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Latasha 1/7/2015 12:50:11 AM
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1. Every person haves their own characteristics. Even professional fields have their own certain characteristics. The three key characteristics that I believe are important in the field of Early Childhood Education includes but is not limited to passion, patience and love of learning. Having passion for what you like or what you do shows others how important it is to have passion. Having passion also allows for a more effective teacher. Patience is required in all fields of work, jobs and careers. Patience with children can be rewarding yet challenging. Finally, having the love of learning allows children to grow up and be strong learners as well as wanting to learn. All three of these not only will help me for my professional presence as well as my personal presence. Teaching has always been my passion as a little girl but teaching young children is a bigger passion for me. Which not only does this help me now with my own child but will help me within my career field. This also go for patience and the love of my learning. Having patience is vital for everyone young and old. Loving to learn also will teach my son that we learn new things each and every day of our lives and that the more we want to learn the better our futures and become.
Nicole 1/7/2015 5:25:48 AM
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2. Three characteristics that are key to developing in my professional image would being more personable, knowledgeable, and building integrity. These are important because being personable in my career is necessary, the patient that I would be dealing with would need to feel comfortable with me in order to gain the most out of their treatment. I would also need to have as much knowledge about the addiction that my client is suffering from in order to assess them properly. Finally, integrity allows the client and my co-workers to build a confidential relationship. If you are always doing exactly what you would be doing as if everyone in the world was watching then there is a trust built.
Patricia 1/8/2015 5:47:38 PM
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3. How often do you rely on media for scientific information to make decisions in your life?
I do not rely on the media for important information because I know that the media do not tell you everything you need to know. When it comes to making decisions it is always best to go straight to the source. Provide a specific example of scientific results being reported in media (e.g., a flu epidemic, a projected storm, or fracking). Be sure to include the headline, APA citation, and one sentence summary of the report.Chattanooga rated No. 1 for flu activityThe biggest spike in flu activity in a short period otime saw a jump from 115 flu patients during the week ending Dec, 20, to 212 during the week ending Dec. 27 (News, 2015).
This is one of the worst years in the city for the flu. The ages are from infancy to adults.
Are there times when it is more appropriate to rely on media-reported science and other times when it is more appropriate to rely on peer-reviewed scientific results? Explain.
I do not believe there is a time to rely on media-reported science but what the media do is give you something to think about. It gives you the opportunity to read what others think about for example the climate change. There is a lot of different views on this subject but if I wanted to get the facts on it I would rely on peer-reviewed results. They give you the facts and not speculations. So I guess the media puts it out there it is left up to the people who is reading it to check and make sure it is accurate.
What do you think is the primary difference between communications of scientific results in the scientific community (peer-reviewed journals) and news media reporting?
The scientific community (peer-reviewed journals) is based off of facts and the news media reporting can be based off someone who do not have all the facts. If you cannot find any information about a story you have read or a published peer-reviewed journal article, then you know that the story isn't true.
Can the media influence the decisions that you make and how you feel about a topic on scientific research? Provide at least one example.
No. I do not depend on the media when it comes to making decisions in any aspect.
Tiffany 1/8/2015 7:57:01 PM
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4. I rely on the media for the weather forecast to make decisions in my life, such as whether or not I should plan to take the kids to a park if it is going to be sunny, or make plans to stay indoors with them if it will be cold or raining.
Astronomers are saying that they may have discovered three or four more "Earth-like" planets within a temperature that could harbor water and sustain life, and also orbit around it's star, similar to how Earth orbits the sun. The only problem is that these plants are about 500-1100 light years from the Earth (one light year is 5.9 trillion miles).
In my opinion, I think that more often than not, I would prefer to rely on the scientific findings of the peer-reviewed over the media-reported scientific findings. The media mostly only shares their findings based on how they believe the public will be entertained with it, what will get the most ratings, etc. Whereas peer-reviewed scientific findings will be reported after being agreed upon by likeminded scientists that are working in the field and knowledgeable of the research, not looking for the better ratings, but what is most accurate or important. This also ties into question number four; I would say the primary difference between science in media and science within the scientific community is the importance of trends, ratings, entertainment, etc.
I strongly believe that the media can influence the decisions of the public based on scientific research. For example, cigarette smoking is now all over commercials showing the research done resulting in many cancers and deaths, rather than promoting the purchasing of cigarettes.