Self Assessment Essay

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For this week’s assignment, I took a self-assessment in regards to who I am as a human being. I have taken many self-assessments throughout my life and assumed that this assessment would be similar to the assessments I have taken before. While some of the topics assessed today were similar or identical topics I have self-assessed previously, I had never taken a complete self-assessment until today.

After reviewing my results, a few interesting facts about myself stuck out. When I looked at all of my strengths, it was clear to me that I am a very flexible, hard-working person. My top 5 strengths were the following: Responsibility, Honesty and Integrity, Ability to adapt to change, Time Management, and Management of people (Bethel University, …show more content…

I struggle with depending on others and problem solving (Bethel University, 2014). My five biggest weaknesses were the following: Critical thinking, creative problem solving, seeking support from others, focusing on one thing at a time, and retaining written information. I have witnessed some of these weaknesses in my work as I have a hard time delegating tasks to other or leaning on others for support. I tend to take on a full plate instead of reaching out the others for …show more content…

(2014). Who Are You? Retrieved from https://www.betheluniversityonline.net/

APA style is a method of properly giving reference or credit when using information to educate or inform your audience in your writing topic. According to Bethel University, “APA style was originated in 1929, when a group of psychologists and business managers got together to establish a simple set of procedures, or style rules, that would make the many components of scientific writing more consistent” (Bethel University, paragraph 1). APA is a similar referencing style to MLA that many people are familiar with using.

As a student at Bethel University, there are some challenges in utilizing the APA style consistently. For me personally, my biggest challenge is that I am not as familiar with the APA style as I am the MLA style. In high school and at my local community college, we were taught to use MLA style. I don’t believe I had heard of APA style until becoming a student at Bethel University. Also, I feel as though APA style is a little more particular and strict in citation and referencing. I believe that MLA style was easier to learn and use. I feel as though I am constantly making a mistake when citing a

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