Age group is Adolescent 13-18

The Integrating the Field of Developmental Psychology: A Review of the Literature

· Must be 8 to 10 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.).

· Must include a separate title page with the following:

o Title of paper

o Student’s name

o Course name and number

o Instructor’s name

o Date submitted

· Must use at least five scholarly sources in addition to the course text.

o The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.

· Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

· Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

You will then review the Developmental Psychology literature examining findings for that age group / developmental stage in terms of the physical, emotional, cognitive, social dimensions, and how they impact development and can best be used to meet developmental needs.  Additionally, create a summary of the developmental stage as viewed through the lens of one developmental theory we have studied across the course (Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development, Freud’s Psychosexual Theory, Erickson’s Psychosocial Theory, etc.).

In your paper,

· Examine the physical changes associated with the selected developmental stage.

· Examine the cognitive changes associated with the selected developmental stage.

· Examine the emotional changes associated with the selected developmental stage.

· Examine the social changes associated with the selected developmental stage.

· Evaluate the developmental changes and appraise the effects of the physical, cognitive, emotional, and social environments.

· Integrate developmental and environmental factors into an assessment of developmental needs.

· Create a summary of the developmental stage as viewed through the lens of a selected developmental theory.

· Propose solutions for areas not addressed by the theory.

· Analyze the ethical considerations for research and practice with the selected developmental stage.

6A 6110 Week 6 Assignment How to Complete the Assignment

Identify a quantitative research article from a peer-reviewed journal

Identify the research as: experimental, quasi-experimental, causal comparative, correlational, or pretest–posttest

Write the reference list entry for the article followed by a three-paragraph annotation that includes:

The journal is attached below !!

Paragraph 1 – A summary that:

Identifies the topic, research methodology, theoretical basis or the research, and conclusions from the research

ex. Randi, this is a good description of the study but we really want to know if the authors addressed the key elements of a quantitative research study; to do so you should also discuss the following: research methodology, theoretical basis or the research, research question, appropriateness of the sample size, study limitations and generalizability of the research.

Paragraph 2- An analysis that:

Identifies the research question

Critiques and explains the article as an original contribution to the body of knowledge

Critiques and explains the theoretical framework as adequate and/or appropriate

Critique and explain the appropriateness of the sample and sample size

States the study limitations

States generalizability of the research

Critiques the conclusions in the context of the results

Paragraph -3 An application as illustrated in this example

The example annotation below includes the citation, a summary in the first paragraph, the critique/analysis in the second paragraph, and the application in the third paragraph.