Dr. Eham Ajlouni PHC 131 1st term 2017/2018 Week 3 : Chapter 1 (Practical Applications of Epidemiology) Please choose the most appropriate answer: (7 points) Q1. Gini index used for: a. Education inequality b. Income inequality c. Heath access inequality d. Social inequality Q2. The study of the placement and optimum utilization of health services in a community, refers to: a. Disease etiology b. Policy evaluation c. Program evaluation d. Operations research Q3. Epidemiologic research is the subject of criticism, like: a. Conflicting studies b. Individual risks c. Search for causes d. Specific clinical concerns Q 4- Shift from high birth and death rates to lower birth and death rates, refers to: a. Demographic Transition b. Environment Transition c. Epidemic transition d. Fertility Transition Q5- Modern Concepts of Causality, like: a. Control diseases report b. Henle-Koch postulates c. Institute of medicine report d. Surgeon General’s Report Q6- Study of Risks to Individuals like: a. Cohort study. b. Qualitative study c. Health services study d. Virtual study. Q7-Primordial Prevention concerns with: a. Limiting disability from disease b. Minimizing health hazards c. Protection against disease d. Reducing progress of disease Short answers: (3 points) Answer one question only Q1. Write the three Criteria for Risk Factors Q2. List factors affecting reliability of observed changes Running head: ASSESSMENT 1 1 ASSESSMENT 1 7 Self Assessment Name: Carzetta Allen Institution: Capella University Self Assessment Self-Assessment Table Item Learner Self-Assessment of Level of Proficiency Narrative Explanation of Selection of Proficiency Level I know how to create inclusive learning environments for all students. 0 1 2 3 I always acknowledge the fact that the provision of a hospitable experience for all learners is of the essence. While I have been able to differentiate the learning needs of various students, I am yet to master all the teaching strategies that are vital for catering to the needs of different learners. My educational setting is an environment in which respect and value for diversity is demonstrated. 0 1 2 3 Today’s classrooms are filled with students that are diverse in in terms of ethnicity, race, gender, religion, sexuality, and much more. As such, I have placed a great deal of emphasis on diversity matters to ensure that all learners are provided with a positive environment in which they can thrive academically. I am aware of multicultural issues that impact students. 0 1 2 3 Teaching students from diverse cultural backgrounds comes with myriad challenges. More precisely, I am yet to gain an enhanced comprehension of all the multicultural issues that affect learners from diverse cultural backgrounds. I am well-informed about how cultural issues impact curriculum, instruction, and assessment in educational settings. 0 1 2 3 As previously noted, cultural issues tend to be multifaceted. It is for this reason that I am .

1. Dr. Eham Ajlouni PHC 131 1st term 2017/2018
Week 3 : Chapter 1 (Practical Applications of Epidemiology)
Please choose the most appropriate answer: (7 points)
Q1. Gini index used for:
a. Education inequality
b. Income inequality
c. Heath access inequality
d. Social inequality
Q2. The study of the placement and optimum utilization of
health services in a community, refers to:
a. Disease etiology
b. Policy evaluation
c. Program evaluation
d. Operations research
Q3. Epidemiologic research is the subject of criticism, like:
a. Conflicting studies
b. Individual risks
c. Search for causes
d. Specific clinical concerns
Q 4- Shift from high birth and death rates to lower birth and
death rates, refers to:
a. Demographic Transition
b. Environment Transition
c. Epidemic transition
d. Fertility Transition
Q5- Modern Concepts of Causality, like:
a. Control diseases report
b. Henle-Koch postulates
c. Institute of medicine report
d. Surgeon General’s Report
Q6- Study of Risks to Individuals like:
a. Cohort study.
b. Qualitative study
c. Health services study

2. d. Virtual study.
Q7-Primordial Prevention concerns with:
a. Limiting disability from disease
b. Minimizing health hazards
c. Protection against disease
d. Reducing progress of disease
Short answers: (3 points)
Answer one question only
Q1. Write the three Criteria for Risk Factors
Q2. List factors affecting reliability of observed changes
Running head: ASSESSMENT 1
1
ASSESSMENT 1
7
Self Assessment
Name: Carzetta Allen
Institution: Capella University
Self Assessment Self-Assessment Table
Item
Learner Self-Assessment of Level of Proficiency
Narrative Explanation of Selection of Proficiency Level
I know how to create inclusive learning environments for all
students.

3. 0
1
2
3
I always acknowledge the fact that the provision of a hospitable
experience for all learners is of the essence. While I have been
able to differentiate the learning needs of various students, I am
yet to master all the teaching strategies that are vital for
catering to the needs of different learners.
My educational setting is an environment in which respect and
value for diversity is demonstrated.
0
1
2
3
Today’s classrooms are filled with students that are diverse in
in terms of ethnicity, race, gender, religion, sexuality, and much
more. As such, I have placed a great deal of emphasis on
diversity matters to ensure that all learners are provided with a
positive environment in which they can thrive academically.
I am aware of multicultural issues that impact students.
0
1
2
3
Teaching students from diverse cultural backgrounds comes
with myriad challenges. More precisely, I am yet to gain an
enhanced comprehension of all the multicultural issues that
affect learners from diverse cultural backgrounds.
I am well-informed about how cultural issues impact
curriculum, instruction, and assessment in educational settings.
0
1
2
3
As previously noted, cultural issues tend to be multifaceted. It

4. is for this reason that I am yet to attain an exhaustive
understanding of the manner in which they affect curriculum,
instruction, and assessment in educational settings.
I am able to self-assess my knowledge and skills accurately.
0
1
2
3
Being able to assess oneself is vital for ascertaining areas of
improvement. Even though I may not be able to perfectly
evaluate myself on all fronts, I always strive to accurately
assess my knowledge and skills without bias.
I am able to think critically by interpreting, analyzing,
evaluating, and making inferences about information through
the use of evidence.
0
1
2
3
I always attempt to arrive at conclusions based on the evidence
at hand. However, my judgment is occasionally swayed by
personal opinions, which results in biased conclusions.
I am able to locate and review scholarly references to use as
academic support for my work.
0
1
2
3
The use of scholarly information is essential for any academic
work. While I always attempt to find the most appropriate
scholarly references to that end, my searching skills have not
been perfect.
I am able to communicate professionally with stakeholders in
my educational setting.
0
1

5. 2
3
Effective communication is of the utmost imperative in the
educational setting. As a result, I always make an effort to
employ the most appropriate communication skills when
communicating with various stakeholders.
I am able to communicate in a scholarly way, including writing
at a standard expected of a graduate learner, in the courseroom
and in assignments
0
1
2
3
Scholarly communication is a continuous process of
improvement. Even though I am certainly on the right track, I
am yet to attain perfection.
I am able to reflect on my own learning and my professional
practice in a way that allows for future goal setting.
0
1
2
3
Effectively reflecting on my own learning and my professional
practice has undoubtedly been an important area of focus for
me. However, I still feel that there are certain areas that I may
miss out during my reflections.
Learning Goals Proposal
Introduction
I am a daycare worker working with infants ages birth through
18 months. Having been in this profession for quite some time, I
have gathered the skills that are essential for providing
effective care of children whose parents (or other members of
the family) are not available to take care of them. I take care of
the children with respect to feeding, bathing, supervision and
monitoring of safety, organization of activities, as well as

6. watching for indications of the children’s development and
emotional issues.
Strengths
The areas of strength that emerged from the self-assessment
include my ability to communicate professionally with
stakeholders in my educational setting and my respect and value
of diversity in my educational setting. My strengths in this area
have been drawn from the course’s emphasis on effective
communication and respect for diversity if one is to attain
success in their endeavors.
Growth Opportunities
The opportunities for growth that emerged from my assignment
include my relative lack of awareness regarding multicultural
issues that impact students and my relative lack of information
as regards the manner in which cultural issues impact
curriculum, instruction, and assessment in educational settings.
My weakness in these areas is due to the fact that cultural and
multicultural issues tend to be quite complicated. As such, I
have always experienced challenges in my bid to attain a
thorough understanding of the vast range of issues that are
typically involved in culture.
Goal Statements
1. Improve my Location and Review of Scholarly Sources
2. Improve my Teaching Strategies to Create an Inclusive
Learning Environment for all Students
3. Attain Greater Awareness of Multicultural Issues that Impact
Students
Planning for Improvement
Actions to Address Goal 1
The use of scholarly sources is important for constructing a
comprehensive academic work. As such, it is imperative that
one demonstrate the ability to locate and review such sources.
To that end, I will restrict my database search solely to sources
that are peer-reviewed, examine the publication (for instance
the use of scholarly terminology, the date of publication, and
the presence of additional pages), and locate the official website

7. on the internet with the intention of ascertaining whether or not
it affirms that the source is peer-reviewed.
Actions to Address Goal 2
Without a doubt, being a good teacher entails having a vast
array of skills. In this way, one can see to it that an inclusive
learning environment for all students is created. To that end, I
look forward to improving my teaching strategies by
encouraging questioning, connecting concepts, teaching
problem-solving strategies, encouraging creative thinking,
encouraging learners to elaborate their answers, and using
graphic organizers. Certainly, these strategies have the potential
to make students more involved in the learning process, hence
ensuring that no one is left behind or excluded.
Actions to Address Goal 3
Cultural diversity is certainly an indispensable facet of the
education system. Thus, I intend to attain greater awareness of
multicultural issues that impact students by expressing an
interest in my students’ ethnic backgrounds, maintaining a
stringent degree of sensitivity to language issues, incorporating
strategies for self-testing, as well as maintaining an inclusive
curriculum that respects diversities.
Conclusion
Self-assessment is of the essence to understanding one’s
strengths and weaknesses on various fronts. More importantly,
the assessment enables one to come up with ways through which
they can ascertain strategies for improving their shortcomings
and strong points. Thus, I have managed to find out the areas in
which I need to improve so that I can attain success in this
course.
References
Banks, J. A. (2015). Cultural diversity and education.
Routledge.
Bohannon, J. (2013). Who’s afraid of peer review. Science,

8. 342(6154).
Ford, D. Y. (2010). Multicultural Issues: Culturally Responsive
Classrooms: Affirming Culturally Different Gifted Students.
Gifted Child Today, 33(1), 50-53.
Mastropieri, M. A., & Scruggs, T. E. (2017). The inclusive
classroom: Strategies for effective differentiated instruction.
Pearson.