Final Assessment Instructions
35 SLIDES – 4 SLIDES FOR EACH STAGE (STAGE 9 HAS ONLY 3 SLIDES)
Competency Name: Final Assessment for Lifespan Development In Psychology
Competency Statement: The purpose of this assessment is to for the student to demonstrate their understanding of development through the lifespan from birth to death. They will need to communicate and explain the theories and theoretical concepts of development through the lifespan and present it in a creative manner.
Final Assessment Title: Lifespan Development- From Conception to Death
Required Online Open Access textbook: Lazarra, J. (2020). Lifespan Development. Pressbooks.
You may download the book here- https://open.maricopa.edu/devpsych/
Competency Learning Outcomes (CLOs)
1. Compare major theoretical perspectives and research methods used to explain human development from conception through death.
2. Identify the basic developmental patterns and milestones reached in infancy, childhood, adolescence, early adulthood, middle adulthood, and late adulthood.
3. Describe major developmental theories and be able to identify how these theories apply to everyday examples of human development.
4. Critically evaluate the effects of the multiple and diverse contexts in which development occurs.
5. Apply developmental concepts, theories, and research findings to increase self-knowledge and understanding of others.
Purpose of the Assessment
The purpose of this assessment is to for the student to demonstrate their understanding of development through the lifespan from birth to death. They will need to communicate and explain the theories and theoretical concepts of development through the lifespan and present it in a creative manner.
Submission Artifacts:
Submission 1:
Lifespan Course Presentation – From Birth to Death
Picture This: You land a great job in a fabulous hospital that has just built a state-of-the-art teaching area. You are given the task to develop a PowerPoint presentation to educate new medical professionals. This presentation will focus on the main themes surrounding physical, cognitive, and social development, as well as environmental risks that occur throughout various stages of life. You will explain and provide examples of the theories associated with each stage of life. The goal of the presentation is to provide context and understanding to the individuals who will be working with patients.
Stage 1 – The First 24 Months:
1. Highlight Physical Development
2. Highlight Cognitive Development
3. Highlight Social Development
4. Highlight Major Risks (Include the environmental factors that can affect normal development).
Stage 2 – Early Childhood, Ages 2 to 6:
1. Highlight Physical Development
2. Highlight Cognitive Development
3. Highlight Social Development
4. Highlight Major Risks (Include the environmental factors that can affect normal development).
Stage 3 – Middle Childhood, Ages 7 to 12:
1. Highlight Physical Development
2. Highlight Cognitive Development
3. Highlight Social Development
4. Highlight Major Risks (Include the environmental factors that can affect normal development).
Stage 4 – Adolescence, Ages 13 to 18:
1. Highlight Physical Development
2. Highlight Cognitive Development
3. Highlight Social Development
4. Highlight Major Risks (Include the environmental factors that can affect normal development).
Stage 5- Young Adulthood- 19-30
5. Highlight Physical Development
6. Highlight Cognitive Development
7. Highlight Social Development
8. Highlight Major Risks (Include the environmental factors that can affect normal development).
Stage 6- Adulthood- 30-45
1. Highlight Physical Development
2. Highlight Cognitive Development
3. Highlight Social Development
4. Highlight Major Risks (Include the environmental factors that can affect normal development).
Stage 7- Middle age- 45-65
1. Highlight Physical Development
2. Highlight Cognitive Development
3. Highlight Social Development
4. Highlight Major Risks (Include the environmental factors that can affect normal development).
Stage 8- Old age- 65-
1. Highlight Physical Development
2. Highlight Possible Cognitive Issues (Is dementia inevitable?)
3. Highlight Social Development
4. Highlight Major Risks (Physical risks as well as psychological risks, i.e. use disorders [addiction], falls, medication issues.)
Stage 9- Death and Dying
1. Highlight Physical Development- what is the body doing?
2. Highlight Social Development (Grief issues).
3. A good death… (Define and explain what makes a good death).
To submit your final presentation, title your file ” Final Lifespan Course Presentation- (your last name).”
· Your presentation must include a title slide with the title of your presentation, your name, the course name.
· Minimum of 1 slide per highlighted area of development. (Min 4 content slides per stage)
· You should include graphics. Use the note section to add text, citations, and explanations.
· Your presentation should have a Reference slide (the last slide should be an APA reference list).
· Your presentation should have a minimum of 5 references and your slides.
File Logistics:
● PPT or PDF file to upload
● The slides will require notes (for explanations and citations).
o If using Microsoft PPT, you need to save the file with notes.
o Open your PowerPoint presentation.
o Click “File,” then “Print.”
o Go to the “Show Details” section.
o Choose “Notes” from the “Layout” dropdown.
o Choose “Save as PDF” from the “PDF” dropdown and click “Save.”
● If using Google Slides, you will need to save the file with notes.
o Open your PowerPoint presentation.
o Click “File,” then “Print.”
o Go to the “Show Details” section.
o Choose “Notes” from the “Layout” dropdown.
o Choose “Save as PDF” from the “PDF” dropdown, and click “Save.”
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Check Before Submission:
Before submitting, double-check, have you have met the criteria noted below. Did you….
1. Did you include all the stages of life?
2. Did you address the physical/biological, cognitive, social issues for each stage?
3. Did you provide the risks for each stage?
4. Did you cite your sources?
5. Do you have a title slide and reference slide?
6. Did you save the file with notes?
Final Assessment Rubric
Criterion
Exemplary- 4
Proficient- 3
Developing- 2
Emerging- 1
Content
All content throughout the presentation is accurate. There are no factual errors.
Most of the content is accurate but there is less than 3 pieces of information that might be inaccurate
The content is generally accurate, but 3-5 pieces of information is clearly flawed or inaccurate.
Content is typically confusing or contains several factual errors. It is difficult to understand,
Presentation Quality
All graphics support the theme/content of the presentation.
Most graphics support the theme/content of the presentation.
Some graphics support the theme/content of the presentation.
Student did not include graphics and the slides were monochromatic.
Writing
Presentation has no misspellings or grammatical errors.
Presentation has some misspellings or grammatical errors.
Presentation has several misspellings or grammatical errors (5 or more).
Presentation was difficult to understand due to numerous misspellings or grammatical errors.
APA Citations and References
Citations and references were done in APA style and there were no errors.
Citations and references were done in APA style and there were some errors.
Citations and references were done in APA style and there were several errors (5 or more).
Student did not cite and reference in APA style.
