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Essay Instructions: I need a research paper, done through the subject of Human Neuropsychology, on the topic of Schizophrenia. The paper should address the anatomical, physiological, and behavioral aspects of the disorder, as well as use PEER-REVIEWED, LEGITIMATE, and CREDIBLE PSYCHOLOGY JOURNAL ARTICLES as references. The paper should address historical facts about Schizophrenia, possible causes and correlations for the disorder, different types and factors to the disorder. The paper must also provide a description of the symptoms, and then a discussion of what might be the physiological or neurological basis of the disease.

Essay Instructions: A. Critique on the WSM-III assessment instrument for a Neuropsychology class:
1. Description of WSM-III assessment(to include, but not limited to)the following:
a. How was it developed?
b. How is it used and under what conditions?
c. What are the limitations of the test?
d. Validity Information?
e. Reliability?
f. Etc.

2. Use a critical approach:
a. Prove why this is a good test.
b. Don''t deliberately tear down test, but remember
that "one size does not fit all" when it comes to
assessment tests.
c. New test are coming out at an astounding rate -
just because it is out there & costs $300.00 does not
make it a good test.
d. Check the population the instrument (WSM-III) was
normed on.
e. Great deal of neuropsychology is testing, so one
needs to be aware of the usefulness of tests available.

B. APA Style: Do Not do paper in first person!

C. Six (6) references - give credit where it is due.

E. Request Works Cited.

F.

Essay Instructions: Please uses these references:

Jitendra, A. K. (April 2011). Reading Comprehension Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities. Focus on Exceptional Children , Vol. 43 Issue 8, p1-16, 16p. http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxylocal.library.nova.edu/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=5&hid=110&sid=b22a2d19-6bf9-416a-9c5b-31d5c71469ef%40sessionmgr112

Kathleen, K. M. (2001). A primary subject goes secondary. Education Week, 20(31), 13-13,17. http://search.proquest.com.ezproxylocal.library.nova.edu/docview/?accountid=6579

Dexter, D. D., & Hughes, C. A. (2011). Graphic organizers and students with learning disabilities: A meta-analysis. Learning Disability Quarterly, 34(1), 51-72. http://search.proquest.com.ezproxylocal.library.nova.edu/docview/?accountid=6579; http://www.cldinternational.org/Publications/LDQ.asp

McCray, A. D. (2001). Middle school students with reading disabilities. Reading Teacher, 55(3), 298-300. http://search.proquest.com.ezproxylocal.library.nova.edu/docview/62269800?accountid=6579

Misulis, K. E. (2009). Lifelong study strategies for middle grades learners. Middle Ground, 13(1), 16-17. http://search.proquest.com.ezproxylocal.library.nova.edu/docview/?accountid=6579

Hilbert, T. S., & Renkl, A. (2008). Concept mapping as a follow-up strategy to learning from texts: What characterizes good and poor mappers? Instructional Science, 36(1), 53-73. doi:10.1007/s11-9 http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxylocal.library.nova.edu/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=3&hid=110&sid=3342a812-2d8a-4985-a1c6-25455230f27c%40sessionmgr110

Hutchins, Elizabeth J., and Heidi Anne E. Mesmer. "Using QARs with charts and graphs. (Teaching Ideas)." The Reading Teacher 56.1 (2002): 21+. Academic OneFile. Web. 20 May 2012. http://go.galegroup.com.ezproxylocal.library.nova.edu/ps/i.do?id=GALE|A91707952&v=2.1&u=novaseu_main&it=r&p=AONE&sw=w

Raphael, T. E., & Pearson, P. D. (1985). Increasing students awareness of sources of information for answering questions. American Educational Research Journal, 22(2), 217-235. doi:10.3102/22002217
http://www.jstor.org.ezproxylocal.library.nova.edu/openurl?issn=0002-8312&date=1985&volume=22&issue=2&spage=217

Michigan DOE
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/Final_Parent_Involvement_Fact_Sheet_14732_7.pdf
6 Parent Teacher Association

Santa, Carol M., Havens, Lynn T. and Maycumber, Evelyn M. (1996) Project CRISS: Creating Independence through Student-Owned Strategies. 2nd ed. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company.

Reading Disabilities: The EarlyWarningSigns
Philip Levin, Ph.D, Director, The Help Group/UCLA Neuropsychology Program
http://www.thehelpgroup.org/pdf/adhd-dys/Levin_ReadingDisabilities.pdf


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Essay Instructions: Three abstracts from recognized professional journals. Articles from popular periodicals (magazines) are not acceptable. Neither are summaries of journal articles found on the Internet nor abstracts that appear at the beginning of journal articles.
Abstracts should include a commentary relating the relevance adult aging. These abstracts along with a copy or cite of the journal article. The length should be 1 to 2 pages. The due date 12/9/2003.
Here are guidelines for writing abstracts of articles from professional journals:
In the psychology of adulthood and aging, important contributions are usually published first in scholarly journals. New theories, new evidence, and new interpretations of old material are all most likely to appear in articles addressed to fellow experts. Journal articles are directed to a small audience who speak a technical language. Authors may capitalize on this technical jargon, using it and other stylistic tricks to pack a maximum of information into the minimum space. Journal writers stress objectivity and do not include personal notes and colorful examples that enliven other forms of writing.
In writing an abstract or summary, the following questions serve as a guide:
1. What kind of article is it: a theoretical article, a report of an experiment, a correlational study, a research review, etc.?
2. What is the central aim of the article?
3. What was done to accomplish the aim? Examples: experiment, observation, systematic recording of observations, analysis of published research, commentary on a theory.
4. What objective evidence came out of the author's efforts? For example, what data are generated?
5. How did the author(s) interpret the evidence and/or relate it to the original problem or focus? This is where the authors present subjective views of the evidence rather than the objective findings.
Additional comments might include:
1. To what individuals or groups might the research be generalized?
2. How is the theory similar to or different from other theories?
3. What is the timeliness of the article?

Here is a partial list of recognized journals in the field:
American Psychologist
American Journal of Sociology
The Counseling Psychologist
Developmental Neuropsychology
Developmental Psychology
Educational Gerontology
Experimental Aging Research
Generations
Geriatric Psychiatry
The Gerontologist
Journal of Aging and Social Policy
Journal of Gerontological Social Work
Journal of Gerontology Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences
Journal of Marriage and the Family
Journal of Vocational Behavior
Journal of Counseling Psychology
Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology
Journal of Aging and Religion
Journal of Aging and Health
Journal of the American Medical Association
Journal of the American Geriatric Society
Journal of Experimental Psychology
New England Journal of Medicine
Psychological Review
Psychology and Aging