CU001: Culture and Human Development — Evaluate the influence of culture on social, emotional, and cognitive developmental processes and human behavior to gain a better understanding of individuals across the world Assessment Rubric Rubric Criteria 0 1 Not Present Needs Improvement Module 1: What is Culture and Why Should Psychologists be Interested? Introduction Provide a brief introduction of culture and components of culture 2 Meets Expectations Response is not present. Response is a vague, inaccurate, or incomplete introduction of culture and does not include the various components of culture. LO 1.1 Introduce culture and components of culture LO 1.2 Define culture Response provides a complete, clear, accurate, and thorough introduction of culture and includes the various components of culture. Response is not present. LO 1.3 Describe forms/aspects of Response is not present. Response is a vague, inaccurate, or incomplete definition of culture. Response is vague, inaccurate, or incomplete and does not describe the forms/aspects of various sample cultures. Response is a vague, inaccurate, or incomplete explanation of how your definition of culture applies to your news story or current event. Response a provides complete, clear, accurate, and thorough definition of culture Response provides a complete, clear, accurate, and thorough description of forms/aspects of various sample cultures. Response provides a complete, clear, accurate, and thorough explanation of how your definition of culture applies to your news story or current event. Response is a vague, inaccurate, or incomplete description of the international, credible news Response provides a complete, clear, accurate, and thorough description of the international, various sample cultures LO 1.4 Explain how your Response is not present. definition of culture applies to your news story or current event Current Event LO 1.5 Describe the international, credible news story or current event regarding ©2019 Walden University Response is not present. 1 Rubric Criteria 0 Not Present child and/or adults being debated (e.g., child labor, immigration, migration, refugees, international scores on standardized tests) Specific Recommendations LO 1.6 Analyze the news story or current event, and explain what you learned about culture and psychology as it relates to addressing the situation LO 1.7 Provide two to four specific recommendations based on culture and psychology related to the issues in the news story or current event Response is not present. Response is not present. 1 Needs Improvement 2 Meets Expectations story or current event regarding child and/or adult being debated. credible news story, or current event regarding child and/or adult being debated. Analysis of the news story or current event along with an incomplete explanation of what you learned about culture and psychology as it relates to addressing the situation is vague. Response provides vague, inaccurate, or incomplete recommendations based on culture and psychology related to the issues in the news story or current event. Analysis of the news story or current event along with a thorough explanation of what you learned about culture and psychology as it relates to addressing the situation is clear. Response provides complete, clear, accurate, and thorough recommendations based on culture and psychology related to the issues in the news story or current event. Module 2: Birth to Adolescence and/or Module 3: Adulthood Lifespan Development Response is not present. LO 2.1 Explain the cultural implications on human development based on the event related to children and/or adults ©2019 Walden University Response is a vague, inaccurate, or an incomplete explanation of the cultural implications on human development based on the event related to children and/or adults. Response provides a complete, clear, accurate, and thorough explanation of the cultural implications on human development based on the event related to children and/or adults. 2 Mastery Rubric No Exceeds Expectations: Culture and Human Development Evaluate the influence of culture The Executive Summary of Talking Points on social, emotional, and paper does not thoroughly examine a credible cognitive developmental news story or current event related to child processes and human behavior and/or adult dilemmas from an expert’s to gain a better understanding of perspective. The influence of culture on social, individuals across the world emotional, and cognitive developmental processes and human behavior is not addressed thoroughly. Yes The Executive Summary of Talking Points paper thoroughly examines a credible news story or current event related to child and/or adult dilemmas from an expert’s perspective. The influence of culture on social, emotional, and cognitive developmental processes and human behavior is thoroughly addressed. Professional Skill Building The faculty assessor will provide feedback based on the following Professional Skills: Engaging Multiple Social and Cultural Perspectives, Information Literacy, Inquiry and Analysis, and Written Communication. Although the feedback is here to inform the development of your skills, it is not a barrier to achieving the Competency unless the writing is too poor score the content of the Assessment. Review the rubric, and check your work based on the Learning Objectives listed. If you are concerned that your writing will not meet these expectations yet, reach out to your Faculty Subject Matter Expert (SME) so he or she can work with you to further develop this important professional skill. It is highly recommended that you use this opportunity to practice these important skills in the context of this Competency Assessment in order to receive feedback about your current level of proficiency. Engaging Multiple Social and Cultural Perspectives: Apply strategies to develop intellectual flexibility and broad knowledge that enables perception of the world through the perspectives of diverse social and cultural perspectives. ©2019 Walden University 3 0 1 2 Professional Skills Building Not Present LO1: Recognize the value of one’s Recognition is not own and others’ social and cultural present. perspectives Needs Improvement Meets Expectations Response demonstrates a vague Response demonstrates a clear understanding of the value of one’s understanding of the value of one’s own own and others’ social and cultural and others’ social and cultural perspectives. perspectives. LO2: Recognize how knowledge Recognition is not Response demonstrates a vague Response demonstrates a clear from different cultural and social present. understanding of how different understanding of how different cultural perspectives might affect cultural and social perspectives and social perspectives might affect interpretations of issues in society might affect interpretations of interpretations of issues. issues. LO3: Evaluate the source of one’s Evaluation is not present. Response provides an incomplete Response provides a thorough evaluation own perspectives on selected issues evaluation of the source of one’s of the source of one’s own perspectives on in culture and society own perspectives on selected selected issues in culture and society. issues in culture and society. LO4: Evaluate competing social and Evaluation is not present. Response provides an incomplete cultural perspectives evaluation of perspectives and/or on specific problems in order does not offer a viable solution. to arrive at a solution Response provides a thorough evaluation of differing perspectives and makes a judgement regarding viable solutions. Information Literacy: Apply strategies to evaluate information in order to effectively analyze issues and make decisions 0 1 2 Professional Skills Building Not Present Needs Improvement Meets Expectations LO1: Identify and locate credible No sources or noncredible Sources are inconsistently credible, Sources are mostly credible, appropriate, sources sources are present. appropriate, and relevant to the and relevant to the topic and/or assessment. topic and/or assessment. ©2019 Walden University 4 LO2: Analyze information sources Analysis is not present. LO3: Synthesize information from Synthesis is not present. multiple credible sources Analysis superficially applies aspects Analysis thoroughly and clearly applies of sources that are most relevant to aspects of sources that are most relevant the topic and/or assessment and/or to the topic and/or assessment. analysis is unclear. Synthesis demonstrates a vague Synthesis demonstrates a clear and connection between multiple sources cohesive connection between multiple and/or the topic. sources and/or ideas to support a given topic. Inquiry and Analysis: Apply strategies to identify, frame, and evaluate issues and problems. 0 1 2 Professional Skills Building LO1: Identify a problem or question in a selected area of study Not Present Needs Improvement No problem or question is The problem or question is vague or presented. inappropriate to the selected field of study. LO2: Use a logical organizing Elements or parts of the Elements or parts of the problem or principle to identify the key parts problem or question are question are presented in a or elements of a problem or not presented. disorganized manner. question in a selected field of study LO3: Evaluate theories and No theoretical approach is A theoretical approach is vaguely approaches to explain complex presented. presented. problems within a chosen field of study LO4: Apply organizing principles No attempt is made to Connections between theories or and theoretical approaches to connect theories or organizing principles solutions to the identify solutions to a problem organizing principles to problem are vague. solutions to the problem. ©2019 Walden University Meets Expectations The problem or question is clearly stated in a form appropriate to the selected field of study. Elements or parts of the problem or question are presented in an organized manner. A theoretical approach to the problem or question is presented and justified. Theories and organizing principles are used to make connections, identify gaps and/or provide evidence for showing solutions to the problem or questions. 5 Written Communication: Write with clarity, coherence, and purpose 0 1 Professional Skills Building Not Present Needs Improvement LO1: Develop clear introduction statements (AWE Introduction statement is Introduction statement is 3; essay-level skills) not present. unclear and/or unfocused. 2 Meets Expectations Introduction statement is well defined and clearly describes the topic and focus of the response. LO2: Use transitions to connect ideas (AWE 3; Transitions are not Transitions are used Writing conveys a cohesive idea essay-level skills) present. inconsistently or limit reader’s through the effective use of access to ideas. transitions. LO3: Use appropriate tone and vocabulary for a Vocabulary and tone are Vocabulary and tone vary Vocabulary and tone given audience (Awe 3; Awareness of audience inappropriate for the throughout the writing, limiting communicate key concepts that and discipline) audience. reader’s access to ideas. are appropriate for the audience. LO4: Apply APA formatting and style guidelines APA formatting and style Writing inconsistently uses in- Writing uses in-text citations (Awe 3 awareness of audience and discipline and are not present. text citations and references. appropriately, includes references credit to source) Major errors in APA Style when applicable, and is formatted impede understanding and/or according to APA Style. Minor violate standards for academic errors in APA Style do not impede integrity. understanding or violate standards for academic integrity. ©2019 Walden University 6 
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