Child or adolescent development
Consider a question about a child or adolescent development that you find interesting. Then, identify three empirical articles that have attempted to answer the question. For example, perhaps you would like to understand whether playing Pokemon GO influences a teen’s academic achievement. You might find articles that attempted to answer that question by 1) interviewing teens who play Pokemon GO and ask them about their experiences, and their academics; 2) gathering academic achievement data on teens who play Pokemon GO and teens who do not play Pokemon GO and compare two; and 3) conducting brain scans on teens as they play Pokemon GO to determine if the results reveal brain activity that would promote academics.
Assignment Instructions:
This week you will examine how we can answer the same research question in many different ways. Once you find three research articles that pertain to your interest, write a brief reflection including the following:
· Present your question.
· Explain how each study tried to answer the question/topic, noting the strengths and weaknesses of each study
· Offer another suggestion or explain which approach you found the most useful and why.
Length: 12-15 slides
Your presentation should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards.
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Sample Solution
Child or adolescent development
Child and adolescent development refer to the process of growth and maturation of the human individual from conception to adulthood. In many cultures, the care of children is shared among a wider group of adults, and often other older children. What do children struggle with during adolescence? This is the most common question asked when the adolescence topic comes up. Recent methodological advances have allowed empirical research on adolescence to do better justice to theoretical models. This paper will cover the state of contemporary research on adolescent’s physical, psychological, interpersonal, and institutional pathways, and how these pathways connect within primary ecological contexts, and how they relate to broader patterns of societal stratification and historical change. It will also emphasize on future challenges/opportunities, including efforts to illuminate bio-social processes, link adolescence to other life stages, and account for the influence of major social changes, such as, the new media.
