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I uploaded the guidelines for this assignment in the additional materials section.
Special Assignment- Final Capstone Project (PowerPoint) on Stages of Development:
Your PowerPoint Presentation will be attached and posted on the Discussion Board. Students will then read and respond to ALL of the other students’ presentations.
This is NOT a paper. Using a PowerPoint Presentation format (you can use bullets; illustrations; pictorials, links, etc.) to provide:
Please choose (one) stage of development of particular interest to you; Infant (Birth to 2 years); Preschool Child (2 to 5 years); School-age Child (6 to 10 years); Adolescent (10 to 18 years); Emerging and Young Adult (18 to 39 years); Middle-aged Ault (40 to 64 years); Older Adult (65 years and older) and/or the Death and Dying process impacting all age groups. Choose one that you are really interested in examining in-depth. This is a critical thinking piece and is meant to expand your depth of knowledge and critical thinking.
Using a case scenario format (either a ‘real life’ scenario or one made to act as a model/ example) to depict and describe the following as it could be applied to ‘real-life’ human development during the particular stage you have chosen:
- Please describe the specific characteristics for the stage that you have chosen according to 1) Physical Development; 2) Cognitive Development 3) Personal Development 4) Social Development.
- What are the theories/ theorists, practices, principles, etc. that help to explain and better understand this stage of development and the essentials that make it important to human growth and development? Theories provide us with theoretical framework, perspective and guidelines. In what ways do you think that they have helped to shape our thinking? Are there points that you agree/disagree with and why?
- What are the unique tasks, challenges, functions, goals, etc. that must and/or should be achieved/ overcome during this stage in order to be healthier moving through to the next stage?
- What are some of the obstacles, rites of passage, socio-economic conditions, life events – (such as illness; death; etc.) that might complicate or hinder the process? Please provide examples.
- Discuss nature verses nurture (or the combination of both) Provide examples, scenario(s). What are the relationships among biological, psychological, cognitive, and social influences? How do each of these and/or all combined help to provide the mapping of one’s development.
- Discuss how contextual issues – including age, gender, culture, socioeconomic status and ethnicity help to broaden our understanding of human development and how the multidisciplinary nature of human development contributes to this understanding.
- Do you feel that the age range for the particular stage of development you are examining is accurate and reflects growth and development at this point in time and history (2019) (Global)? For example, do you feel that the stage of emerging and young adult should be from 18 to 39 years old? One must consider what does an 18-year-old have in common with a 39-year-old? Are there reasons for these groupings? Would you change the age grouping for the stage you are presenting on? If yes, why, if no why not? Please feel free to offer your own theories, thoughts, and explanations
- Please feel free to add any other information; links; clips; etc. that you feel would help to advance a better learning and understanding experience.
Developmental psychology is an ever-evolving field, as people evolve, change, and develop, we must continue to research, question, investigate, and provide guidelines that reflect the evolving human growth and development process. For the purpose of this presentation, critical thinking and questioning about what you have learned is welcomed. I hope that you will enjoy this type of assignment.
FINAL STEP TO THIS PROJECT – remember once you have posted your own presentation, you must read and respond to ALL of your classmates’ presentations. This is meant to be a highly interactive learning experience where we act as colleagues in being able to discuss and collaborate on the information we have gathered and our findings. I hope that you will enjoy this learning experience.
The scale for grading for Special Assignment are:
| Scale # | Range 100 – 0 percent
100- the highest and 0- the lowest |
Letter Grade |
| 100- 90 | You have submitted a well-written Final PowerPoint Portfolio Capstone Assignment that included all of the areas, elements, and learning outcomes described in the instructions. Provided a full description and relevant information. Followed the instructions and provided the information asked within the instructions. Showed critical and reflective thinking and a high degree and depth of learning.
You responded to ALL of your classmates’ PowerPoint Presentations in a collegial manner providing feedback, critiquing, and what you may have learned from their presentation that you may not have already known. Showed critical and reflective thinking and a high degree and depth of learning. |
A to A- |
| 89- 80 | You have submitted a well-written PowerPoint but either did not show in-depth learning, critical thinking, and/or understanding; the theories and principles presented; did not provide full context of information according to the instructions and rubrics provided.
You responded to ALL of your classmates’ PowerPoint Presentations in a collegial manner providing feedback, critiquing, and what you may have learned from their presentation that you may not have already known but the responses were either not in-depth of lacked substance. |
B+ to B- |
| 79- 70 | You submitted a PowerPoint Presentation that either was not well written; had several grammatical errors and marginally demonstrated learning, critical thinking, and/or understanding; the theories and principles presented did not use case scenario that represented; did not provide and/or lacked full context of information according to the instructions provided. Or, the information – research you provided was inaccurate, incomplete, and/or flawed.
Only responded to some of your classmates’ Powerpoint Presentations and/or had limited response and/or understanding of to some of the areas being examined, lacked substance, content and critical thinking. Had several grammatical in your responses. |
C+ to C- |
| 69-60 | You submitted a PowerPoint Presentation that was not well written; and/or had several grammatical errors and had did not include most of the areas, elements, and learning outcomes described in the instructions. Did not follow the instructions/ rubrics provided for this assignment. You demonstrated an insignificant amount of learning, critical thinking, and understanding; the theories and principles presented; and/or did not use case scenario that represented; did not provide and/or lacked context of information according to the instructions provided. Or, the information – research you provided was inaccurate, incomplete, flawed or not provided.
You did not respond to any or most of your classmates’ PowerPoint Presentations; or had little or no substantial responses. Used poor grammatical structure. Reflected insufficient learning and self-reflection required for this assignment. |
D+ to D- |
| 59-0 | Either the work that you submitted was not acceptable according to the instructions/ rubrics or you did nothing- did not submit a PowerPoint and/or did not respond to any of your classmates’ presentations. | F |
