Assignment Task: Reflection
Reflections are meant to encourage you to think deeply about the topics you learned throughout a module and link the course material to the real world and your own life experiences.
For these assignments, you should think about the course material critically and...
- Describe how your personal experiences relate to the course material for the module, and/or
- Describe how your experiences influence your views on the topic, and/or
- Describe how the course material will impact you outside of the classroom
Reflections should:
1. Be personal (reflections are subjective, use what you learned in this class and resist the urge to google!).
2. Be written in a proper academic tone (make sure to proofread!).
3. Be one to two double spaced pages long.
4. Be double spaced and written in Times New Roman point 12 font.
5. Discuss only 1 topic (you should choose only 1 of the optional prompts or topics for your reflection).
Reflections should not:
1. Include a summary of the readings/videos, I want to know what you think about these topics after completing the assigned readings and/or watching the videos.
2. Be too short (I want to know you have really given thought to your reflection, the minimum length is 1 double spaced page in 12 point Times New Roman font without including the prompt, your name, date, etc).
Reflections are submitted via Turnitin. Submission of a reflection containing plagiarized material is an act of academic misconduct and will be handled accordingly.
Pre-Class Reflection OPTIONAL questions:
Below are some questions about this module to get you started, but you may choose to discuss another topic that interests you and is related to the assigned readings/videos for the module. Remember to discuss only 1 topic in your reflection.
- Optional Prompt #1: How do you think cultural membership shaped your own development? Discuss the ways in which your experiences as a member of a specific or multiple cultures have shaped your physical, cognitive, and socioemotional development.
- Optional Prompt #2: In what ways are your traits and abilities influenced by nature? How has nurture contributed to your development of these traits and abilities?
- Optional Prompt #3: How might a child play an active role in their own development? How do you think children influence the world around them?
- Optional Prompt #4: What do you wish everyone knew about epigenetics?
- Optional Prompt #5: Should parents be able to choose the sex of their baby? Under what conditions is sex selection acceptable?
- Optional Prompt #6: Where do you think we should draw the line between the wellbeing of the developing fetus and mother's rights?
- Optional Prompt #7: There are many factors that can have an impact on a developing fetus' development, were recommendations for pregnant women any different when your mother or grandmother was pregnant?