and similar sources). The sources need to be published sources and not information generated from artificial intelligence. Others must be able to access your sources. You will cite and reference these to support your ideas.
- Writing your paper: Be sure to comply with the requirements stated below. Your writing in this assessment should not just be a collection of notes, lists, or questions and answers. Instead, it should be a well-organized discussion that flows logically from one idea to the next
- In your assessment, address the following, supporting the discussion with professional and scholarly information as you go:
- Describe the role in which you foresee yourself and the population that the role would serve or impact. Describe the setting where you envision working as you serve this population.
- Describe the role that critical thinking and ethics in research play for students as they assess the value of the research in academic work.
- Explain the role of critical thinking for a practitioner-scholar. Provide at least one specific example where critical thinking is important for a practitioner.
- Describe how critical thinking is an ongoing part of guiding professional development.
- Explain how the practitioner-scholar model serves to guide professional development.
Introduction
Use this space and information from the Articulating Your Purpose media activity to create an introduction to your paper that addresses the following:- Explain your passion and interest in psychology and how these relate to your previous personal and professional experiences.
- Describe the setting in which you foresee yourself working and the population that you would serve or impact in your role.
Critical Thinking and Ethics in Research
In this section, discuss how you assessed the value of the resources you read and used when writing this paper. Make sure to address the following:- What role does critical thinking and ethics play when conducting research?
- Discuss how critical thinking and ethics are involved when determining the value of research articles that you use in your papers.
Role of Critical Thinking As a Practitioner-Scholar
In this section, reflect on the information you read regarding critical thinking and on the practitioner-scholar and scholar-practitioner models to answer the following:- Discuss critical thinking in relation to your role as a practitioner-scholar.
The Practitioner-Scholar Model in Guiding Professional Development
In this section, explain what it will mean to you to be a practitioner-scholar and how the practitioner-scholar model can help guide you in developing the knowledge, skills, and competencies you will need to reach your professional vision and goals.- Explain how the practitioner-scholar or scholar-practitioner model can serve a role in guiding professional development. How can a practitioner use information from it to continue to guide them in their professional development?
Conclusion
Use this section to explain the benefits of achieving your future career vision and becoming a critically thinking practitioner-scholar in the field of psychology and the importance and relevance of professional development in your goals and professional aspirations. Think of this paragraph as a summary of important and relevant elements that you made throughout the content of the paper. Reference any supporting documents that helped you clarify or describe these elements.Your completed assessment should include the following:- Title page.
- Abstract: A concise summary of every main point in the paper.
- Introduction: A concise overview of the paper's content.
- Body of paper:
- Introduction.
- Critical Thinking and Ethics in Research / Assessing the Value of Research.
- Role of Critical Thinking As a Practitioner-Scholar.
- Role of the Practitioner-Scholar Model in Guiding Professional Development.
- Conclusion: A concise summary of important points of the paper, explaining the benefits of achieving your future career vision and becoming an effective critically thinking practitioner-scholar in the field of psychology.
- References.
Before You Submit
To maximize your scoring potential, be sure you fully address all assessment requirements and meet the criteria in the scoring guide that will be used to grade your assessment. It is helpful to self-score your paper using the scoring guide before submitting to be sure you are meeting the criteria for the grade you want to earn.Your assessment should also meet the following requirements:- Template: Use the Your Vision As a Critically Thinking Practitioner-Scholar [DOC]template to format your paper.
- Length: 4–5 typed, double-spaced content pages. The title page, abstract, and reference list are not included in this length.
- Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
- References: Include a minimum of three references. For this assessment, you may use the resources and articles from the Resources area of this assessment. All references need to be cited in-text, according to current APA standards. Remember that citations are to support your thoughts, not take the place of them!
- Communication: Must be clear, with correct spelling, grammar, and syntax, and with good organization.
- Writing style: APA expectations for scholarly writing include the use of third-person narrative, unless it is awkward to do so. It the section where you discuss your future career and setting, it is appropriate to use first person in that section.
- APA formatting: References and citations should be formatted according to current APA style and format. See the Writing Center for APA resources specific to your degree level. Include a title page, abstract, and reference list.