Assignment:
Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review Chapters 17, 18, and 19 in the textbook. Additionally, review the chapters that correspond to your selected developmental period in the textbook. For example, if you selected infancy and toddlerhood, review Chapters 4, 5, and 6.
Use the age group or developmental stage selected in Week 3 from the following list:
- infancy and toddlerhood (0 to 3 years)
- early childhood (3 to 5 years)
- middle childhood (6 to 12 years)
- adolescence (13 to 18 years)
- young adulthood (18 to 40 years)
- middle to late adulthood (40 years and older)
- death and dying
For your final presentation, you will create a comprehensive resource guide that applies developmental psychology concepts to real-life situations, focusing on practical strategies for different age groups or developmental stages.
In your final presentation:
1. Apply developmental research to a population or scenario in the age group or developmental stage selected in Weeks 1 through 6 of the class, such as children with autism, young adults entering the workforce, or individuals dying from disease. Need Assignment Help?
2. Identify key developmental areas relevant to the stage of life and scenario, such as cognitive development, emotional regulation, social skills, and moral development.
3. Compile practical strategies, activities, and resources you have researched using library resources that can support development in key areas, considering aids such as the following:
- recommended books or educational tools
- activities that promote social interaction and emotional growth
- tips for caregivers and educators to foster development
4. Explain how the strategies and activities relate to developmental theories discussed in the course, such as Piaget's theory of cognitive development or Erikson's psychosocial stages.
5. Conclude the resource guide with a personal reflection on how understanding developmental psychology has influenced your perspective on supporting others across different life stages.
Create a user-friendly guide for your final presentation that organizes information clearly, with at least five sections, including the following:
- At least four developmental sections (e.g., cognitive development, emotional regulation, social skills, moral development).
- A reflection section.
- Headings, bullet points, and visuals (e.g., charts, diagrams) to enhance readability.
- Ensure the guide is engaging and appropriate for the intended audience.
The Developmental Resource Guide final presentation:
- Must be 10 slides in length (not including title and references slides) and formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center's How to Make a PowerPoint Presentation
- Must include a separate title slide with the following in title case:
- Title of slide in bold font
- Student's name
- Name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
- Course name and number
- Instructor's name
- Due date
- Must utilize academic voice.
- Review the Academic Voice resource for additional guidance.
- Must include an introduction and conclusion.
- Your introduction must include a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your resource guide.
- For assistance in writing Introductions & Conclusions and Writing a Thesis Statement, refer to the Writing Center resources.
- Must use at least 10 scholarly (5 from the Week 3 assignment), peer-reviewed journal articles of original research published in the last 5 to 10 years to support your work, in addition to the course text.
- The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
- To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, refer to this Quick and Easy Library Research tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
- You may also refer to the How to Use Library OneSearch tutorial, which explains keyword searching process in the library to find scholarly articles.
- Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center's APA: Citing within Your Paper
- Must include a separate references slide that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center.
- Refer to the APA: Formatting Your References List resource in the Writing Center for specifications.