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Reflective Report on mindfulness practice in 2000 words

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Assessment Brief 2

Assessment – Guidelines
Module title: Positive Psychology

Module code: 7503 PSYSCI

Assessment Point: Summative assessment 2

Assessment task: Reflective Report on mindfulness practice

Word count limit: 2000 words +/- 10%

Submission deadline: Please consult the VLE.

Submission procedure: Please submit via the submission link on the VLE.

Extenuating circumstances

If you are experiencing unforeseen personal circumstances that are affecting your ability to submit
within the stipulated deadlines, you are required to communicate these issues to the Unicaf
Extenuating Circumstances team in the first instance, via extenuating.circumstances@unicaf.org,
for further information on how to make a personal circumstances application for consideration.

Personal circumstances requests may usually only be made within 5 working days of the
original deadline unless valid justification, along with appropriate evidence, exists to show that
you could not have reasonably communicated the issues any earlier. It is important to keep in
mind that if the claim is not upheld and you have not submitted by the deadline, the module
shall be failed as a result of no submission of the summative assessment.

Submission Deadline

Please submit your module summative assessment(s) by 11:59 pm (23:59 hours) VLE (UTC) time
on the due date at the latest. Any summative assessment submitted up to 5 days late will be
accepted, but the mark will be capped at 50%. Any work submitted more than 5 days late after
the submission deadline will be recorded as 0%.

Academic misconduct including plagiarism

Written coursework will be submitted on VLE, through an on-line plagiarism-detection service
called Turnitin. Turnitin matches the text of what you submit with the information held in its
databases (including journal articles and previous submissions by other students), and the web.
You will have the opportunity to use Turnitin to improve your work. To do this, submit your work
well in advance of the deadline, and Turnitin will give you a report of any matches it has found
with other sources. You can use this information to re-write those sections in your own words.
Leave yourself plenty of time to do this before the final deadline. Be aware that Turnitin is not part
of LJMU but a separate company that provides this service to many universities, and if it is busy
you may have a short delay before receiving the originality report.

Turnitin will also give you a percentage similarity score. Tutors are often asked ‘what

Turnitin percentage is OK’? This is an impossible question to answer, because the percentage
depends on too many factors. Depending on how the assignment is set up and how you have
structured your file, a high percentage could be ‘OK’, because it is only picking up on legitimate
similarities with other sources, such as the marksheet, the reference list, or direct quotations.
Conversely, a very low percentage might be ‘not OK’ because it is picking up on a small section

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that has been cut and pasted from the Abstract of a journal article. This is plagiarism, and it is
unacceptable even when it only makes up a small percentage of the total. So, tutors will never
just look at the raw percentage when they are marking your work, they will look at WHAT is similar
in the full originality report.

By submitting your work, you acknowledge that you have read and agree with the above
statements.

General Guidance

Your assignment should be word processed (handwritten assignments are not accepted), using
Times new roman size 12 font, double spaced, with numbered pages and your student number
printed as a footer on every page.

The word limits stated for this assignment excludes the reference list at the end of the assignment
but includes all text in the main body of the assignment (including direct quotations, in-text
citations, tables). Tables and figures should not be included within your text but separately as an
Appendix.

Please be aware that exceeding the word count limit will affect the academic judgement of the
piece of work and may result in the award of a lower mark.

Appendices are not considered a supplement, and thus, will not be assessed as part of the
content of the assignment. As such, they will not contribute to the grade awarded; however it may
be appropriate to use an Appendices section for any material which is a useful reference for the
reader.

Please note that appendices are not included in the word count.

The majority of references should come from primary sources (e.g., journal articles, conference
papers, reports, etc.) although you can also utilise area specific textbooks. You must ensure that
you use the APA style of referencing.

Please indicate the word count length at the end of your assignment.

NO STUDENT WILL BE ALLOWED TO COLLECT ANY PRIMARY DATA

Marking and assessment

The second summative assessment requires the creation of a Reflective Report on mindfulness
practice. The report assignment submission will be graded out of 100% and will contribute to the
50% of your overall module grade.

Learning outcomes assessed in this assessment:
1. Delineate the major features of current theoretical perspectives and applied approaches in

Positive Psychology
2. Critically reflect on Positive Psychology interventions

Assessment Guidelines

Based on your documented experience, which you should have started in week 5, write a critical,
scholarly report on your experience in 2000 words, supported by references from the scientific
literature.

LJMU-7503-PSYSCI-Positive Psychology 2/8

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Please keep in mind

A reflective assignment is given to see how you can learn from your experiences. The experience
itself is not actually as important as the lessons you extract from it.

2 phases of critical reflection:

1. Analysis – analyse the issue and your role by asking some critical questions. A popular
method for analysing is the three-stage model: What? So what? Now what?

<You can read more about this and other reflective models here>

2. Articulation – After completing the analysis stage, you need to build an organized and clear
argument about what you learned and how you changed

Remember to

● be critical
● state what went wrong
● state what went right
● analyse outcomes and suggest future improvements

LJMU-7503-PSYSCI-Positive Psychology 3/8

[https://lifelonglearningwithot.wordpress.com/2016/05/02/different-models-of-reflection-using-them-to-help-me-reflect/](https://lifelonglearningwithot.wordpress.com/2016/05/02/different-models-of-reflection-using-them-to-help-me-reflect/)

Assessment Brief 2

Criterion\Level

Unacceptable

(5)

Reflective novice

(10)

Aware practitioner

(15)

Reflective practitioner

(20)

Mark

Awarded

Clarity

Language is unclear

and confusing
throughout.

Concepts are either not
discussed or are

presented inaccurately.

There are frequent lapses
in clarity and accuracy

Minor, infrequent
lapses in clarity and

accuracy.

The language is clear and expressive.
The reader can

create a mental picture of the situation
being

described.
Abstract

concepts are explained
accurately. Explanation of

concepts make sense to an uninformed
reader.

Relevance

Most of the reflection is

irrelevant to student
and/or course learning

goals.

Student makes attempts
to

demonstrate
relevance, but the

relevance is unclear to
the reader.

The learning
experience being
reflected upon is

relevant and
meaningful to

students and course
learning goals.

The learning experience being reflected

upon is
relevant and meaningful to student and

course learning goals.

Analysis

Reflection does not
move beyond

description of the
learning experience(s).

Student makes attempts
at applying the learning

experience to
understanding of

self, others, and/or
course concepts but fails
to demonstrate depth of

analysis.

The reflection
demonstrates

student attempts to
analyse the

experience but
analysis lacks depth.

The reflection moves beyond simple
description of the experience to an

analysis of how the
experience contributed to student

understanding of
self, others, and/or course concepts.

LJMU-7503-PSYSCI-Positive Psychology 4/8

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Interconnections

No attempt to
demonstrate

connections to
previous learning or

experience.

There is little to no
attempt to

demonstrate
connections

between the learning
experience and previous

other
personal and/or learning

experiences.

The reflection
demonstrates
connections
between the

experience and
material from other

courses; past
experience; and/or

personal goals.

The reflection demonstrates connections

between the experience and material from
other courses; past experience; and/or

personal goals.

Self-criticism

Not attempt at self-
criticism.

There is some attempt at
self-

criticism, but the
self-reflection fails to

demonstrate a
new awareness of

personal biases, etc.

The reflection
demonstrates
ability of the
student to

question their own
biases, stereotypes,

preconceptions.

The reflection demonstrates the ability of
the student to question their own biases,

stereotypes, preconceptions, and/or
assumptions and define new modes of

thinking as a result.

Developed by Steven Jones, Coordinator, Office of Service Learning, IUPUI Developed by Steven Jones, Coordinator, Office of Service Learning,
IUPUI

LJMU-7503-PSYSCI-Positive Psychology 5/8

Assessment Brief 2

LJMU Level 7 Grading Criteria

Mark
Range

Performance
Characteristics

Grading
Criteria

90-100 Exceptional Pass ● Exemplary attainment of all learning outcomes
● Demonstrates an outstanding synthesis of varied

theoretical positions in the analysis of key issues in the
subject area Wide-ranging emphasis on knowledge and
ideas that are at the forefront of the discipline

● Offers an exhaustive exploration of the literature and
evidence-base

● The material covered is accurate and relevant
● The argument is highly sophisticated
● The standard of writing is refined
● No errors in the use of the specified referencing system

Well-presented and organised in an appropriate
academic style.

80-89 Outstanding Pass ● Excellent attainment of all learning outcomes, with some
met to an exemplary standard

● Demonstrates a comprehensive synthesis of varied
theoretical positions in the analysis of key issues in the
subject area. Wide-ranging emphasis on knowledge and
ideas that are at the forefront of the discipline

● Extends far beyond expected levels of engagement with
the literature and evidence- base

● The material covered is accurate and relevant
● The argument is generally very astute
● The standard of writing is refined
● No errors in the use of the specified referencing system

Well-presented and organised in an appropriate
academic style.

70-79 Excellent pass ● Excellent attainment of all learning outcomes
● Demonstrates a thorough synthesis of varied theoretical

positions in the analysis of key issues in the subject area
● Strong emphasis on knowledge and ideas that are at the

forefront of the discipline
● Thorough use the literature and evidence-base
● The material covered is accurate and relevant
● The argument is persuasive and there are very

perceptive elements • The standard of writing is refined
● No errors in the use of the specified referencing system

Well-presented and organised in an appropriate
academic style.

60-69 Good Pass ● Good attainment of all learning outcomes
● Demonstrates detailed synthesis of varied theoretical

positions in the analysis of key issues in the subject area
● Good emphasis on knowledge and ideas that are at the

forefront of the discipline

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● Good consideration of the literature and evidence-base
that develops from recommended readings

● The material covered is accurate and relevant
● The argument is persuasive
● The standard of writing is refined
● No errors in the use of the specified referencing system

Well-presented and organised in an appropriate
academic style.

50-59 Pass ● Adequate attainment of all learning outcomes
● Demonstrates a limited, but sufficient, synthesis of

varied theoretical positions in the analysis of key issues
in the subject area

● Some emphasis on knowledge and ideas that are at the
forefront of the discipline

● Sufficient consideration of the literature and
evidence-base, but little consideration beyond
recommended readings

● The material covered is mostly accurate and relevant
● The argument is straightforward and relatively clear
● The standard of writing is well clear and readable, with

some sophisticated phrasing
● No errors in the use of the specified referencing system

Well-presented and organised in an appropriate
academic style.

40-49 Needs some
improvement

● Meets most, but not all learning outcomes
● Demonstrates limited synthesis of varied theoretical

positions in the analysis of key issues in the subject area
● Less than expected emphasis on knowledge and ideas

that are at the forefront of the discipline
● Basic consideration of the literature and evidence-base,

but restricted to recommended readings
● Some inaccuracies or irrelevant materials that suggest

confusion and misunderstanding
● The argument is relatively clear, although some

elements are difficult to understand
● The standard of writing is well clear and readable, but

overly simplistic
● Minor errors in the use of the specified referencing

system, but meets key principles
● Well-presented and organised in an appropriate

academic style.

30-39 Needs major
improvement

● Approximately half the learning outcomes are met
Demonstrates very little synthesis of varied theoretical
positions in the analysis of key issues in the subject area

● Little emphasis on knowledge and ideas that are at the
forefront of the discipline

● Minor consideration of the literature and evidence-base,
with inadequate use of recommended reading and no
exploration outside that

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● Some materials is accurate, but the amount of
inaccurate or irrelevant materials indicates insufficient
understanding of key concepts

● The argument is poorly defined and defended
● The standard of writing is mostly clear and readable
● Some errors in the use of the specified referencing

system, but meets key principles
● Generally, well presented and organised, but does not

always conform to conventions of academic
presentation.

LJMU-7503-PSYSCI-Positive Psychology 8/8

– Assessment – Guidelines
– Extenuating circumstances
– Submission Deadline
– Academic misconduct including plagiarism
– General Guidance
– Marking and assessment

– Learning outcomes assessed in this assessment:

– Assessment Guidelines
– 2 phases of critical reflection:
– LJMU Level 7 Grading Criteria

**## AssessmentBrief2.pdf**

Assessment Brief 2

Assessment – Guidelines
Module title: Positive Psychology

Module code: 7503 PSYSCI

Assessment Point: Summative assessment 2

Assessment task: Reflective Report on mindfulness practice

Word count limit: 2000 words +/- 10%

Submission deadline: Please consult the VLE.

Submission procedure: Please submit via the submission link on the VLE.

Extenuating circumstances

If you are experiencing unforeseen personal circumstances that are affecting your ability to submit
within the stipulated deadlines, you are required to communicate these issues to the Unicaf
Extenuating Circumstances team in the first instance, via extenuating.circumstances@unicaf.org,
for further information on how to make a personal circumstances application for consideration.

Personal circumstances requests may usually only be made within 5 working days of the
original deadline unless valid justification, along with appropriate evidence, exists to show that
you could not have reasonably communicated the issues any earlier. It is important to keep in
mind that if the claim is not upheld and you have not submitted by the deadline, the module
shall be failed as a result of no submission of the summative assessment.

Submission Deadline

Please submit your module summative assessment(s) by 11:59 pm (23:59 hours) VLE (UTC) time
on the due date at the latest. Any summative assessment submitted up to 5 days late will be
accepted, but the mark will be capped at 50%. Any work submitted more than 5 days late after
the submission deadline will be recorded as 0%.

Academic misconduct including plagiarism

Written coursework will be submitted on VLE, through an on-line plagiarism-detection service
called Turnitin. Turnitin matches the text of what you submit with the information held in its
databases (including journal articles and previous submissions by other students), and the web.
You will have the opportunity to use Turnitin to improve your work. To do this, submit your work
well in advance of the deadline, and Turnitin will give you a report of any matches it has found
with other sources. You can use this information to re-write those sections in your own words.
Leave yourself plenty of time to do this before the final deadline. Be aware that Turnitin is not part
of LJMU but a separate company that provides this service to many universities, and if it is busy
you may have a short delay before receiving the originality report.

Turnitin will also give you a percentage similarity score. Tutors are often asked ‘what

Turnitin percentage is OK’? This is an impossible question to answer, because the percentage
depends on too many factors. Depending on how the assignment is set up and how you have
structured your file, a high percentage could be ‘OK’, because it is only picking up on legitimate
similarities with other sources, such as the marksheet, the reference list, or direct quotations.
Conversely, a very low percentage might be ‘not OK’ because it is picking up on a small section

LJMU-7503-PSYSCI-Positive Psychology 1/8

Assessment Brief 2

that has been cut and pasted from the Abstract of a journal article. This is plagiarism, and it is
unacceptable even when it only makes up a small percentage of the total. So, tutors will never
just look at the raw percentage when they are marking your work, they will look at WHAT is similar
in the full originality report.

By submitting your work, you acknowledge that you have read and agree with the above
statements.

General Guidance

Your assignment should be word processed (handwritten assignments are not accepted), using
Times new roman size 12 font, double spaced, with numbered pages and your student number
printed as a footer on every page.

The word limits stated for this assignment excludes the reference list at the end of the assignment
but includes all text in the main body of the assignment (including direct quotations, in-text
citations, tables). Tables and figures should not be included within your text but separately as an
Appendix.

Please be aware that exceeding the word count limit will affect the academic judgement of the
piece of work and may result in the award of a lower mark.

Appendices are not considered a supplement, and thus, will not be assessed as part of the
content of the assignment. As such, they will not contribute to the grade awarded; however it may
be appropriate to use an Appendices section for any material which is a useful reference for the
reader.

Please note that appendices are not included in the word count.

The majority of references should come from primary sources (e.g., journal articles, conference
papers, reports, etc.) although you can also utilise area specific textbooks. You must ensure that
you use the APA style of referencing.

Please indicate the word count length at the end of your assignment.

NO STUDENT WILL BE ALLOWED TO COLLECT ANY PRIMARY DATA

Marking and assessment

The second summative assessment requires the creation of a Reflective Report on mindfulness
practice. The report assignment submission will be graded out of 100% and will contribute to the
50% of your overall module grade.

Learning outcomes assessed in this assessment:
1. Delineate the major features of current theoretical perspectives and applied approaches in

Positive Psychology
2. Critically reflect on Positive Psychology interventions

Assessment Guidelines

Based on your documented experience, which you should have started in week 5, write a critical,
scholarly report on your experience in 2000 words, supported by references from the scientific
literature.

LJMU-7503-PSYSCI-Positive Psychology 2/8

Assessment Brief 2

Please keep in mind

A reflective assignment is given to see how you can learn from your experiences. The experience
itself is not actually as important as the lessons you extract from it.

2 phases of critical reflection:

1. Analysis – analyse the issue and your role by asking some critical questions. A popular
method for analysing is the three-stage model: What? So what? Now what?

<You can read more about this and other reflective models here>

2. Articulation – After completing the analysis stage, you need to build an organized and clear
argument about what you learned and how you changed

Remember to

● be critical
● state what went wrong
● state what went right
● analyse outcomes and suggest future improvements

LJMU-7503-PSYSCI-Positive Psychology 3/8

[https://lifelonglearningwithot.wordpress.com/2016/05/02/different-models-of-reflection-using-them-to-help-me-reflect/](https://lifelonglearningwithot.wordpress.com/2016/05/02/different-models-of-reflection-using-them-to-help-me-reflect/)

Assessment Brief 2

Criterion\Level

Unacceptable

(5)

Reflective novice

(10)

Aware practitioner

(15)

Reflective practitioner

(20)

Mark

Awarded

Clarity

Language is unclear

and confusing
throughout.

Concepts are either not
discussed or are

presented inaccurately.

There are frequent lapses
in clarity and accuracy

Minor, infrequent
lapses in clarity and

accuracy.

The language is clear and expressive.
The reader can

create a mental picture of the situation
being

described.
Abstract

concepts are explained
accurately. Explanation of

concepts make sense to an uninformed
reader.

Relevance

Most of the reflection is

irrelevant to student
and/or course learning

goals.

Student makes attempts
to

demonstrate
relevance, but the

relevance is unclear to
the reader.

The learning
experience being
reflected upon is

relevant and
meaningful to

students and course
learning goals.

The learning experience being reflected

upon is
relevant and meaningful to student and

course learning goals.

Analysis

Reflection does not
move beyond

description of the
learning experience(s).

Student makes attempts
at applying the learning

experience to
understanding of

self, others, and/or
course concepts but fails
to demonstrate depth of

analysis.

The reflection
demonstrates

student attempts to
analyse the

experience but
analysis lacks depth.

The reflection moves beyond simple
description of the experience to an

analysis of how the
experience contributed to student

understanding of
self, others, and/or course concepts.

LJMU-7503-PSYSCI-Positive Psychology 4/8

Assessment Brief 2

Interconnections

No attempt to
demonstrate

connections to
previous learning or

experience.

There is little to no
attempt to

demonstrate
connections

between the learning
experience and previous

other
personal and/or learning

experiences.

The reflection
demonstrates
connections
between the

experience and
material from other

courses; past
experience; and/or

personal goals.

The reflection demonstrates connections

between the experience and material from
other courses; past experience; and/or

personal goals.

Self-criticism

Not attempt at self-
criticism.

There is some attempt at
self-

criticism, but the
self-reflection fails to

demonstrate a
new awareness of

personal biases, etc.

The reflection
demonstrates
ability of the
student to

question their own
biases, stereotypes,

preconceptions.

The reflection demonstrates the ability of
the student to question their own biases,

stereotypes, preconceptions, and/or
assumptions and define new modes of

thinking as a result.

Developed by Steven Jones, Coordinator, Office of Service Learning, IUPUI Developed by Steven Jones, Coordinator, Office of Service Learning,
IUPUI

LJMU-7503-PSYSCI-Positive Psychology 5/8

Assessment Brief 2

LJMU Level 7 Grading Criteria

Mark
Range

Performance
Characteristics

Grading
Criteria

90-100 Exceptional Pass ● Exemplary attainment of all learning outcomes
● Demonstrates an outstanding synthesis of varied

theoretical positions in the analysis of key issues in the
subject area Wide-ranging emphasis on knowledge and
ideas that are at the forefront of the discipline

● Offers an exhaustive exploration of the literature and
evidence-base

● The material covered is accurate and relevant
● The argument is highly sophisticated
● The standard of writing is refined
● No errors in the use of the specified referencing system

Well-presented and organised in an appropriate
academic style.

80-89 Outstanding Pass ● Excellent attainment of all learning outcomes, with some
met to an exemplary standard

● Demonstrates a comprehensive synthesis of varied
theoretical positions in the analysis of key issues in the
subject area. Wide-ranging emphasis on knowledge and
ideas that are at the forefront of the discipline

● Extends far beyond expected levels of engagement with
the literature and evidence- base

● The material covered is accurate and relevant
● The argument is generally very astute
● The standard of writing is refined
● No errors in the use of the specified referencing system

Well-presented and organised in an appropriate
academic style.

70-79 Excellent pass ● Excellent attainment of all learning outcomes
● Demonstrates a thorough synthesis of varied theoretical

positions in the analysis of key issues in the subject area
● Strong emphasis on knowledge and ideas that are at the

forefront of the discipline
● Thorough use the literature and evidence-base
● The material covered is accurate and relevant
● The argument is persuasive and there are very

perceptive elements • The standard of writing is refined
● No errors in the use of the specified referencing system

Well-presented and organised in an appropriate
academic style.

60-69 Good Pass ● Good attainment of all learning outcomes
● Demonstrates detailed synthesis of varied theoretical

positions in the analysis of key issues in the subject area
● Good emphasis on knowledge and ideas that are at the

forefront of the discipline

LJMU-7503-PSYSCI-Positive Psychology 6/8

Assessment Brief 2

● Good consideration of the literature and evidence-base
that develops from recommended readings

● The material covered is accurate and relevant
● The argument is persuasive
● The standard of writing is refined
● No errors in the use of the specified referencing system

Well-presented and organised in an appropriate
academic style.

50-59 Pass ● Adequate attainment of all learning outcomes
● Demonstrates a limited, but sufficient, synthesis of

varied theoretical positions in the analysis of key issues
in the subject area

● Some emphasis on knowledge and ideas that are at the
forefront of the discipline

● Sufficient consideration of the literature and
evidence-base, but little consideration beyond
recommended readings

● The material covered is mostly accurate and relevant
● The argument is straightforward and relatively clear
● The standard of writing is well clear and readable, with

some sophisticated phrasing
● No errors in the use of the specified referencing system

Well-presented and organised in an appropriate
academic style.

40-49 Needs some
improvement

● Meets most, but not all learning outcomes
● Demonstrates limited synthesis of varied theoretical

positions in the analysis of key issues in the subject area
● Less than expected emphasis on knowledge and ideas

that are at the forefront of the discipline
● Basic consideration of the literature and evidence-base,

but restricted to recommended readings
● Some inaccuracies or irrelevant materials that suggest

confusion and misunderstanding
● The argument is relatively clear, although some

elements are difficult to understand
● The standard of writing is well clear and readable, but

overly simplistic
● Minor errors in the use of the specified referencing

system, but meets key principles
● Well-presented and organised in an appropriate

academic style.

30-39 Needs major
improvement

● Approximately half the learning outcomes are met
Demonstrates very little synthesis of varied theoretical
positions in the analysis of key issues in the subject area

● Little emphasis on knowledge and ideas that are at the
forefront of the discipline

● Minor consideration of the literature and evidence-base,
with inadequate use of recommended reading and no
exploration outside that

LJMU-7503-PSYSCI-Positive Psychology 7/8

Assessment Brief 2

● Some materials is accurate, but the amount of
inaccurate or irrelevant materials indicates insufficient
understanding of key concepts

● The argument is poorly defined and defended
● The standard of writing is mostly clear and readable
● Some errors in the use of the specified referencing

system, but meets key principles
● Generally, well presented and organised, but does not

always conform to conventions of academic
presentation.

LJMU-7503-PSYSCI-Positive Psychology 8/8

– Assessment – Guidelines
– Extenuating circumstances
– Submission Deadline
– Academic misconduct including plagiarism
– General Guidance
– Marking and assessment

– Learning outcomes assessed in this assessment:

– Assessment Guidelines
– 2 phases of critical reflection:
– LJMU Level 7 Grading Criteria