Awareness of Self; Reflection Paper
PSY 320: Child Development
Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is for students in the Child Development to develop a richer
understanding of their own behaviors and define choices that affect their lifelong well-being.
Scholarly Research
• You must read the article entitled What Self-Awareness Really Is
o Summarize this article
• Select one article from those downloaded in Blackboard
o Use APA format
o Include a complete citation for each article
o Summarize this article
o Discuss how it relates to self-reflection/ awareness of self.
• At least 2 pages
1. Journaling Self-Awareness Activities
• Think back on the past semester and describe three times where you implemented
self-reflection/ self-awareness.
o Connect these back to the two articles you read.
• Be descriptive about what was happing in each of those situations
o Describe how you felt before, how you felt after, and what you might do
differently next time.
• Each instance you describe should be at least half a page in length
2. Connection to Child Development
• In detail, describe how you believe learning and practicing self-awareness
impacted your current day-to-day life.
• Then, describe how you believe implementing this in early child development
strategies would affect children both short and long term.
• At least 1 page
| Rubric Students will recognize behaviors and define choices that affect their lifelong well-being.  | 
Awareness of Self; Reflection Paper
PSY 320: Child Development
| Exceeds Expectations | Meets Expectations | Below Expectations | |
| Knowledge | Examines how learning might thoughtfully lead to changes in personal behavior.  | 
Identifies the connection between knowledge, choice, and overall wellbeing.  | 
Does not identify behaviors that contribute to lifelong well-being.  | 
| Action/Resources | Pursues beyond the classroom knowledge and experiences that affect lifelong well-being.  | 
Acknowledges a repertoire of choices that affect and impact well-being.  | 
Unable to articulate the link between behavioral choices and resulting consequences.  | 
| 25 points | 20 points | 19 or below | 
WRITING AND PAPER QUALITY
| Clearly represented ideas/concepts Logically organized Quotes used to add meaning or emphasis Professional writing style Professional product Paraphrasing used  | 
Paper organized Formal language used Used proper grammar/syntax Past tense utilized Format requirements missing Paraphrasing needs improvement Mixed fonts  | 
Summarization unclear Organization difficult to follow Grammar/syntax issues Words misused Many typing errors Poor quality Late assignment  | 
25-20 points 19-10 points 9-0 points
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