This three-paragraph document discusses using writing assistance productively for a psychology graduate program assignment. It notes that writing skills are fundamental to graduate programs and multiple drafts may be needed to communicate ideas clearly as a professional psychologist. The document then explains that this discussion will provide practice in scholarly writing through drafting, feedback, and revision. Students are instructed to draft and post their problem statement assignment by Thursday for peer review.

1. THIS DISCUSSION PREFER TO THE ORGANIZATION
PSYCHOLOGY ASSIGNMENT
Productive Use of Writing Assistance
Writing is one of the foundational skills of almost any
graduate program
. If you have trouble translating your ideas onto paper, others
will not be able to evaluate your analysis or your ideas. It may
take two or three drafts to produce the kind of clear, well-
organized, concise writing that enables you to communicate
your ideas successfully as a professional psychologist.
There are two purposes for this discussion. First, it will give
you practice in the process of scholarly writing—drafting,
getting feedback, and revising. Each cycle like this has the
potential to refine your ideas and to improve the clarity of the
writing. Second, it will allow you to practice these concepts
with your own assignment before submitting it for a grade.
Begin by reviewing your Unit 4 assignment. The topic you
investigated is the basis of this problem statement. Use the
description of this unit's assignment, Problem Statement, to
create the first draft of your assignment. Complete that draft as
early in the week as possible.
As soon as you have what you consider to be a good draft of
your assignment (but not later than Thursday), post it as your
initial post to this discussion.
DISCUSSION 2

2. Library Search
Complete the following:
Search the Capella library for an article that investigates an
important topic in your area of psychology. You will analyze
this article in the first discussion in this unit.
Search the Capella library for an article on what it means to be
a reflective practitioner. There are many reflective practitioner
models, and you should find one that fits your needs and values.
Critical Thinking in Practice
Once you have determined that an article is from a scholarly
journal, you must still examine the article with a critical eye.
Does the author have an obvious bias? Are there flaws in the
methodology that make you question its validity? Even if the
research appears sound, the findings might not apply to the
topic you are studying. There should be no literature review
articles or conceptual articles.
For this discussion, use what you learned in the readings from
your
Critical Thinking in Psychology
text, particularly about the critical evaluation of flaws in
thinking, to analyze the article you found in your library search.
Answer the following questions in your initial post, and include
an APA-formatted reference to the article at the end of your
post:
Do you think the author made his or her point in a compelling

3. way?
Did you identify any problems with the methodology for any
research described?
Can the findings be generalized to the general population?
Are the conclusions drawn in the discussion section based on
the findings reported in the results section, or are they based on
something else?
Do you see any errors in the article, or anything with which you
disagree?
Does the article leave you with any unanswered questions?
DISCUSSION 3
Model for Reflective Practice
Being self-aware and self-reflective are qualities that can help a
person in any profession, but they are especially helpful in
psychology. Based on your research in this unit:
Share the reflective
practice
model you have chosen and discuss why it fits your personal
needs.
Identify your strengths and weaknesses related to professional
and interpersonal skills.

4. Share your thoughts about how you plan to begin and practice
good self-reflection and become more self-aware.
Provide APA-formatted references for any resources you used to
research this discussion post. Demonstrate the upper levels of
Bloom's taxonomy in your post.