Early Childhood Life Span Development Psychology Discussion Help

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For this assignment, you will engage in an observation and/or interview with a child under the age of 12 and write a 4-5 page paper regarding your experience. The purpose of the paper is to make observations and then compare those observations to applicable theory as stated in the textbook. The paper should be completed using APA format.

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Writing Assignment 1 Rubric Criteria Ratings Pts Demographics 10.0 pts The demographic information of the subject was thoroughly discussed. 8.0 pts The demographic information was good but could have been more fully developed. 6.0 pts The demographic information could have been much more fully developed. 3.0 pts The demographic information was superficially developed 0.0 pts Demographic information was not presented, 10.0 pts Observations 0.0 pts No 35.0 pts The observations were thoroughly organized and presented. 28.0 pts The observations were organized but could have been presented in a little greater detail. 20.0 pts 10.0 pts The observations could have Observations been presented in a much were more thorough way. superficially developed. 35.0 pts observations were presented. Connection to 35.0 pts Theory Very thorough connection between observations and applicable theories. 28.0 pts The theoretical connections were good could have been more fully developed. 20.0 pts The theoretical connections could have been much more fully developed. 10.0 pts Theoretical connections were developed very superficially. 0.0 pts No connection was made between the observations and applicable theory. 35.0 pts Mechanics 0.0 pts 20.0 pts The paper was very well written with excellent APA formatting and grammar usage. 16.0 pts The paper had only a few (less than 3) mechanical issues (APA formatting, writing style, and grammar usage.) 12.0 pts The paper had a number (5 or more) of mechanical issues (APA formatting, writing style, grammar usage.) The paper, had many mechanical issues (APA formatting, writing style, grammar usage) so as to interfere with the clarity of the paper. 20.0 pts Total Points: 100.0
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Running head: DEVELOPMENT

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Life Span Development
Student’s Name
Institutional Affiliation

DEVELOPMENT

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Life Span Development

What one is, a result of many aspects of their life including both external stimuli and
internal experiences. Psychologists have over the years sought to explain lifespan
development, an effort that has led to the development of various development theories. The
purpose of the theories is to provide a framework within which human learning and growth
are understood. It is essential to study these theories because they promote understanding of
individuals and society as well (Newman & Newman, n.d.). This paper seeks to relate the
psychological development theories to an observed situation of development in the
community.
In my neighborhood, I get to interact with many people many of who are my friends
and a few relatives who live close by. However, for this paper I chose to observe and
interview a person whom I did not have a very close relationship with to prevent bias in my
observations. My subject is an eleven-year-old boy of African American origin who is now in
the 6th grade. The boy’s mother is a nurse, and the father is in the army, currently deployed on
a mission in West Africa. He lives with his mother, and the father comes home once in a
while when not working, he is most of the time with his mother who leaves home in the
morning, drops him at school and head to work then pick him in the evening. Sometimes
when the mother has to work night shifts, the boy uses the school bus on his way back home.
The subject is a single child who has the full attention of his mother as is evidenced in the
way the mother treats him with affection and is always concerned about him. I chose this boy
because of his personality and the fact that he was open and easy to develop a relationship
with. I had also previously observed the boy and knew a bit about him; this made him the
best option for a subject.

DEVELOPMENT

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To understand the boy better, the best way to go about it was to observe and also
interview the boy. Obse...


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