On successful completion of this assessment and this module, you will have demonstrated your ability to: Demonstrate a comprehensive and critical understanding of contemporary debates, and applications of research into individual differences

Question

On successful completion of this assessment and this module, you will have demonstrated your ability to:

Demonstrate a comprehensive and critical understanding of contemporary debates, and applications of research into individual differences.

Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of research planning and designin the psychology of individual differences.

Coursework 1:

You are required to write a single 3000-wordexploratory case study report on one of the case studies provided for the module. The case study report should be no longer than 3000 words (this includes all in-text citations but does not include the reference list).

The case study report must have the following sections and structure with further guidance provided through collaborate live sessions:

Section 1: Background Information

In this section a concise overview (in your own words) of the person being discussed in the case study should be provided drawn from those details provided in the case study notes.

Section 2: Presenting problems

In this section you should discuss the problems presented in the case study for the individual and link them to theory and research drawn from the individual differences literature. Ensure that citations are used to support your claims and a critical analysis is provided of the theory and research drawn upon from individual differences.

Section 3: Intervention

Provide an outline of a potential intervention that could be provided to address the presenting problems that draw upon the psychological theory and research studies covered in section 2. Ensure that testable hypotheses/research questions are provided along with an outline of the research design and methods that would be used to gather data to evaluate the proposed intervention.

Reference List

Provide an APA formatted reference list for all citations used within the case study report.

Your work will be marked based on the level 7 rubric provided below.

Level 7 Rubric	Excellent (70-100)	Very Good (60-69)	Good (50-59)	Satisfactory (40-49)	Unsatisfactory (35-39)	Poor (21-34)	Very Poor (1-20)
Critical Analysis and Evaluation (25%)	A high level of critical analysis and evaluation	A very good level of critical analysis and evaluation	A fairly good level of critical analysis and evaluation	A fair level of critical analysis and evaluation	Lack of critical analysis and evaluation	Significant lack of critical analysis and evaluation	Very significant lack of critical analysis and evaluation
Originality of Ideas (10%)	Commendable originality of ideas	Significant originality of ideas	Some originality of ideas	Little originality of ideas	Lack of originality of ideas	Lack of evidence of originality of ideas	Significant lack of evidence of originality of ideas
Research Informed (Evidence) (20%)	Exceptionally well researched	Well researched	Quite well researched	Adequately researched	Some lack of research evidence	Lack of research evidence	Significant lack of research evidence
Knowledge and Understanding (Learning outcomes and assessment description or components) (25%)	Trivial or very minor errors	Minor errors only	Some evidence of misunderstandings	Some significant misunderstandings and errors	Some lack of knowledge and understanding	Lack of knowledge and understanding	Significant lack of knowledge and understanding
Clarity and Coherence (Logical flow, introduction, conclusion) (10%)	Excellent clarity of ideas, coherence and logic	Commendable clarity of ideas; very good sense of coherence and logic	Ideas generally clear and coherent	Ideas fairly clear and coherent	Ideas lack some clarity and coherence	Ideas lack clarity and coherence	Ideas significantly lack clarity and coherence
Presentation (Structure, grammar, spelling, referencing) (10%)	High quality presentation	A very good standard of presentation	A good standard of presentation	A sound standard of presentation	Presentation needs improvement	Presentation significantly needs improvement	Presentation very significantly needs improvement

Assessment Presentation

Presentation is an important part of your academic work. Please follow the presentation guidelines below.

Title Page

Your title page must include: 1) the name of the university, 2) the course title, 3) the module code and title, 4) the name of the module tutor, 5) the word count, and 6) declarations (see below).

Originality statement

‘I declare that this assessment is my own work and that I have correctly acknowledged the work of others using APA referencing. This assessment is in accordance with University guidance on good academic conduct.’

Confidentiality statement (if applicable)

‘I declare that confidentiality of people discussed in this work is maintained; there is no identifiable information of these individuals.’

Manuscript

Your manuscript needs to;

• Include page numbers (pages should be numbered at the top right).

• Be double-spaced

• Have a 1-inch(2.54 cm) margin, Times New Roman or Arial, 12 font.

• Maintain the confidentiality of service users/patients/clients and persons associated with them, service colleagues and organisations.

• Include areference list (APA referencing), headed with ‘References’ centred, do not make it bold. Please refer to Cite Them Right.

• Use ‘the author’ to describe yourself (however you can use ‘I’ or ‘my’ etc. in self-reflection e.g., this phenomenon was often present in my practice).

Educational Psychology

A school teacher contacted the educational psychologist regarding Andrew, a 10-year old student that has been presenting some concerning behaviours. The teacher initially described Andrew’s behaviour as anxiety and social avoidance, as he doesn’t like to participate in class and his performance has been declining. However, he appears to enjoy interaction, albeit playing with only one classmate at a time. At lunchtime, he refuses to eat and reports feeling sick. The teacher noticed that other classmates stopped trying to interact with him and occasionally might make fun of him. Andrew’s parents report that he doesn’t play with friends at home as he doesn’t have any. According to his parents, before going to school, he complains that he is not feeling well and that he does not like to be around any other children. Andrew’s parents also mentioned to the teacher that he refuses to go anywhere and do not like to leave the house. Andrew’s father has been previously diagnosed with general anxiety disorder. His parents told the teacher that Andrew has always been a shy boy and does not like new situations.