Talk:Motivation and emotion/Book/2011/Alcohol motivation

Comments

Hi, I'm looking forward to your chapter! This is a very big topic these days. Alcohol seems to fuel a lot of negatives and not a lot of positives. In particular I’m interested in the effects alcohol has on society’s younger population. There are not many events you can go to now, either sporting or music based for example that alcohol isn't a huge part of. Here are some links to some interesting studies I’ve looked at: http://dionysus.psych.wisc.edu/lit/Articles/CooperM1995a.pdf http://dionysus.psych.wisc.edu/coursewebsites/psy225/LabHO/Exp3/Steele1990a.pdf http://dionysus.psych.wisc.edu/lit/articles/SayetteM1993a.pdf Good luck with your chapter :) Jemmasanderson 02:56, 4 November 2011 (UTC)

This would make a great magazine article - submit this to publishers - very well done - Magnolia

Chapter review and feedback

This chapter has been reviewed according to the marking criteria. Written feedback is provided below, plus there is a general feedback page. Please also check the chapter's page history to check for editing changes made whilst reviewing through the chapter. Responses to this feedback can be made by starting a new section below and/or contacting the reviewer. Chapter marks will be available later via Moodle, along with social contribution marks and feedback. Keep an eye on Announcements.

Overall Overall, this is fabulous chapter. It demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of motivational theory and research on alcohol consumptions, offers a balanced, critical viewpoint, and successfully embraces the self-help theme for the book. Theory Excellent coverage of key theories, backed up by research and critical thinking, with examples Research Thorough coverage of relevant research. Contextualised to the Australian setting, where useful/appropriate. Studies are used as examples. Size of effects were reported. Perhaps review meta-analyses on the topic? Written expression Written expression The chapter is particularly well-written - it is easy to read, yet informative. The structure is logical, easy to follow. Focus questions are established and well-answered. Some paragraphs were overly long. Each paragraph should communicate one key idea in three to five sentences. Learning features Some interwiki links are provided; more could be added Some images are used; more could be added (e.g. perhaps graphs of research findings?) Spelling, grammar and proofreading Well-drafted; only a few, minor errors found. Use Australian spelling e.g., hypothesize -> hypothesise APA style In-text citations were well utilised, including secondary citations Reference list is in excellent APA style, although wiki formatting hasn't yet been applied for italics.

-- Jtneill - Talk - c 00:01, 28 November 2011 (UTC)

Multimedia feedback

The accompanying multimedia presentation has been marked according to the marking criteria. Marks are available via login to the unit's Moodle site. Written feedback is provided below, plus there is a general feedback page. Responses to this feedback can be made by starting a new section below. If you would like further clarification about the marking or feedback, contact the unit convener. If you wish to dispute the marks, see the suggested marking dispute process.

Overall Overall, this was a basic, bullet-point slide and narrated audio video. Structure and content The structure could be explained in the general introduction Content was sound but quite detailed; suggest zooming out and focusing more on key points. Communication Pauses between slides seemed to be too long. Slower narration would allow the points to sink in. Increase intonation - to facilitate attention and interest. More examples could be used Production quality Production quality Audio was quite quiet and there was some white noise Well done on providing a link back to the chapter What is the license for this presentation? What is the attribution and license for the images?

-- Jtneill - Talk - c 03:49, 10 December 2011 (UTC)