Talk:Motivation and emotion/Book/2013/Reversal theory

Comments

Hey. I had a read through, and this is an interesting topic. It reads well, and is written well too, so good job. One question about your referencing though. A couple of times, you've written out all of the authors of an article, for example: "In the negativistic state individuals have the desire to rebel against rules or conventions (O’Connell, Cook, Gerkovich, Potocky & Swan, 1990)." But then go on later to reference as (et al.) Although both ways are accepted under APA guidelines, is this ok because the referencing styles aren't being kept consistent? Thought I'd better query, just in case. Thanks, --NiaS14 (discuss • contribs) 09:45, 2 November 2013 (UTC)

Heading casing

FYI, the convention on Wikiversity is for lower-cased headings. For example, use: ==Cats and dogs== rather than ==Cats and Dogs== -- Jtneill - Talk - c 05:50, 6 November 2013 (UTC)

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Overall Overall, this is a solid, basic chapter about reversal theory. Theory The basics of reversal theory are well explained and its practical application to sport and tobacco are considered. Some other considerations might include What are the origins of the theory? How does it relate to other theories? Is it well-accepted or not? How can I apply reversal theory to improve the quality of my life? Research Some research references are provided, but these aren't considered in any particular depth. What are the main studies which have been conducted? What have they found? Written expression The quality of written is generally reasonable, however, see my edits and grammar tags for some suggestions for improvement. Limited use has been made of the wiki environment (and there is a minimal/limited editing history) - e.g., consider adding wiki links. Hanging indent style could be applied to references for better layout - see Moodle discussion. No use of images or other interactive learning features? More examples could help to bring the topic to life? References - APA style - check capitalisation.

-- Jtneill - Talk - c 21:22, 3 December 2013 (UTC)

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Overall Overall, this is a very basic presentation. Structure and content The presentation overly focused on the chapter and self, rather than on communicating the key points derived from psychological theory and research to a self-help audience. Communication Overuse of self-references (I/my) and focus on the chapter itself rather than the key underlying concepts. Production quality Production quality Audio (voice) recording quality was clear (although there was some background noise?). Visual recording was minimal/power (too small to read the chapter text) - no other slides are video? References? Licensing? Didn't use the 5 minute capacity?

-- Jtneill - Talk - c 09:31, 8 December 2013 (UTC)