This is an in class assignment that students will work on individually.

This assignment

will be given sometime in the middle of the semester after students learned about different types

of cognitive, social, and behavioral theories.

The general goal that this assignment addresses is that students will understand the

different psychology theories, the factors that each theory contains, and the understanding and

application of consequences from the psychology theories.

The learning outcomes are that students will…

 State which psychology theory is taking place in a scenario and state the evidence.

 Identify each factor in the scenario that fit the psychology theory.

 Solve a problem given by a scenario.

 Choose and justify which Reinforcement is most beneficial.

 Describe a similar scenario and breakdown and analyze the situation by using psychology

theory.

 Create potential solutions for some scenarios.

I believe that this assignment covers a number of areas on Bloom’s taxonomy scale. Not

only does it ask to recognize and recall certain facts and information, but also challenges my

students to generalize a theory by having students come up with their own scenarios and look at

it from a psychological point of view. It also gives students the opportunity to think critically and

use what they know in order to create a solution to a problem that has not been resolved or if a

current tactic did not work. Not all the scenarios are restricted to a classroom either.

Students will be advised to study the night before for their will be no books or notes

allowed to complete this assignment. However, students are free to ask me, the teacher, for
assistance. On the white board, I will write the “formulas” of each theory as “hints” or cues for

students to answer a question. For example:

SD  R  SR

The majority of the questions are worth 1 point with others being worth 2 or 4 points due

to degree of difficulty. Some questions are right or wrong answers which are the 1 point

questions. The more difficult ones that are worth more points will have to meet each certain

criterion. For example: Question number 10 has 4 criterias, each being worth one point. If

students get 3 out of the 4 criterias set, they will receive 3 points out of 4 for that question.

The final grade is simply straight forward. All the points for correct answers will be

added and recorded. Students will receive their graded paper back and I will put the answer key

on the overhead or projector of some sort so all students can see what the right answers were and

what I was looking for. Students can review the paper and see what they need to study. It also

gives me and them a chance to correct any mistake that I may have done on my behalf grade

wise or if student provides support on why a certain question should be right can be considered.