Reflection of first unit from the hybrid class: I really enjoyed my first hybrid unit of Psychology II. The assignments were honestly really easy to keep up with. However, I think that the simplicity is just because we're just writing essays and doing research this unit. Since we spent the majority of our time working on those things, the class structure was fairly laid back. The deadlines are really flexible, which is nice. I can post an outline of what a journal post is supposed to say & then go into more detail later on when I'm on my own computer. I'm pretty good with my time management, so it's never stressful to keep up with my journals and assignments. I think it'll get more exciting as we start researching other things and studying new units. |
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Today, I researched the APA essay style, which stand for American Psychological Association. The APA is a group of scientists that want to advance their psychological knowledge to influence the world. APA writing style was created by psychologists in 1929. Since MLA, is simply the format for writing basic essays, APA is a combination of the MLA format & scientific writing. This combination makes their work easy to navigate, read, & understand. APA allows for a clear and consistent presentation of the findings of the researcher. I think that APA has some specific things that set it apart from MLA, so I'll be needing to be very careful about small formatting details that I've made a habit of because of MLA. For example, I had trouble remembering and then figuring out to do the running head. I have to remember that only the page numbers and not "Badge 1" are to be listed in the upper right corner. Also, making sure that my indentations are where they are supposed to be will be a definite change. I think that with these somewhat annoying changes, it makes papers like this easier to write and to read.
So far, I think I'm going to like Psych 2 way more than when I took it last year with Mrs. Kooi. I feel like in Kooi's class, we spent a lot of time just completing assignments, but not really getting excited about Psychology at all. I'm glad that we have all of our units and assignments mapped out, so we know exactly what we're going to be learning. The hybrid class that we are going to take will honestly make things way easier for me. With all of the things that I have going on, it'll be nice to be able to post assignments on my own time. By using the internet to connect the class, I can make the most of my time outside of the class. I'm excited, yeah. I'm curious as to what Mrs. Kim thinks about me, but I think she's super cool. I like how she's a Calvin alumni like my sister & the fact that her classroom isn't boring.
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