CA Positive or Normative Perspective Discussion

About

“Positive or Normative Perspective” is a Discussion assessment that encourages students to describe a chapter section from a positive (“what is”) or normative (“what should be”) perspective.

Estimated Time

An estimated 2 hours is needed to complete this activity.

Prompt

There are two perspectives we can use to examine any object, such as a chapter section: positive and normative.

Positive Perspective

A positive perspective seeks to answer the question: “what is?” While a normative perspective seeks to answer the question: “what should be?”

The positive perspective is more closely associated with an “objective” or “matter-of-fact” view. For example, if we see a red tomato growing in a garden, a positive perspective would state: “There is a red tomato growing in the garden”.

Normative Perspective

A normative perspective is more closely associated with a “subjective” or “opinionated” view. For example, if we see a red tomato growing in a garden, a normative perspective would state: “There is a red tomato growing in the garden, but I think there should be a green zucchini growing instead.”

Instructions    

In 5 sentences, evaluate a chapter section from a normative or positive perspective.

Recall that a normative perspective is asking “What should be?” while a positive perspective is asking “What is?”

Post

Please state the perspective you will use to evaluate a chapter/chapter section/topic: either normative perspective OR a positive perspective.

From your chosen perspective, explain in 5 or more sentences a chapter/chapter section/topic.

You can choose any chapter/chapter section/topic from the textbook/textbook equivalent to evaluate.