Module Three | Assignment Three
In Chapter 8, you should develop a broad understanding of performance assessment. In this application exercise, the fictitious setting specifies that you are talking with a board member who already knows what performance testing is, so you are being asked to describe two or more features of task-selection andresponse-scoring. Draw on your broad understanding of performance assessment and identify two or more actions teachers should take when dealing with the designation of performance-test tasks and with the evaluation of students’ responses to performance-tests tasks.After you’ve submitted your response, I will post an illustrative response, which is intended to represent an appropriate response that will also help you judge the appropriateness of your own response. Consider the following:
Please assume that a recently elected member of your local school board, Josiah Jeffries, has asked you to help him learn more about performance assessment because his knowledge of educational measurement is quite limited. He says he has a general idea about what performance testing is, but he knows little about the nuts and bolts linked to the actual implementation of performance assessment. In 300 words or less, prepare a short explanation for Mr. Jeffries regarding task selection for performance testing and the scoring procedures employed for evaluating students’ responses to performance tests. As your explanation addresses these two topics, be sure to mention at least a pair of specific actionable items teachers should do related to each of these two topics
EDS 8846 Illustrative ResponseEDS 8846 Illustrative ResponseCriteriaRatingsPts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeContent5 ptsExemplary All aspects of the writing prompt are fully addressed. • Writing effectively communicates educational content to the intended audience. • The response is properly formatted for the intended audience (letter, email, notes, etc…)
4 ptsProfessional An aspect of the writing prompt is not fully addressed. -or- • Writing communicates educational content to the intended audience. -or- • The response is not properly formatted for the intended audience (letter, email, notes, etc…)
3 ptsNeeds Improvment An aspect of the writing prompt is not fully addressed. -&- • Writing communicates educational content to the intended audience. -&- • The response is not properly formatted for the intended audience (letter, email, notes, etc…)
0 ptsNo Marks The writing prompt is not fully addressed. • Writing does not communicate educational content to the intended audience and is not formatted for the intended audience.
5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeOrganization – Conventions5 ptsExemplary Ideas are sequenced in a logical way that strongly supports the reader’s understanding and the writer’s intent. • Use of headings, paragraphs, and transitions help clarify main points. • Organization reflects strong grasp of intended text structure (e.g., persuasive, reflective, expository, etc.) • Demonstrates excellent use of standard writing conventions: spelling, punctuation, capitalization, sentence construction, paragraphing, grammar and usage with virtually no errors. • Sentences are structured effectively, employ rich vocabulary, and vary in length and style. • Thoroughly edited and prepared
4 ptsProfessional Ideas are sequenced in a logical way with only occasional digression or ambiguity. • Headings, paragraphs, and transitions are correctly used but basic. • Organization is appropriate for the text structure but unsophisticated. • Demonstrates competent use of standard writing conventions with few minor errors • Sentences are structured well, convey intended meaning, but may lack variety or richness. • Well edited and prepared considering time limits.
3 ptsNeeds Improvement Though readable, Ideas are sequenced inconsistently or illogically; content may be confusing or lack cohesion. • Headings, paragraphs, and transitions are used inconsistently or ineffectively • Organization reflects very basic understanding of text structure or purpose Demonstrates inconsistent use of standard writing conventions though effort is evident. • Sentence structure varies, but attempts to use complex sentences may be ineffective. • Effort has been made to edit and prepare final draft, but may lack thoroughness or quality.
0 ptsUnacceptable No apparent organization of ideas: Writing is difficult to follow. • Headings, paragraphs, and transitions are not used or are used incorrectly. • Organization reflects little understanding of the text structure or purpose. • Demonstrates poor use of standard writing conventions: Numerous errors or a pattern of errors indicate lack of understanding or care. • Sentence structures are simplistic or misused. • Poorly edited or formatted for the intended purpose. Preparation reflects a lack of effort or attention.
5 pts
Total Points: 10
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“Understanding Performance Assessment: Task Selection and Response Scoring” “Inconsistent and Ineffective Use of D Transitions in Writing”
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Responding to Discussion Posts on Climate Change
Attached is the original post and the 2 posts to repsond to. Please respond with at least 100 words to each post. Thank you.
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“Exploring the Impact of Technology on Education: A Comprehensive Analysis of Current Research”
Final Project Due on June 29.
A 3,500-word research paper
-Your names and topics are included on the title page
-Has at least 20 sources
-References are in APA
-Paper length: 3,500 Words (not including reference)
-Paper structure
Title page
Abstracts
Introduction
Literature Review
Arguments, Findings, & Results
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“The Importance of Proper Citation: An Analysis of APA Style Formatting (7th Edition)”
works cited page needed (APA style formatting 7th edition. everything is in the file attached read carefully.
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“Navigating Nursing Regulation: Understanding the Roles and Impact of Boards and Associations on Nursing Practice”
To Prepare:
Assume that you are leading a staff development meeting on regulation for nursing practice at your healthcare organization or agency.
The Assignment: (8- to 9-slide PowerPoint presentation)
Develop an 8- to 9-slide PowerPoint Presentation that addresses the following:
1. Describe the differences between a board of nursing and a professional nurse association.
2. Describe the board for your specific region/area.
Who is on the board?
How does one become a member of the board?
3. Describe at least one state regulation related to general nurse scope of practice.
How does this regulation influence the nurse’s role?
How does this regulation influence delivery, cost, and access to healthcare?
If a patient is from another culture, how would this regulation impact the nurse’s care/education?
4. Describe at least one state regulation related to Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs).
How does this regulation influence the nurse’s role?
How does this regulation influence delivery, cost, and access to healthcare?
5. Has there been any change to the regulation within the past five years? Explain. 6. Include Speaker Notes on Each Slide (except on the title page and reference page)
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“Reaching Common Ground: A Multimodal Presentation on Resolving Conflicts in the Workplace” “Effective Presentation Design: Balancing Visuals and Verbal Communication”
READ Carefully
Instructions
The final project will be a multimedia presentation. Imagine that you’re giving this presentation to your colleagues/employees/employers/stakeholders as a way to reach common ground to resolve a problem.Although this is to be completed as a multimedia presentation, you will still need to show a strong use of the Rogerian structure and argument. Ensure this is a Rogerian approach and not an informative speech or a Toulmin argument.
Choosing a topic:
For this project, you’re not trying to take a stance and prove your stance, rather you’re trying to solve a problem within your field of study (or workplace or home or wherever). Focus on what problems need to be resolved. Explore the proposed solutions from various viewpoints. Propose the “best” solution by establishing a common ground for all stakeholders. Much of the challenge with this project is that you must demonstrate you’ve analyzed multiple solutions from multiple perspectives and found a solution that is (cleverly) based on the common ground of those perspectives.
Structure of presentation: Make sure to include the following sections in your presentation:
introduction,
argument/presentation objectives,
claim,
background,
body,
conclusion.
Make sure your presentation includes the following:
A brief background for your topic and the problem you’re addressing,
A discussion of the various sides of the debate, including core values or warrants underlying their arguments
The common ground you’ve identified for those various perspectives
The proposed solution based on that common ground.
What does Multimedia mean?Any of the following artifacts can be compiled as part of a multimodal project: advertisements, audio files, blogs, collages, comic books, video clips, interviews, phone conversations, lectures, field observations, photos, blogs, posters, presentations, charts, graphs, skits, films, videos, television shorts, websites, performances. You can convey information and images in any way you like to communicate your message.A few apps you might consider using on their own or in combination:
Powtoon
Prezi
Animoto
Audio Voiceover
Instagram
Storbird
PowerPoint
Screencast (Jing)
Google Sites
Canva
Smore
Feeling stuck? Here’s some inspiration:
More app options: https://digitalwritingworkshop.wikispaces.com/websites_and_apps
20 Great Presentation Apps: https://zapier.com/blog/best-powerpoint-alternatives/
How to make a Multimodal Presentation: https://youtu.be/DEZa8Ml3mEg
How to create a Multimodal Composition: https://youtu.be/F1ghx1i3EVE
Expectations
Your project should in some way incorporate the following, however briefly:
Engage a minimum of 2 scholarly (peer-reviewed) sources (from APUS library) and 2 sources of your choice (4 sources total).
Introduce key issues of this problem—why is it a problem? Why has the problem not been resolved already?
Consider key limitations and barriers to solving the problem.
Address key voices within the conversation—what has been proposed so far? Why have those proposals not been implemented?
Address the commonalities of the viewpoints on how to resolve the problem while also addressing the key differences.
Offer your opinion or impression of the proposed resolutions based on close analysis.
Tempt your audience through common ground to consider the solution you’re proposing.
Note that all writing in the project should be original; the projects will be run through Turnitin upon submission, and all distinctive matching information caught by Turnitin must be formatted as a quotation. DO NOT copy-paste material without immediately marking it as a quotation and citing it. Any multimedia (art, music) inserted or linked in the presentation should also include full bibliographic information.
All projects should have:
A title slide.
MLA, APA, or Chicago in-text citations & reference page (choose the style used in your field of study).
The project’s text should be 500-1000 words long
There needs to be text in the presentation, but don’t let it dominate the slides. Be choosy about what is displayed on the slides/screen. This is a presentation, not an essay. The majority of your text will be in a typed speech (or a script if you record your speech) to accompany the presentation.
All presentations must have a separate typed speech to show what you would say to the audience if presenting the multimedia show. The typed speech should be in a separate Word document uploaded with your presentation. Even if you choose to do voice recording with closed captioning, you must upload the speech in a separate Word document.
See the attached instructions for help with closed captions and other tech considerations.
Due Sunday by 11:55pm ET in the Assignments dropbox. Originality of attachments will be verified by Turnitin. Both you and your instructor will receive the results.
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“Addressing Workplace Violence in Nursing Practice: A Leadership Approach”
The purpose of this assignment is to analyze the various approaches nursing leaders employ when addressing issues in practice.
Select an issue from the following list: workplace violence, workplace injury, unit restructuring, floating, nurse turnover, nurse staffing ratios, or use of contract employees (i.e., registry and travel nurses).
In a 1,000-1,250-word paper, discuss the following:
Describe the issue you selected. Provide data to support how this issue impacts the quality of care in the setting in which it occurs.
Using research evidence for support, present one possible solution that could be implemented to address the issue. In your discussion, be sure to include financial considerations as they relate to implementation of the solution.
Describe a leadership style that would best address the issue.
Discuss how this leadership style compares to your personal leadership style.
Compare two different leadership theories that could be applied to resolution of the issue. Explain how each theory would be effective in addressing the issue.
Discuss the nurse’s role within an interdisciplinary team in promoting patient quality and safety while fostering professionalism to address this issue.
You are required to cite a minimum of three sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be appropriate for the assignment and relevant to nursing practice.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.
Benchmark Information
This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies:
RN-BSN
10.3: Develop capacity for leadership.
American Association of Colleges of Nursing Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education
This assignment aligns to AACN Core Competencies 1.1, 2.5, 2.9, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 7.2, 10.3. -
Title: My Journey to a Balanced Lifestyle: A 5-Day Calorie and Activity Diary Analysis and Reflection Report
Calorie and Activity Diary 50 Points
Calorie and Activity Diary Assignment
Objective: To raise awareness about the importance of maintaining a balanced diet and regular physical activity for overall health and well-being.
Instructions:
Calorie Diary (10 POINTS) : Keep a detailed record of everything you eat and drink for a period of 5-Days. Include the following information for each item:Type of food or drink
Portion size or quantity
Calories (you can use a calorie tracking app or website)
Time and date consumed
Activity Diary (10 POINTS): Keep track of your physical activity for the same 5-days. Include the following details for each activity:Type of activity (e.g., running, cycling, weightlifting, yoga)
Duration of activity
Intensity level (low, moderate, high)
Estimated calories burned (you can use a fitness tracker or online calculator)
Number of steps per day
Analysis and Reflection (10 POINTS):At the end of the 5-days, analyze your calorie and activity diary.
Calculate your average daily calorie intake and compare it to your estimated daily calorie needs based on your age, gender, weight, height, and activity level.
Reflect on your eating habits and identify areas for improvement.
Reflect on your physical activity level and consider ways to incorporate more exercise into your routine.
Summary Report (20 POINTS):Write a summary report of your findings, including:
A comparison of your actual calorie intake with your estimated calorie needs.
Insights on your eating habits and areas for improvement.
Reflections on your physical activity level and plans for increasing activity.
Any challenges you faced during the week and how you overcame them.
Submission Guidelines:
Submit your detailed calorie and activity diary for the week, along with your analysis and reflection, in a report format
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Philosophical Ethics: Ross and Virtue Ethics Confucian Ethics Assignment Prompt: Confucian Ethics 1. What are some characteristics of exemplary persons (junzi)? Some characteristics of exemplary persons, or junzi, include benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and “Exploring the Confucian Concept of Ren: A Reflection on Social Roles, Family, and Ethics”
Homework: Answer the following questions. Submit your answers via the
“Assignments” navigation bar on D2L before 11:59 pm on Monday, Jun. 24th.
1. According to Ross, utilitarianism implies that the only morally significant
relation in which other people stand to you is that of being possible
beneficiaries of your action. What, according to Ross, are some other
morally significant relations? Explain how these relations can generate
special obligations.
2. What does Ross mean by a ‘prima facie duty’? What is the difference
between a prima facie duty and an actual moral duty?
3. Ross lists seven prima facie duties. What are they?
4. What does it mean to say that utilitarianism ignores, or does not do full
justice to, the highly personal character of duty?
5. How does Ross respond to the objection that his list of prima facie duties is
“unsystematic” and rests on no logical principle? Do you find his response
to be persuasive? Why or why not?
6. How does Ross respond to the objection that his theory fails to give a
principle by which we can, when faced with conflicting prima facie duties,
discern what our actual moral duty is? Do you find his response to be
persuasive? Why or why not?
7. In what sense is the prima facie rightness of certain types of acts “self-
evident”? What role does trust play in our being confident of the fact that
certain types of acts are prima facie right?
8. Does Ross think that we can be certain that a particular act is morally right
or morally wrong? Why or why not?
9. Some philosophers claim that it is absurd to suggest that it could be morally
right for you to perform a particular act when you could, by performing a
different act instead, produce more good in the world. Describe Ross’s
argument against this claim.
10. Some philosophers claim that, just as the best theories in the sciences can
conflict with our common sense beliefs about the world, the correct ethical
theory may imply that “what we really think” regarding morality is false.
How does Ross respond to this claim? Do you find his view to be plausible?
Why or why not?
11. What things, according to Ross, are intrinsically good? Describe the
strategy that he uses to argue that those things are good.
12. Ross finds no plausibility in the claim that things other than states of mind
and relations between states of mind may be intrinsically good. How, then,
does he account for the intrinsic goodness of interpersonal love?
13. What do you find attractive about Ross’s theory of rightness and intrinsic
goodness? What are some potential problems with his theory?
Discussion board: Start a thread in the “Deontological ethics” topic on the
discussion board before 11:59 pm on Tuesday, Jun. 25th. Reply to two other
students before 11:59 pm on Wednesday, Jun. 26th.
Quiz: Complete quiz 4 before 11:59 pm on Thursday, Jun. 27th.
Module 5
Week beginning on June 30th
Topic: Virtue ethics
Readings: Read
• the selections from Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics, which are in the “Primary
texts” document on D2L, and
• chapter 17 in our textbook.
Viewings: None
Homework: Answer the following questions. Submit your answers via the
“Assignments” navigation bar on D2L before 11:59 pm on Monday, Jul. 1st.
1. [“The highest good and political science”] What, according to Aristotle, are
features of the “best good”?
2. [“The method of political science,” and “Common beliefs”] According to
Aristotle, in what ways is ethics (or political science) limited? How, for
example, is ethics different from mathematics?
3. Who, according to Aristotle, is not a suitable student of ethics? Why not?
For whom will ethics be of great benefit? What conditions must a person
satisfy in order to be an adequate student of ethics?
4. Do you agree or disagree with Aristotle’s views on who are, and who are
not, suitable (or adequate) students of ethics? Why or why not?
5. [“The three lives”] What are the most popular answers to the question,
“What is the best life?” that Aristotle discusses? Which ones does he
dismiss? Why?
6. [“An account of the human good”] What does it mean to say that happiness
(or eudaimonia) is complete without qualification? What does it mean to
say that happiness is self-sufficient?
7. Aristotle suggests that we shall find a clearer statement of what the best
good [for a human being] is if we first grasp the function (or purpose) of a
human being. What possible functions does he exclude? What, according to
Aristotle, is the function of a human being?
8. [“Defense of the account of the good”] Why are actions in accord with
virtue pleasant to the person who performs them?
9. According to Aristotle, what “external goods” does a person need in order
to live the best life? Do you agree or disagree? Explain.
10. [“How is happiness achieved?”] According to Aristotle, non-human animals
and human children cannot be happy. Why not?
11. [“How a virtue of character is acquired”] According to Aristotle, how do we
acquire virtues of character?
12. [“The importance of pleasure and pain”] Why does Aristotle think that
someone’s pleasure or pain following on his or her actions is a sign of his or
her state?
13. Why, according to Aristotle, do we need to have an appropriate upbringing?
Do you agree or disagree? Explain.
14. [“Virtuous actions versus virtuous character”] What conditions must a
person satisfy in order to perform a virtuous action?
15. [“Virtue of character: its differentia”] What is the relation between a virtue
of a human being and his or her function?
16. What is the intermediate and best condition as regards feelings?
17. Give examples of actions and feelings that do not admit of a mean and
hence, are automatically incorrect.
18. [“The particular virtues of character”] Virtue, according to Aristotle, is a
mean between two vices, one of excess and one of deficiency. Explain how
the virtues of bravery, temperance, and generosity are each means between
two vices.
19. [“Relations between mean and extreme states”] How can the way things
appear to us depend in part upon our state, that is, upon whether we have or
lack a particular virtue?
20. [“How can we reach the mean?”] Why is it hard work to be excellent and to
find the intermediate?
21. According to Aristotle, in order to reach the intermediate condition we
must, in some situations, incline toward the excess, but must, in other
situations, incline toward the deficiency. Give an example to illustrate this
claim.
22. [“Happiness and theoretical study,” and “Theoretical study and the other
virtues”] What reasons does Aristotle give in support of the view that the
best and most pleasant life is a life of study? Do you find his argument to be
persuasive? Why or why not?
23. [“Moral education”] Why does Aristotle think that it is difficult for
someone to be trained correctly for virtue from his or her youth if he or she
has not been brought up under correct laws? In your view, should the state
(or government) enact laws that encourage moral virtue and discourage
moral vice? Why or why not?
24. What are some features of Aristotle’s moral philosophy that you find
attractive? What, in your view, are some potential problems with his moral
philosophy? Explain.
Discussion board: Start a thread in the “Virtue ethics” topic on the discussion board
before 11:59 pm on Tuesday, Jul. 2nd. Reply to two other students before 11:59 pm
on Wednesday, Jul. 3rd.
Quiz: Complete quiz 5 before 11:59 pm on Thursday, Jul. 4th.
Module 6
Week beginning on July 7th
Topic: Confucian ethics
Readings: Read
• the selections from Confucius’s Analects, which are in the “Primary texts”
document on D2L,
• the introduction to, and sections 2.1-2.4 in, the entry on “Chinese ethics” in the
SEP.
Viewings: None
Homework: Answer the following questions. Submit your answers via the
“Assignments” navigation bar on D2L before 11:59 pm on Monday, Jul. 8th.
1. What are some characteristics of exemplary persons (junzi)?
2. Ren is translated here as “authoritative conduct,” “to act authoritatively,”
and “authoritative person.” Other possible translations include
“benevolence,” “goodness,” “humanity,” and “human-heartedness.” What
does Confucius say about ren?
3. The Confucian ethical tradition assumes a relational conception of the
human person as one who lives and is constituted by various social roles.
You would not exist apart from these roles. What are your social roles?
(E.g., I am a son of Joseph and Mary, a brother of James, a cousin of John,
a neighbor of Martha, a teacher of Peter, a friend of Lazarus, etc.)
4. Choose one of the following terms and fill in the blank: father, mother,
older sibling, child, friend, or neighbor. What in your view does a good
________ look like? What does he or she do, say, and feel?
5. The Confucian ethical tradition encourages you to view yourself as a
member of a family that spans many generations and has its own unique
narrative or story. What is your family’s story? How might viewing yourself
as a member of your family affect the way in which you live?
6. What are some of your family traditions?
7. What do you find attractive about the Confucian vision of a consummate
life? What in your view are some potential problems with Confucian ethics?
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Title: “Exploring Melodrama: Analyzing a Modern Show or Film” For this assignment, I have chosen the popular modern show “This is Us” as my example of a melodrama. I picked this show because it has gained
Changing Theatre
Pick a modern show or film that could be categorized as a melodrama. Why did you pick this as your example, and how does it mimic the description in the text. Post a link to Hulu.com or youtube.com (or any other source) that shows at least a clip of the show. Watch two other student’s clips and comment on how there clip does or does not meet the requirements of a melodrama as defined by the book.