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,
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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
Pickren, W. E., & Tomes, H. (2002). The legacy of Kenneth B. Clark to the APA: The
Chapter 3 of the APA Publication Manual was a reminder of many grammatical and writing issues need to be focused on when writing manuscripts and reports. As a professional it is important to know how to be clear and concise in what is being said. It is important to understand that as a school counselor writing and precision are necessary. Chapter 3 focuses on the organization, writing style, reduction of bias in language, grammar and grammar usage.
Consistency, is what essay formats seek to provide for readers. Without essay formats, readers may find themselves lost in the style of the author’s text rather than contemplating the ideas and thoughts that the author wants the reader to acknowledge. However, why is it that there are so many different essay formats? Wouldn’t it be simpler to just have one universal essay format? The two most widely used formats, MLA and APA, both have great degree of similarity as well as very distinct differences. Most of the similarities exist due to their effectiveness. On the other hand, the two formats’ distinct differences such as in-text citations or setting aside a whole page for a title, serve to strengthen the clarity of ideas within a field of study the author is trying to convey. Different formats exist due to the specific necessities fields of study require in order to convey their ideas to the reader.
English 1302 has presented the tools to learn new skills that will be beneficial in upcoming English courses I will be taking. The first of these is learning how to write in APA format. Until taking this course, I had only been taught how to write a
In truth, and overall, I cannot say that I am very satisfied with my improvements to my ASL this semester. I think I had high expectations coming into the semester, and they were difficult in being realized. One biggest area that needs improvement is the fluency in my signing, especially concerning English mouthing. I am obviously not at all satisfied in this area. This area is one of a great mystery to me, because I have not had that much issues with English mouthing in ASL I. For example, in VJ#3 for ASL I, I did not mouth many words. I guess picking up this habit this semester or maybe not addressing the formation of this habit and being able to ignore it was due to the increase in difficulty and complexity of what was required in ASL II. Additionally, it could be because the videos for this class were done with a partner while the video journals for ASL were done by myself. I think that having an additional person, having to coordinate what we are siging, as well as having much longer notes and requirements made me have to think a lot to produce my sings. They were not the simple, “I have 2 brothers and 2 sisters” kinds of sentences. I tend to mouth more when I have to think about what I have to say. This issue is most evident in my first video journal for ASL II, where I literally mouth every word. Although it got a bit better for the second one, the habit and issue still persists as evidenced my the feedback I received from the professor. I think what hindered my improvement was actually lack of practice. Not just lack of practice, but specifically lack of practice signing with other students about topics that were not precisely covered in class. I needed more practice on spontaneity; my mastery of the...
now know what APA and MLA are and even how to cite them properly. I understand different styles of
This paper intends to provide a basic understanding of my individual personality and how it plays a role in my organization in the U.S. Navy. It covers the results from a self-assessment tool that uses a series of questions to identify specific personality strengths and weaknesses. It is divided into three steps. The first one, focuses on the most important personality trait results. The second, how these results play a role in my organization. And the third, how God’s Holy Spirit has worked in my life to change weaknesses into strengths. Needs work
Self-assessment tests have been around for as long as I can remember. The first self-assessment test I took was when I joined the Navy. I remember thinking what in the world does any of this have to do with joining the military. I soon discovered that it tested more than mental aptitude. It really showed mental, physical, and social traits that one possessed when put in situations that they had no control over. The tests are designed to gauge where one will be when stuck in a situation that they cannot get out of like out to sea on a boat or submarine for six months at a time. These tests, no matter which one you take, are as individual as the person taking them.
APA (American Psychological Association) style is primarily used in the social science disciplines. It is formatted like MLA, and shows many similarities, but is unique in several key points.
APA style is very important in all types of careers and school papers and research papers. The importance for this style paper is because it is usually seven pages long and the paper gives specific information and easy way to access the information. If you’re looking for something specific the headings in the paper help you know where to look without going through everything.
The first page of your APA style research paper is the point where a great deal of formatting takes place, and for clear reasons it is the primary spot where any blunders get to be glaring mistakes, so taking care of it from the begin is key.
To begin, I am going to write about my weaknesses and how they transitioned into strengths. First, I remember after each assignment in class was introduced I
Well I guess I’ll start off this paper by being outright honest. I have never done this type of self-assessment exercise. So I’ll start this paper off with what exactly this type of self-assessment is. These types of self-assessments are meant to help show the individual (me) where my strengths lie and also where my weaknesses are as well so that I may try and lean on my strengths while improving on my own shortcomings. Essentially the Johari Window four regions model that we learned about is a great tool for this assessment. The first region is also known as the open area, which essentially means that this is what is known by the person about him/herself and is also know by others. The second region is known as the blind area in which this is information unknown by the individual but is known by others. Which could be behaviors that an individual does but does not realize that they are doing them. The third window is known as the hidden area. This area is essentially information that only you know about yourself and others do not. The fourth area is known as the unknown area. It’s known as that because this is information that you and others do not know about you. It’s when you take a look at these four areas and see your strengths and/or weaknesses are at and if you allow yourself to become open to feedback you then can improve on your own shortcomings and become a better leader.
With text citations, MLA uses the author’s last name and page number while APA uses the publication date as well. APA style is used for science writing; therefore, the publication date is important to add. MLA and APA formatting may be different, but they have the same common goal. That goal is to cite the sources properly by using in-text citations, which leads the reader to the last page of the paper which is “Works Cited” for MLA papers and “References” for APA papers. APA style is generally used for social sciences, education, psychology, and sociology while MLA style is used for Humanities, English, Philosophy, and History according to Dolsy Smith’s “Citation Style Guides”. The most commonly used citation in high school is the MLA8. According to Michael Greer (a lecturer at the University of Arkansas), the handbook is “streamlined and flexible” and a lot shorter than MLA7 ("Streamlining Citations”).