Analyze your assessment skill: identify your strengths and identify at least two (2) assessment areas addressed in this chapter (1/criterion-referenced test development, 2/essay test items, 3/performance assessment with portfolios, 4/preparation for standardized tests, 5/assessing special learners) in which you would like to improve. List steps you think would help you and others in your position to grow professionally in the area of assessment. Your journal should be 1 to 1.5 typed pages or 4 to 7 developed paragraphs.

Prepare: As you prepare to write your response to this discussion assignment, you may want to review the following resources as these will help you in developing a topic: Develop a Research Topic Incorporate Sources into Your Research Paper It is also recommended that you review these tutorials from the Ashford University Library: Searching in Databases Evaluating Sources You may also want to review the Week Five Sample Final Paper Guide, so that you can start preparing your rough draft that is due in Week Four. Reflect: When considering a research topic, consider an interesting topic that is worth further research. For instance, having a strong opinion on a specific topic may deter you from thinking more critically, and therefore the research might end up being one-sided. It is a good idea to pick a topic in which you can provide a good argument for both sides of the societal issue. Write: For this discussion you will address the following prompts: Identify two global societal issues from the following list that you would consider researching further for your Week Five Final Argumentative Essay: adult illiteracy, funding for General Education vs STEM in primary and secondary schools, minimum wage, oceans desertification, overcoming the digital divide, refugee (escaping persecution, war, or death) crises, species extinctions (modern), tax havens, Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), universal statement of human rights (pick one), airport security, or wealth disparity. Describe effective methods you used in identifying and narrowing down to just one of the two topics to further research for your final essay. Explain three ways you can critically analyze sources to determine if they are scholarly and credible. For one of the topics chosen, summarize information from at least two peer-reviewed journal articles from the Ashford University Library that will support your claims. Explain why scholarly sources should be used to support your writing on the selected topic. Download and attach PDF copies of the two articles that you found from the Ashford University Library to your answer using the “Attachments: Add/Remove” function located below your response. Please view this Attaching Documents to Discussions tutorial for more guidance on how to attach your article to your discussion post. You can also view this Citing and Saving Articles in FindIt@AU tutorial if you are unsure how to save articles found from the Ashford University Library. Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length, which should include a thorough response to each prompt. You are required to provide in-text citations of applicable required reading materials and/or any other outside sources you use to support your claims. Provide full reference information of all sources cited at the end of your response. Please use correct APA format when writing in-text citations  and references. YOU MUST ASNSWE ALL PROMPTS AS THEY ARE ASKED!!!!! YOU MUST IDENTIFY TWO OF ISSUES!!!! THEN CHOOSE ONE TOPIC THAT YOU WILL BE WRITING THE FINAL PAPER ABOUT!!!! FIND TWO (2) ARTICALS FROM THE LIBRARY TO USE FOR YOUR ANSWER!!!! YOU MUST SUPPLY ME WITH THOSE TWO(2) ARTICALS SO I CAN ATTACH THEM TO THE ASSIGNMENT!!!! ATTACHED IS THE GRADING RUBICS SO YOU KNOW THE GRADING PROCCESS AND A COPY OF THE ASSIGNMENT WITH THE LINKS ATTACHED. YOU SHOULD MAKE SURE TO USE THE LINKS TO ASSIT WITH THE ASSIGNMENT!!!

The course research project is a more formal research project on a specific theatre topic studied or prominent in the field.  The project could be on one of the theatrical topics listed below…or elect to pick a topic of your own (with approval by the instructor). Early Theatre: The Greek City Dionysia Festival Japanese Kabuki Theatre Christopher Marlowe: The Other Elizabethan Playwright Lord Chamberlain’s Men London’s Historic Drury Lane Theatre Tennessee Williams and Society’s Outcasts American Musicals by Stephen Sondheim Theatre in Prisons The Tony Awards Stage Musicals on Film Areas that could be covered by this presentation include (but are not limited by) the following: a general history of the period, event, playwright, etc. staging and production conventions, if applicable plays and/or other related productions produced audience responses to or involvement in theatre Unlike other assignments in this course, the project is not necessarily a normal written essay (though an enhanced written research project would be acceptable).  Think originality and creativity…that is, graphics, charts, images/videos, Powerpoint/Prezi programs, audio or visual presentations, etc. are all accepted and encouraged.  If created in Word, 6-7 page limit is recommended; if created in Powerpoint/Prezi, 12-14 panels is suggested.  Worth 30 points, your project can be turned in at any time during the semester, but is due no later than Tue May 2.  Early submissions are encouraged and will always be accepted.  This project is graded according to the Course Research Project Rubric.

Assignment #1: Let’s Get Radical Relying on information learned and read in this class and at least two (2) outside references, write a four to six (4-6) page paper based on the Radical Behaviorist Approach. For purposes of writing your scenario, your character is named Rad and you are the Instructor. The scenario should be based on the following steps outlined in your book: 1.       Step One – Set Behavioral Goals. Describe the desired behavior you would like Rad to achieve. Note: Consider what have you observed about Rad related to the desired behavior. 2.       Step Two – Determine Appropriate Reinforcers. Define reinforcers, and explain the reinforcers that you have selected for the desired behavioral outcome for Rad. Include the primary reasons why the selected reinforcers are appropriate for Rad, you (the Instructor), and the environment. 3.       Step Three – Select Procedures for Changing Behavior. Describe the procedures that you implemented to achieve the desired behavior in Rad, and specify the main reasons why you chose these procedures. 4.       Step Four – Implement Procedures and Record Results. Discuss the implementation of the procedures that you chose in Step 3, and create fictional results. Explain the method(s) that you used to observe the results. 5.       Step Five – Evaluate and Revise. Discuss the method(s) that you used to evaluate the effectiveness of your desired behavioral change in Rad, and determine the major revisions you may consider to your program in the future. The format of the report is to be as follows: a.        Typed, double spaced, Times New Roman font (size 12), one inch margins on all sides, APA format. b.       Use headers for each of the subjects being covered, followed by your response. c.        In addition to the four to six (4-6) pages required, a title page is to be included. The title page is to contain the title of the assignment, your name, the instructor’s name, the course title, and the date. Note: You will be graded on the quality of your answers, the logic/organization of the report, your language skills, and your writing skills. The assignment will be graded using the following rubric:   Outcomes Assessed ·         Analyze the basic principles of learning theories. ·         Analyze the role of behavior in the learning process ·         Describe the role of cognition in the learning process ·         Use technology and information resources to research issues in.     Points: 180 Assignment 1: Let’s Get Radical Criteria Unacceptable Below 70% F Fair 70-79% C Proficient 80-89% B Exemplary 90-100% A 1.  Set Behavioral Goals. Describe the desired behavior you would like Rad to achieve. Weight: 15% Did not submit or incompletely met the stated criteria. Partially met the stated criteria. Satisfactorily met the stated criteria. Thoroughly met the stated criteria. 2. Determine Appropriate Reinforcers. Define reinforcers, and explain the reinforcers that you have selected for the desired behavioral outcome for Rad.  Include the primary reasons why the selected reinforcers are appropriate for Rad, you (the Instructor), and the environment. Weight: 15% Did not submit or incompletely met the stated criteria. Partially met the stated criteria. Satisfactorily met the stated criteria.  Thoroughly met the stated criteria. 3. Select Procedures for Changing Behavior. Describe the procedures that you implemented to achieve the desired behavior in Rad, and specify the main reasons why you chose these procedures. Weight: 15% Did not select or incompletely met the stated criteria. Partially selected ormet the stated criteria. Satisfactorily met the stated criteria. Thoroughly met the stated criteria. 4. Implement Procedures and Record Results. Discuss the implementation of the procedures that you chose in Step 3, and create fictional results. Explain the method(s) that you used to observe the results.  Weight: 15% Did not implement   or incompletely met the stated criteria. Partially met the stated criteria. Satisfactorily met the stated criteria. Thoroughly met the stated criteria. 5. Evaluate and Revise. Discuss the method(s) that you used to evaluate the effectiveness of your desired behavioral change in Rad, and determine the major revisions you may consider to your program in the future.  Weight 15% Did not submit or incompletely met the stated criteria. Partially met the stated criteria. Satisfactorily met the stated criteria. Thoroughly met the stated criteria. 6. 2 References Weight: 5% No references provided Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices. Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices. Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices. 7. Writing Mechanics, Grammar, and Formatting Weight: 5% Serious and persistent errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting. Partially free of errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting. Mostly free of errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting. Error free or almost error free grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting. 8. Appropriate use of APA in-text citations and reference section Weight: 5% Lack of in-text citations and / or lack of reference section. In-text citations and references are provided, but they are only partially formatted correctly in APA style. Most in-text citations and references are provided, and they are generally formatted correctly in APA style. In-text citations and references are error free or almost error free and consistently formatted correctly in APA style. 9. Information Literacy / Integration of Sources Weight: 5% Serious errors in the integration of sources, such as intentional or accidental plagiarism, or failure to use in-text citations. Sources are partially integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing. Sources are mostly integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing. Sources are consistently integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing. 10. Clarity and Coherence of Writing Weight: 5% Information is confusing to the reader and fails to include reasons and evidence that logically support ideas. Information is partially clear with minimal reasons and evidence that logically support ideas. Information is mostly clear and generally supported with reasons and evidence that logically support ideas. Information is provided in a clear, coherent, and consistent manner with reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.