Questions Solving Assessment

Choose three (3) of the five (5) questions below and thoughtfully respond in 500 words for each.

For this assessment, you will need to choose three (3) of the five (5) questions below and respond to each. As a minimum, you are required to reference your set or essential textbook and one additional source for each response. This source must be a scholarly, peer-reviewed journal article, not an Internet site.

Word Count: 1500 words (+/- 10%) for the entire assessment or 500 words (+/- 10%) per response. This includes all text headings, in-text citations, captions and direct quotes. It excludes the Reference List and the cover page.

Note: your marker will stop reading when the maximum word count is reached and only award marks on the material read.

What you will need to submit:

• ONE word document (no pdf's)  including a cover page (optional), a response to three questions supported with academic evidence or referenced throughout using in-text citations, and one APA reference list 
• Save and submit your assessment as ONE MS Word document with your name and student ID number in the file name, for example, Sally Brown_71245667_ EDC135_A1_Report_2019.  Please do not submit a pdf

How you will present your work (further details):

• Arial font size 11 or Times New Roman font size 12
• Double line spacing
• Standard Word Doc margins with a Document Header: A1 Report (your surname and student ID)
• Attach a cover page:  A1_Sample cover page.docxA1_Sample cover page.docx - Alternative Formats
• Clear headings throughout - one for each report topic. For example, Topic 1 - the Development of Gross and Fine Motor Skills or Topic 5 - Information Processing
• Use third person point of viewin your writing. This means no "I, we, you, me, my........." statements

One APA 7th edition Reference list on a new page at the end of the entire assessment with the heading References (do not bold or underline the title and no colon after it). Use a hanging indent for each reference. k 

• • Use APA In-text citations or in-text references to support your discussion/ideas throughout your work. In-text citations appear within your writing. ALL in-text references should be listed in your reference list and ALL sources in your reference list should be cited in your work somewhere. An in-text reference looks like this:

      (Duchesne & McMaugh, 2018, p.  )  at the end of a sentence  OR Duchesne and McMaugh (2018) state........... to           lead into a discussion

This is how the reference for your textbook in your Reference List shoudl look like: 

Duchesne, S., & McMaugh, A. (2018). Educational psychology for learning and teaching (6th ed.). South Melbourne, VIC: Cengage Learning Australia.

• • Make sure you view your Turnitin report.  If the percentage is too high, revise your work and make sure you have not copied from your textbook or other sources, as this will result in a Level 1 plagiarism incident. Note: disregard matches to the cover page and your reference list

Assessment Criteria:
Your work will be assessed in accordance with how well you are able to:

• clearly demonstrate your understanding of the particular area of human development
• include strong, relevant examples of interaction of development theory and classroom applications
• write in a clear, scholarly fashion, incorporating key references and using accurate APA 6 referencing conventions

Check the Marking Rubric 

Questions:

Choose three (3) of the five (5) questions below and respond to each in 500 words (+/- 10%). As a minimum, you are required to reference your set or essential textbook and one additional source for each response. This source must be a scholarly, peer-reviewed journal article, not an Internet site.

There are three parts to this report, each worth 10 marks (the remaining 10 marks are allocated to academic writing and APA referencing). You must complete all parts or all three (3) questions in order for your assessment to be considered submitted. Your submission will not be assessed if parts are missing or if you only submit 1 or 2 questions.

Questions:

Question 1. As human beings, brain development has a very large influence on our ability to learn. We know that genetics and environment will both affect the way our brain develops. From the perspective of your study area (Early childhood, Primary, or Secondary education) discuss how the biological development of the brain may interact with a student’s environment. What factors might promote or slow down brain development? How can we structure a classroom environment (i.e., learning materials, social/cultural factors or physical environment) to support brain development? Provide specific examples. 

Question 2. The theories of Piaget and Vygotsky differ according to the role of the learner and the teacher in the learning process. According to your study area (Early childhood, Primary, or Secondary education), compare the responsibilities of each (teacher and learner) in the classroom according to each theory. Provide specific classroom examples.

Question 3. The Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) is an important concept of Vygotsky’s theory of development. From the perspective of your study area (Early childhood, Primary, or Secondary education) discuss this concept and how you might a) assess if your instruction is within your student’s ZPD and b) once you have this information, what specific teaching strategies might be useful to maximise your students learning.

Question 4. One of the criticisms of Piaget’s theory is his failure to consider the effect that culture has upon learning. Discuss ways that culture may influence both the content and rate of a child’s learning. Be specific and provide examples according to your study area (Early childhood, Primary, or Secondary education).

Question 5. Discuss the implications of reduced physical activity for children’s cognitive, social and emotional development. What has contributed to the decline in physical activity? What can schools do to help to reverse the trend?  

Reports are...

• Formally structured
• Informative and fact-based
• Written with a specific purpose and reader in mind
• Usually includes section headings
• Sometimesuses bullet points (use sparingly)
• Can include tables, graphs or visuals but given the 500 (+/- 10%) word count, this is not recommended in the body of the report where diagram captions and table content will be included in the word count. If you wish to use diagrams, tables or visuals, it is better to place them in an Appendix and refer to the relevant appendix in your report discussion. For example, Symons (2015) indicates that ....... (See Appendix A)
• Offer recommendations for action. In this case classroom strategies.