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ASSESSMENT 1

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Child Development Theories
Overview
Write 3 pages applying child development theories to a personal event or issue and explaining the research methods used in child development.
Context
From studying the impact of poverty on an infant's learning to investigating peer pressure in fifth-grade children, research plays a pivotal role in helping us understand the factors that most impact children's growth and development. It is important to consider the many inherent challenges in conducting research with children, including topics such as ethical considerations, the need for parental consent, the requirement for child assent, and the many logistical issues encountered when working with such young participants.
Resources
Suggested Resources
The following optional resources are provided to support you in completing the assessment or to provide a helpful context. For additional resources, refer to the Research Resources and Supplemental Resources in the left navigation menu of your course room.
Capella Resources
Click the links provided to view the following resources:
APA Paper Template.
iGuide: ePortfolio.
Capella Multimedia
Click the links provided below to view the following multimedia pieces:
Child Development | Transcript.
Theory and Research Concepts | Transcript.
Human Development Theorists | Transcript
FMG Video
Click the following link to view a video purchased through Films Media Group for use in this Capella course. Any distribution of video content or associated links is prohibited.
Child Development Theorists: Freud to Erikson to Spock...and Beyond . | Transcript.
This film offers an introduction to the major child development theorists, the differences between their theories, and how the application of multiple theories can be beneficial.
Run time: 22 minutes.
Library Resources
The following e-books or articles from the Capella University Library are linked directly in this course:
Krapp, K. (Ed.). (2005). Psychologists and their theories for students . Farmington Hills, MI: Cengage.
This work has short biographies of major psychologists, along with descriptions of their theories and work. Some of the scholars covered are Bowlby, Kohlberg, and Piaget.
Petersen, N. J. (2006). Child development theories. In F. W. English (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and Administration (Vol. 1, pp. 122–127). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Reference.
Course Library Guide
A Capella University library guide has been created specifically for your use in this course. You are encouraged to refer to the resources in the PSYC-FP2700 – Child Development Library Guide to help direct your research.
Internet Resources
Access the following resources by clicking the links provided. Please note that URLs change frequently. Permissions for the following links have been either granted or deemed appropriate for educational use at the time of course publication.
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. (2001). Adventures in parenting. Retrieved from http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/pubs/upload/adventures_in_parenting_rev.pdf
Public Broadcasting Service. (n.d.). The ABCs of child development: Developmental milestones for your child's first five years. Retrieved from http://www.pbs.org/wholechild/abc/index.html
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.nichd.nih.gov/Pages/index.aspx
Bookstore Resources
The resource listed below is relevant to the topics and assessments in this course and is not required. Unless noted otherwise, this resource is available for purchase from the Capella University Bookstore. When searching the bookstore, be sure to look for the Course ID with the specific –FP (FlexPath) course designation.
Berk, L. E. (2012). Infants and children: Prenatal through middle childhood (7th ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.
Chapter 1, "History, Theory, and Research Strategies."
Chapter 2, "Biological and Environmental Foundations."
Chapter 3, "Prenatal Development."
Chapter 4, "Birth and the Newborn Baby."
Assessment Instructions
Write a 3 page well-developed paper in which you address the following. Because you will be describing a personal event or issue, it is appropriate to write in first person in your paper.
Briefly describe an event or issue that you or someone you know experienced during childhood. The event could be divorce of parents, moving to a new neighborhood, learning to read or ride a bike, birth of a sibling, et cetera.
Choose two theories and briefly summarize the main ideas of the theories. Theories to choose from may include:
Psychoanalytic Perspective.
Behaviorism and Social Learning Theory.
Piaget's Cognitive-Development Theory.
Information Processing.
Ethology and Evolutionary Developmental Psychology.
Vygotsky's Sociocultural Theory.
Ecological Systems Theory.
Dynamic Systems Perspective.
Apply the ideas from the two theories you summarized to explain the actions surrounding the event you described.
Describe how the theories helped you gain an understanding of child development.
Explain how longitudinal or cross-sectional approaches to research help us understand events and issues in child development.
Use in-text citations and appropriate concepts from your research.
You are urged to use Capella University's Writing Center to help you develop clear and effective writing. Through the Writing Center, you will be able to receive feedback on your writing, use writing resources, discover new writing strategies, and explore different ways to draft, revise, edit, and proofread your own work.
If you wish, you may use the APA Paper Template, linked in the Resources, to complete your assessment.
Additional Requirements
Written communication: Ensure that your writing is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
APA formatting: Format your paper according to APA style.
Length: Write 3 typed and double-spaced pages.
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
Folder icon Portfolio Prompt: You may choose to save this learning activity to your ePortfolio.