Talk:Motivation and emotion/Book/2021/Optimism and pessimism

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Hi there, I would like to suggest you have another look at the guide of this assignment because I feel that your references are not in APA format. Hope that could help.--U3195440 (discuss • contribs) 23:24, 29 August 2021 (UTC)

-- Jtneill - Talk - c 11:23, 5 September 2021 (UTC)

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Hi there!

Great job on the work you have put into your book chapter so far! I do have a couple of suggestions that I hope assist as you finish it off. Firstly, I found the overview felt slightly too long. Remember, this is where you introduce the reader to the topic, and outline the rest of the chapter ( https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Motivation_and_emotion/Assessment/Chapter ). Secondly, you might want to refocus on answering the question. As a reader, I want to know the answer to whether optimism and pessimism opposite ends of a single continuum or two different constructs. It would be good to consider both sides of the argument to have a strong conclusion based on both theory and research. Finally, make sure that your referencing is consistent. Footnotes go after punctuation ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources#Footnotes ). Also, make sure you don't add references just for the sake of it - remember they count as part of the word limit.

I hope these pointers help, and that you have a rewarding end to the semester!

U3202904 (discuss • contribs) 10:50, 15 October 2021 (UTC)


 * Hi, thanks for the feedback, it was very helpful. I had spent some time fixing up the footnotes earlier, but it seems I had missed a few. In regards to refocusing the question and word limit, I removed the section on the explanatory style. On review, I found it was outside the scope of the topic, and served more of a distraction than anything substantiative.
 * Thank you again, and best of luck with any other final work. Robert.E.House (discuss • contribs) 11:19, 17 October 2021 (UTC)

-- Jtneill - Talk - c 07:56, 7 November 2021 (UTC)

-- Jtneill - Talk - c 05:14, 19 November 2021 (UTC)