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The Theory And Application Of Theories

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As we grow in the field of psychology the quality and style of our writing and thinking will change to a more theoretical approach. At the masters level we are known as practitioner-scholars. Our primary focus will be to elaborate on theory and application of those theories. It is at his level we must become aware of ourselves and writing skills. APA will be conducive for report writing. Writing produced by practitioner-scholars will entail the following guidelines.

"*Acquire information: Identify, obtain, and review the current status of knowledge about a subject through literature reviews, readings, research analyses, etc (Capella University, 2003, p.3).

*Process information: Categorize, summarize, or operationalize information for comprehension (Capella University, 2003, p.3).

*Evaluate new strategies or approaches: Based on current knowledge, create possible new practices (Capella University, 2003, p.3).

*Apply and monitor new strategies or approaches to the discipline: Apply the new strategies or approaches to a practical situation and determine how to measure the effects of the approach." (Capella University, 2003, p.3).

Scholar-practitioners are those who are studying at the doctoral field or level of education. Here they become more involved in research and are the creators of the new research and theories. Unlike master learners doctoral learners are expected to publish scholar articles and presentations for others to learn from. Much like the writing of

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