Personal Theories Paper Instructions
Overview
Your Personal Theory Paper should reflect your current integration of counseling theory from a Christian perspective, with emphasis on how your Christian beliefs and values impact your theory and practice. The paper should incorporate references to several of the theorists discussed in this course, showing how you are influenced by his/her contributions and thinking.
Instructions
The paper must be 10–12 typed, double-spaced, pages and must meet the requirements of the Personal Theory Paper Grading Rubric. It must be typed in Microsoft Word, with 1-inch margins and follow current APA or Turabian formatting.
You will prepare a Reference Page in Module 4: Week 4″, which will help begin to build the foundational elements of your final paper while identifying any formatting mistakes that may need to be cleaned up before the final paper is due. Note that the final paper length does not include the Title Page, Abstract, Table of Contents, References, or Appendices you may choose to incorporate.
You will prepare an Outline during Module 6: Week 6″. The outline will help to organize your ideas into major and minor topics. You can also collect specific examples and quotes you would like to include in your paper. The outline is an important document as you develop your final personal theory paper. An Outline example is provided for your review.
Submit your final Personal Theory Paper by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of Module 7: Week 7″. Remember to save the document’s file header as the assignment index and your initials (PTP_DCR).
Course Prefix #507
Criteria |
Advanced (A- to A) Satisfies criteria w/ excellence |
Proficient (B- to B+) Satisfies Most Criteria |
Developing (C- to C+) Satisfies Criteria Incompletely |
Below Expectations (F to D+) Does not satisfy criteria |
Not Present |
Points Earned |
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Content: 105% (105pts) |
97-105 pts |
88-96 pts |
87-80 pts |
1-79 pts |
0 pts |
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Concise Summary |
19-20 pts Demonstrates a solid understanding of the material presented Adequately synthesizes the whole of the text in a concise manner Presents an organized interaction that specifically addresses the assignment with clarity and coherency |
17-18 pts Demonstrates an understanding of the material presented Adequately synthesizes the whole of the text in a concise manner |
16 pts Does not Demonstrate a solid understanding of the material presented Does not Adequately synthesizes the whole of the text in a concise manner Presents a disorganized interaction that specifically addresses the assignment with a lack of clarity and coherency |
1-15 pts Does not Demonstrate an understanding of the material presented Does not Adequately synthesizes the whole of the text in a concise manner Work is disorganized interaction that specifically addresses the assignment with a lack of clarity and coherency |
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Evaluation of the Strengths and Weaknesses |
33-35 pts Provides clear, insightful, rich interaction with subject matter Integrates material from the course lectures and assigned reading Demonstrates critical thinking in the analysis and critique of the material |
30-33 pts Provides interaction with subject matter Integrates material from the course lectures and assigned reading |
27-29 pts Provides incomplete interaction with subject matter Integrates material from the course lectures and assigned reading |
1-26 pts Provides minimal interaction with subject matter No Integration of material from the course lectures and assigned reading No critical thinking in the analysis and critique of the material . |
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Personal Reflection and Application |
28-30 pts Personal example(s) offered which sufficiently relate to the content of the text Clear connections are made between the life episode and the reading |
26-27 pts Personal example(s) offered which partially relate to the content of the text Connections are made between the life episode and the reading |
23-25 pts Personal example(s) offered which are incomplete and do not relate to the content of the text Connections are made between the life episode and the reading |
1-22pts No personal example(s) offered which are incomplete and do not relate to the content of the text Connections are made between the life episode and the reading are not made |
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Conclusion |
19-20pts Conclusions drawn reveal thoughtful summarization and personal application |
16-18 pts Conclusions partially reveal thoughtful summarization and personal application |
13-15 pts Conclusions partially reveal summarization and personal application. |
1-12 pts The assignment does not provide onclusions that reveal summarization and personal application. |
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Structure: 30% = 30 |
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Organization/Form Presentation, Headings, and APA |
28-30 pts. · The assignment is presented with appropriate headings and organizational clarity. · The assignment reflects correct APA form · There are clear transitions between paragraphs and sections. · The paper meets the page length |
26-27 pts. · The assignment is presented with most headings but slightly lacking in organizational clarity. · The assignment reflects minor APA form errors · There are transitions between paragraphs and sections. · The assignment length is short one page |
23-25 pts. · The assignment is presented with partial headings and is lacking in organizational clarity. · The assignment reflects APA form errors · Transitions between paragraphs and sections are unclear. · The assignment length is short more than one page |
1-22 pts. · The assignment is presented without headings and lacks organizational clarity. · The assignment reflects numerous APA form errors · Transitions between paragraphs and sections are missing. · The assignment length is short multiple pages |
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Spelling and Grammar |
15 pts. · The assignment is without spelling and grammar related errors · The assignment reflects a graduate level construction (voice and vocabulary). |
12-14 pts. · The assignment is contains very few spelling and grammar related errors · The assignment reflects a general graduate level construction (voice and vocabulary). |
8-11 pts. · The assignment is contains spelling and grammar related errors · The assignment reflects an inconsistent graduate level construction (voice and vocabulary). |
1-7 pts. · The assignment is contains numerous spelling and grammar related errors · The assignment does not reflect a graduate level construction (voice and vocabulary). |
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Total |
0/150 |
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