Apply the knowledge gained from this study into practical advice tips for parents and educators. The more thorough and detailed your response, the more points you will earn.

Complete part A and part B of each assignment and submit both parts together in a single Word document, uploaded into the SafeAssign link above.

 

Part A: Current Events

 

Choose ONE of the current events articles below.

 

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. (2010, September 16). Children’s brain development is linked to physical fitness, research finds. ScienceDaily.

 

Weaver, J. (2013). Sesame street provides lessons about natural brain development in children. Plos Biology, 11(1), 1.

 

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Foerderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung. (2013, March 28). Child development: Early walker or late walker of little consequence. ScienceDaily.

 

Complete the following.

 

Summarize the main findings.

 

Provide an idea for a logical follow-up study

 

Apply the knowledge gained from this study into practical advice tips for parents and educators. The more thorough and detailed your response, the more points you will earn.

 

Assignment should be a minimum of one typed (12 font, double spaced) page with 1” margins.

 

Part B: Original Works

 

Choose ONE of the “original works” papers by a leading scientist below.

 

Gibson, E. J., & Walk, R. D. (1960). The “visual cliff”. Scientific American, 202, 67–71.

 

Vance, D. E., Kaur, J., Fazeli, P. L., Talley, M. H., Yuen, H. K., Kitchin, B., & Lin, F. (2012). Neuroplasticity and successful cognitive aging: A brief overview for nursing.  The Journal of Neuroscience Nursing: Journal of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses, 44(4).

 

Complete the following.

 

In your own words, summarize the major research findings discussed, and/or the theory proposed by the Psychologist.  If your chosen work only contains theory and no research, then you are only responsible for presenting information regarding the theoretical perspective discussed.

 

Include an analysis of why you believe this scientist made a landmark contribution to the field of Developmental Psychology.   Be sure to use specifics from the original works article to support your response, and refer to those by page number.

 

Response should be a minimum of one typed (12 font, double spaced) page with 1” margins.

 

 

 

PSY201 Child Development

 

Unit 5 Assignment  

 

Analyze a case study from Children On Track – Case Scenarios. Adapted / Reprinted with permission by the Best Start Resource Center.

 

Choose ONE of the following cases:

 

Case # 1 Eric

 

Case #2 Giselle

 

Case #6 Sammy and Willow

 

Answer all the questions asked at the end of your chosen case study thoroughly.

 

Include an analysis of each of the issues you identify and the solutions you provide.

 

Support your responses with information from scholarly readings.

 

Write your answers in a Word document.

 

PSY201 Child Development

 

Unit 7 Assignment  

 

Group Toy Project (PowerPoint)

 

For your term project this module, you will be a member of a Research & Development (R&D) Team that will plan, develop, create a prototype for a developmentally appropriate NEW toy.  A separate team discussion board will be set up for each team so that team members can discuss ideas back and forth. This discussion board will be graded as an individual grade reflecting YOUR individual contributions to the overall project and is worth 50% of your grade for the toy project. The other 50% of the toy project grade is the grade for your final submission of the toy project (see rubrics in UNIT 1).

 

The Research & Development of the toy is an organic, dynamic process, therefore, it is not possible to detail all that must go into developing your toy or final write-up.  What is written below is to serve as a guide to your open-ended, creative process. You are the creators, the researchers, and the developers. You will take this project from idea inception to end prototype model. You are the CEOs of this project.  In week 8, your group will submit a PowerPoint on your toy for your classmates to view.

 

The PowerPoint must include:

 

Aim: To create a developmentally appropriate toy to foster______________ development.  Which aspect of development (e.g., cognitive, linguistic) does your toy address?

 

Literature-Review:  Discuss three scholarly articles that provide relevant background information on the area of development you are targeting (e.g., cognitive, linguistic)

 

Describe the novel toy you created.  Describe the dimensions and features of your final prototype. Include graphics and/or pictures.

 

What is the function of your toy? How does it work?

 

Subjects: Target gender, age, location, and any other subject variables that apply.

 

Does your toy enhance any aspect of development? How?

 

Is this toy necessary? Does it fill a void in the toy market? How is your toy an improvement over existing models already on the market?

 

Is there any bias associated with your toy?  Address any bias issues relating to culture, gender, abilities/disabilities, etc. How could you modify your toy to meet the needs of other cultures, abilities/disabilities?

 

Concluding remarks.

 

Task Type: Group Toy Project

 

You have been working at the Willie Wonka Toy Factory for approximately 6 months now. Your supervisor has given you your 6-month employment evaluation, which was excellent. As a result of your great work, your supervisor has informed you that he has chosen you to be appointed to a committee tasked with on developing educational toys for children. You are excited about this opportunity and readily agree to join the committee.

 

 At your first committee meeting, you are assigned to the Research & Development (R&D) Toy Concept Committee.  Your instruction is to create a prototype for a NEW, developmentally appropriate, educational toy with your team (your instructor will assign you and your classmates to a team/small group).

 

The committee chair (Instructor) reminds you that the toy is an organic, dynamic process, therefore, it is not possible to detail all that must go into developing your toy or final write-up.  What is written below is to serve as a guide to your open-ended, creative process. You are the creators, the researchers, and the developers. You will take this project from idea inception to creating a prototype model. You are not actually making a physical toy, but are presenting the ideas in written format.  Pictures and/or graphs should be included. For more details, see “Presentation Guidelines” below.

 

Presentation Guidelines:

 

1.            Aim: To create a developmentally appropriate toy to foster______________ development.  Which aspect of development (e.g., cognitive, linguistic) does your toy address?

 

2.            Literature-Review:  Discuss three scholarly articles that provide relevant background information on the area of development you are targeting (e.g., cognitive, linguistic)

 

3.            Describe the novel toy you created.  Describe the dimensions and features of your final prototype. Include graphics and/or pictures.

 

4.            What is the function of your toy? How does it work?

 

5.            Subjects: Target gender, age, location, and any other subject variables that apply.

 

6.            Does your toy enhance any aspect of development? How?

 

7.            Is this toy necessary? Does it fill a void in the toy market? How is your toy an improvement over existing models already on the market?

 

8.            Is there any bias associated with your toy?  Address any bias issues relating to culture, gender, abilities/disabilities, etc. How could you modify your toy to meet the needs of other cultures, abilities/disabilities?

 

9.            Concluding remarks.

 

Be sure to review all instructions, deadlines, and the TWO rubrics at the beginning of the course! One rubric is for the overall project and PowerPoint presentation.  The second rubric is for your individual contribution to collaborative work in your Small Group Discussion Board.