Ricky, age 4 years, arrives in the clinic with his mother. Ricky lives with his mother and father, who both work full-time, and his infant sister. Their extended family lives in a different state more than 100 miles away. Both parents are of average height and in good health. Ricky’s mother mentions that Ricky often expresses frustration, particularly in regard to food. Conflict over food occurs every day. Mealtime is a battle to get him to eat, unless his mother feeds him. Ricky’s baby sister seems to tolerate all baby foods but requires her mother to spoon-feed. Ricky’s mother is quite frustrated and concerned that he will become malnourished. Reflective  Questions 1. What additional assessment information would you collect?  2. What questions would you ask, and how would you further explore this issue with the mother?  3. In what ways does the distance of the extended family influence this family’s approach to health promotion? 

Read the following case study and answer the reflective questions. Please provide evidence-based rationales  citation and references for your answers. APA, 7th ed. must be followed.
Ricky, age 4 years, arrives in the clinic with his mother. Ricky lives with his mother and father, who both work full-time, and his infant sister. Their extended family lives in a different state more than 100 miles away. Both parents are of average height and in good health. Ricky’s mother mentions that Ricky often expresses frustration, particularly in regard to food. Conflict over food occurs every day. Mealtime is a battle to get him to eat, unless his mother feeds him. Ricky’s baby sister seems to tolerate all baby foods but requires her mother to spoon-feed. Ricky’s mother is quite frustrated and concerned that he will become malnourished. Reflective 
Questions
1. What additional assessment information would you collect? 
2. What questions would you ask, and how would you further explore this issue with the mother? 
3. In what ways does the distance of the extended family influence this family’s approach to health promotion? 
4. What factors would you consider to determine whether malnourishment is a factor in this family?

Select a non-experimenal design What type of questions would you ask for your selected non-experimenal design? Regarding this weeks article, what are the general ed teachers level of understanding about evidenced based practice in teaching students with Autism?

Week 4 – Discussion: Non-experimental Design
School Academic Counseling course
Respond to the following prompts in the Threats to Validity discussion 
forum by Wednesday November 8 2023: 

Select a non-experimenal design
What type of questions would you ask for your selected non-experimenal design?
Regarding this weeks article, what are the general ed teachers level of understanding about evidenced based practice in teaching students with Autism?

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Educational Measurement and Quantitative Designs
PPS 6025: Methodology of Educational Research

Created by Helen Y. Sung, Ph.D.

Educational Measures
Cognitive: measure learning and reasoning
Achievement
Aptitude
Intelligence
Learning style
Critical thinking
Creativity
Noncognitive: measure social and emotional characteristics
Personality
Attitude
Values
Interest inventory
Emotional Intelligence
Consider the following:
Which assessments do school psychologist use most and for what purpose?
What assessment tools to school counselors mostly use?

Tests
Norm-referenced:
The scores are interpreted compared to the well-defined norms.
The scores are compared with the scores of others who had taken the test.
Criterion-referenced:
Shows how individuals compare with established level of performance or skills.
Large scale standardized tests:
There is a uniform procedure for administration and scoring.
SAT, ACT, State Achievement Test, GRE
Standard based tests:
Standardized achievement tests with criterion based interpretation
Criteria for each grade level skills
Standardized Aptitude Tests:
Measures knowledge or skills that predict future performance.
Aptitude means to have predictive nature of the instrument.
These are the various types of tests used to measure progress.
You will want to know the difference between each of these test designs.

Norm Referenced
Standard Scores:
Raw scores are transformed into z scores by raw score –mean/standard deviation.
Standard scores are derived from the z scores.
Grade Equivalent:
Individual compared with the normative group in terms of grade level.
This can be confusing to a parent while it looks familiar.
Standard scores and grade equivalent scores compare the student with normative population. However, standard scores are typically use to report the level of functioning.

Types of Data
Questionnaire: True/False
Rating Scale: Likert Scale or variations of
Checklist: Provide number of options to choose from
Rank order: Put number of categories in sequential order
Observations: Descriptions of observed behaviors
Things to be cautious of:
Response set: refers to the tendency to respond the same way.
Faking: deliberately giving inaccurate response
This happens when the researcher indicates certain positive outcome.
The subjects response is to please the researcher.

Observer Effects
Observer bias:
Error can happen because of the background, expectations, or frame of reference.
Example – researcher may have had a bad experience with a person of different race.
Contamination:
Observer has knowledge of one or more aspects of the study and this knowledge affect subsequent observations
Example – male/female students on communication.
Halo Effect:
Observer’s initial impression influence subsequent observations
Example: poor or unkempt person

Interviews
Structured questions:
Subjects are given choice of answers.
Census
Semi-structured questions:
Questions are open-ended with specific intent, allowing individual responses.
Job interview
Unstructured questions:
Open-ended and broad.
The interview has general goal in mind and asks questions relevant to the goal.
Oprah’s interview

Nonexperimental Design
Descriptive:
It uses statistics such as frequency, percentages, averages and variability.
Often use graphs and visual images to describe the results.
Comparative:
There is a relationship between two variables but does not necessarily reveal the cause.
For example: increase in homework completion lead to higher test scores.
Other variables unaccounted for might be parent support, motivation, students ability, opportunities and exposer to other source of knowledge.

Nonexperimental Design continued
Correlational:
Pairs of scores are used to produce a scatter gram to calculate a correlation coefficient.
In prediction study, correlation coefficient shows how one variable can predict another.
Ex Post Facto:
There is no active manipulation of independent variables because it has already occurred.
Investigators decide on one or more preexisting condition have caused difference in subjects who experienced one type compared to a different condition.
Example:
Cooperative learning in relation to achievement.
Students were already engaged in a paired computer-learning situation.
The research question asks, “What type of interaction promoted increased achievement?”

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Leroy Banks is the Director of Change Management for Red Carpet, a national hospitality and entertainment company. He has contracted you to be an OD Consultant because Red Carpet has recently acquired a movie theater company and needs to manage the change process. External forces for change are those that come from an organization’s outside environment. Internal forces for change are those that arise from employees within the organization. Leroy has asked you to begin by assessing forces for change. Review the Red Carpet scenario for this course and with your classmates; discuss the following: Identify and describe an example of an external force for change. Identify and describe an example of an internal force for change. In your opinion, what are the biggest challenges of being in the role of an OD Consultant at Red Carpet? 

Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 400–600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.
Additional Information:
Leroy Banks is the Director of Change Management for Red Carpet, a national hospitality and entertainment company. He has contracted you to be an OD Consultant because Red Carpet has recently acquired a movie theater company and needs to manage the change process. External forces for change are those that come from an organization’s outside environment. Internal forces for change are those that arise from employees within the organization. Leroy has asked you to begin by assessing forces for change.
Review the Red Carpet scenario for this course and with your classmates; discuss the following:

Identify and describe an example of an external force for change.
Identify and describe an example of an internal force for change.
In your opinion, what are the biggest challenges of being in the role of an OD Consultant at Red Carpet? 

Demonstrate your understanding of the communication element by analyzing how the character’s interactions portray the communication element. Be sure to include your own insight and thoughts.

 
In a 4-page paper, written in APA format using appropriate spelling/grammar, address the items below.
1.View the movie you selected and find 4 concepts that you have learned about either from the following list or that you have found within the readings and lessons each week. The list below is not exhaustive but can help you to pick some concepts from the different topics we have discussed in the course. You can pick any concept with a definition from the course material or textbook to apply to your movie.

Culture

Dominant Culture
High or Low Context Culture
High or Low Power Distance
Individualism/Collectivism
Ethnocentricity

Perception

Perception checking
Attending
Selective attention
Stimulus
temperament

The Self

Self-concept
Self-image
Self-Esteem
Self-Awareness

Listening

Comprehensive Listening
Evaluative Listening
Empathic Listening
Appreciative Listening
Interrupting
Daydreaming

Verbal Messages

Denotation
Connotation
Polarization
Static Evaluation

Nonverbal Messages

Paralanguage
Eye Contact
4 Zones of space

Emotional Messages

Relationships

Initiation
Experimenting
Intensifying
Bonding
Autonomy/Connection
Closedness/Openness

Conflict

Avoidance
Accommodation
Competition
Compromise
Collaboration

2.Identify at least 4 scenes from the movie that feature different elements of communication. For instance, if the characters in the movie started a relationship and clearly showed the initiating stage of relationships, you could choose that element to define and describe how it was portrayed in the scene.
For each scene:

Properly cite the definition of the communication element that is featured.
Describe the character interactions and how they portray the communication element.
Demonstrate your understanding of the communication element by analyzing how the character’s interactions portray the communication element. Be sure to include your own insight and thoughts.

3.Include quotes from at least 3 credible resources into your analysis. Be sure to include APA formatted in-text citations and References for your resources.

Give an example of how one asset might look depending on the child’s age and background. How does understanding developmental assets help you to address students’ challenges? How

Week 4 – Discussion: Developmental Assets
Review the Developmental Assets: Preparing Young People for Success website from the Search Institute.
Respond to the following prompts in the Developmental Assets discussion forum by Wednesday November 8, 2023:

Give an example of how one asset might look depending on the child’s age and background.
How does understanding developmental assets help you to address students’ challenges?
How does attachment theory help you in your work in schools?

Describe your thoughts on the role health care professionals should play in resolving the ethical issue. Provide specific theories and refer to specific ethical codes to support your position.

Find a scholarly, peer-reviewed article no more than four years old that discusses an ethical health promotion-related issue.
   –    Briefly summarize the presented issue.

Describe your thoughts on the role health care professionals should play in resolving the ethical issue.
Provide specific theories and refer to specific ethical codes to support your position.

How would surveys be used in comparative studies versus correlational studies?

Week 4 – Discussion: Correlational Studies

Note: This Is a Course Is for a School Academic, Guidence Counseling class
Respond to the following prompts in the Correlational Studies discussion forum
 by Wednesday November 8, 2023

How would surveys be used in comparative studies versus correlational studies?

Using concepts and methods discussed in the readings, consider whether the piece uses psychology accurately. In other words, is the source you identified a good source of information about psychology? Why or why not? 

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BEHS210 Week Three Discussion Topic: Cultural Anthropology & Psychology
 
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Instructions

After reviewing the Learning Resources for this week, respond to either Option A OR Option B: 

Option A: Cultural Anthropology 

· Share a time when you first experienced a culture other than your own. Did you experience any behaviors in that culture that surprised you?  
· Did you experience or observe behaviors that might be considered deviant by your own cultural standards, but were perfectly acceptable in that culture? What standards did you use to judge if that other culture was practicing “deviant” acts?  
· Would you be able to participate in acceptable acts within this culture, even if they are not acceptable in your culture? 

Option B: Psychology 

Movies, television shows, books, news articles, and other popular media make use of psychological concepts and research to explain human behavior. For this discussion, identify a use of psychological terms, concepts, or research that you are familiar with from outside the classroom. Then, do the following: 
· Present a brief summary of how it presents psychological concepts and what part those play in the overall story of the piece (two to three sentences). 
· Using concepts and methods discussed in the readings, consider whether the piece uses psychology accurately. In other words, is the source you identified a good source of information about psychology? Why or why not? 
· Now, consider the topic you chose to focus on for your final project in this course. What psychological concepts or research you read about this week might help you understand your topic? Why?

Guided Response: Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts, including at least one who answered the discussion option you didn’t respond to. 

Provide your initial post by 11:59 pm on Sunday. Your initial post should be at least 200 words, excluding the discussion prompt and the references. Please use in-text APA citations within your post as well as full APA references at the end of your post.

Describe your first experience you remember with the internet and computers. How has the internet changed society? Use two credible sources to support your argument.

 
The internet and computers have drastically changed how we interact. For this discussion, answer the following questions.
1. Describe your first experience you remember with the internet and computers. How has the internet changed society? Use two credible sources to support your argument.
2. How has the internet changed society? Use two credible sources to support your argument.
3. What are the benefits of the internet?
4. What are the negatives of the internet?
5. How do you see the internet evolving? 

According to the film Consuming KidsLinks to an external site., children;s consumption levels are rising at an alarming rate. Respond to the discussion forum by answering the following questions: What impact will rampant consumerism have on childrens well-being and on society as a whole?

According to the film Consuming KidsLinks to an external site., children’s consumption levels are rising at an alarming rate. Respond to the discussion forum by answering the following questions: What impact will rampant consumerism have on children’s well-being and on society as a whole? Is there a reason for concern?  Do you agree that we have become a nation that places a lower priority on teaching our children how to thrive socially, intellectually, even spiritually, than on training them to consume? Explain why or why not. Finally, what are some ways that a less commercial childhood experience can be constructed?
Be sure that you are following the discussion guidelines.
Consuming Kids Film – Click here to view.Links to an external site.
Remember to follow the discussion guidelines:
Discussion Guidelines:
Your initial discussion forum posting must be a minimum of 250 words and include a minimum of three in-text citations. You must list your reference source at the end of your posting. If you do not list reference(s), you will not receive full credit for your posting. All posts must be posted directly to the forum; do not post any responses as an attachment, or you will not receive credit for the post. You must have a credible reference with the initial post.