Fall 2022<\/p>\n
Guidelines for Adolescent Psychoautobiographical Analysis Paper<\/p>\n
Purpose<\/p>\n
The purpose of this analysis paper is to demonstrate your ability to use adolescent developmental theories, empirical research findings, and information from class material and other assigned readings and videos to critically analyze selected aspects of your own adolescent development. The goal is to better understand your own adolescent experiences and to examine those experiences within a developmental framework. <\/p>\n
Advice for Writing a Quality Psychoautobiographical Analysis Paper<\/p>\n
Your analysis paper is comprised of two important parts. <\/p>\n
The adolescent experiences you choose to analyze for this paper, AND<\/p>\n
An in-depth analysis of those experiences using different theoretical, research, and adolescent developmental lenses.<\/p>\n
You need to ask yourself the following questions:<\/p>\n
How does _____ theory of _____ (e.g., Erikson\u2019s theory of psychosocial development; Cooley\u2019s theory of the \u201clooking glass self\u201d; Bronfenbrenner\u2019s bioecological theory; Ryan and Deci\u2019s self-determination theory, etc.) help me better understand this experience? <\/p>\n
If I examine this event using a different theoretical perspective, what additional things can be learned? <\/p>\n
What does the empirical research say? Do my experiences fit with empirical research? <\/p>\n
If I consider the adolescent developmental tasks associated with this stage of life, what else do I learn?<\/p>\n
How does the course material (theoretical perspectives, research, etc.) help me better understand aspects of my own adolescent development?<\/p>\n
The application of a variety of developmental theories, concepts and research is more important than long, detailed accounts of specific life events with no attempt at analysis (although, it is important to provide enough details to make your analysis easy to understand). <\/p>\n
Creative Options<\/p>\n
You may augment your personal stories by interviewing individuals who knew you during your own adolescence (e.g., parents, friends, siblings, etc.). <\/p>\n
You may also include memorabilia such as excerpts from old diaries, letters, teacher\u2019s comments, pictures, etc. to help illuminate different aspects of your adolescent development. <\/p>\n
Specifics<\/p>\n
Select a creative title for your paper. \u201cMy Adolescent Psychoautobiography Analysis Paper\u201d is not a creative title. <\/p>\n
Start your paper with a strong introductory paragraph that sets the stage for the remainder of your paper. <\/p>\n
Be sure to provide the reader with a roadmap for your paper. <\/p>\n
Tell the reader the theme of your paper, how your paper is organized and what the reader can expect.<\/p>\n
Follow your introduction with a short background section that situates your adolescent story within the framework of your entire developmental journey thus far. This is where you want to share important background details that have relevance for your adolescence.<\/p>\n
Organizing your paper by sections and sub-sections (with thoughtful titles) helps keep your paper organized. <\/p>\n
Use sections and subsections that make sense. If your section or subsection is only one paragraph, then rethink your organization. <\/p>\n
Be sure to include transition statements between paragraphs, subsections, and sections. This practice helps with the flow of your paper. You do not want to end up with a series of unrelated paragraphs, sections, and sub-sections. <\/p>\n
Finally, include a short summary at the end of each section that summarizes the important points made in that section and makes connections to the next section. <\/p>\n
End your paper with a strong conclusion section. This is where you review the important aspects of your analysis paper and tie everything together into a cohesive whole. Your last sentence should make a connection between your adolescent journey and the next stage of your life.<\/p>\n
Your analysis paper should be between 14-18 typed (12-point font) and double-spaced pages (not including your reference page). <\/p>\n
All within paper citations and references on your reference page must be in APA style format. <\/p>\n
Read your paper out loud before turning it in. This is an excellent way to identify editing errors, omitted words and incomplete sentences. It is also an excellent way to check for organization and\/or logical flow problems. <\/p>\n
Things I will look for in your analysis:<\/p>\n
Use of Adolescent Developmental Theory (40%)<\/p>\n
Good \u2013 Superior: Meets or Exceeds Expectations<\/p>\n
___ Utilizes many adolescent developmental theories covered throughout the semester to help explain or analyze personal experiences; consistently makes logical and relevant associations between personal experiences and later outcomes using a variety of adolescent developmental theories; able to use a range of theoretical perspectives as lenses to examine adolescent behavior, experiences, and perceptions<\/p>\n
Average: Somewhat Meets Expectations<\/p>\n
___ Utilizes some adolescent developmental theories covered throughout the semester to help explain or analyze personal experiences; able to make some logical and relevant links between personal experiences and outcomes using some adolescent developmental theories; able to use a limited range of theoretical perspectives as lenses to examine adolescent behavior, experiences, and perceptions <\/p>\n
Below Average: Does Not Meet Expectations<\/p>\n
___ Utilizes few or no adolescent developmental theories covered throughout the semester to help explain or analyze personal experiences; does not demonstrate the ability to connect personal experiences to later outcomes using adolescent developmental theories and perspectives; unable to use theoretical perspectives as lenses to examine adolescent behavior, experiences, and perceptions <\/p>\n
Use of Assigned Empirical Findings and Readings, Assigned Videos, and Class Material (40%)<\/p>\n
Good \u2013 Superior: Meets or Exceeds Expectations<\/p>\n
___ Utilizes material from many of the assigned empirical research articles and other readings, assigned videos, and class material to help explain or analyze experiences; consistently makes logical and relevant associations between experiences and later outcomes using a variety of research findings and other relevant class material; able to link aspects of behavior, experience and perceptions to research and class material<\/p>\n
Average: Somewhat Meets Expectations<\/p>\n
___ Utilizes material from some of the assigned empirical research articles and other readings, assigned videos, and class material to help explain or analyze experiences; able to make some logical and relevant links between experiences and outcomes using some research and class material; somewhat able to link aspects of behavior, experience and perceptions to research and class material<\/p>\n
Below Average: Does Not Meet Expectations<\/p>\n
___ Utilizes material from very few of the assigned empirical research articles and other readings, assigned videos, and class material to help explain or analyze experiences; does not demonstrate the ability to connect experiences to later outcomes using research and class material; unable to link experiences, behaviors and perceptions to research and class material. <\/p>\n
Background details (10%)<\/p>\n
Good-Superior: Meets or Exceeds Expectations<\/p>\n
___Provides key details of the experience being analyzed in a logical and easy to understand manner<\/p>\n
Average: Somewhat Meets Expectations<\/p>\n
___Provides some details of the experience being analyzed but not enough to allow the reader to fully grasp the implications when theory and research are applied<\/p>\n
Below Average: Does Not Meet Expectations<\/p>\n
___Provides few details of the experiences being analyzed; omits key information; presents the information in a disorganized manner<\/p>\n
Conventions and Organization (10%)<\/p>\n
APA style<\/p>\n
Good-Superior: Meets or Exceeds Expectations<\/p>\n
___ Consistently used APA style within-paper citations and references included on the reference page<\/p>\n
Average: Somewhat Meets Expectations<\/p>\n
___ Made some APA style within-paper citation errors and\/or errors in the references included on the reference page<\/p>\n
Below Average: Does Not Meet Expectations<\/p>\n
___Did not use APA style for within-paper citations and\/or references included on the reference page<\/p>\n
Grammar, spelling, editing<\/p>\n
Good-Superior: Meets or Exceeds Expectations<\/p>\n
___ No grammatical errors, misspellings, omitted words, etc. Did an excellent job editing their analysis paper<\/p>\n
Average: Somewhat Meets Expectations<\/p>\n
___ Some grammatical errors, misspellings, omitted words, etc. Missed a few things when editing their analysis paper<\/p>\n
Below Average: Does Not Meet Expectations<\/p>\n
___ Many grammatical errors, misspellings, omitted words, etc. Did not demonstrate their ability to edit their analysis paper<\/p>\n
Organization<\/p>\n
Good-Superior: Meets or Exceeds Expectations<\/p>\n
___ Paper is well organized with strong introductory paragraph, good transitional statements between paragraphs or sub-sections (good flow) and strong conclusion<\/p>\n
Average: Somewhat Meets Expectations<\/p>\n
___ Paper is somewhat organized; may have somewhat strong introduction and conclusion but uses few transitional statements (no logical flow to the presentation of material)<\/p>\n
Below Average: Does Not Meet Expectations<\/p>\n
___ Paper is disorganized; material is presented randomly with no logical flow; conclusion seems unrelated to presented material <\/p>\n
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