Essay on child development
Essay on child development (free choice of topic, based on journal article relased after year 2010)
Order Description
Whole essay must be based on one journal article, but with use other sources in this case article +5 other sources supporting the essay.
You are required to write an essay on one published peer-reviewed journal article in one area of child developmental psychology, in which you have become interested. You need to
provide a summary and evaluation of the study. The assignment should consist of 1500 words +/- 10% and please note: quotations are included in the word count, though not the reference list or any appendices. The journal article can't be older than from year 2010 .
Title: Including the key aspects of your summary and/or argument (not ‘Developmental
psychology 1500 word essay’). For example, if you decide to work on an article related
to gender development, the title could be: ‘Biological and/or social influences? : Child
development of gender stereotype.’
The article you reviewed
Make sure that you start your essay with a clear statement of the title of your chosen article including Title, date and author details.
<Example>
Chalmers, K.A. (2014). Whose picture if this? Children’s memory for item and source
information. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 32(4), 480-491.
Article summary (600 words approx.): Seminar 2
? Briefly summarise the main background theory
? What is the main aim, and what are the main research questions?
? How would you describe the Methodology
? Give a summary of the key findings / conclusions and / implications
Article evaluation (900 words approx.): Seminar 3
? Clarifying the gap in the knowledge
? Evaluating the methodology
? Evaluating the results and discussion
? Implication for the future research
References
? List all references you have cited in the essay
? APA style
this essay is your
way of demonstrating to us that you have met the following learning outcomes Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of key methodological and ethical
issues in conducting research in developmental psychology (L.O. 2)
? Demonstrate understanding of the application of key developmental theories
(L.O. 3)
? Communicate in a written form, interpreting and evaluating knowledge and
understanding of developmental psychology (L.O. 5)