LF003 Assessment

Tips for Completing the LF003 Competency Biography approved: Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different: A Biography Paperback – Illustrated, February 14, 2012 by Karen Blumenthal (Author) Professor Instructions: I thought I would start off your work in this competency with some tips for you as you begin to work through your assessment. • INTEGRATE SCHOLARLY LITERATURE FROM DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE: Sometimes, students in the past have gone wrong on this assignment by writing their paper more like a biography than like a developmental analysis. You can share details from your character’s life, but when you do, make sure you analyze them through the lens of developmental science. The goal isn’t that the reader of your paper knows every detail of your character’s life. The goal is that the reader of your paper can better understand your character by reading your developmental analysis of their life, experiences, and relationships. IMPORTANT: One of the most important things to keep in mind as you complete this assessment is that you need to directly integrate developmental science and theory that has been published in scholarly sources. Each written response needs to include a variety of APA citations (both in a reference list and in in-text citations). A “rule of thumb”: I recommend you integrate and apply information from at least 8 scholarly sources from the developmental science literature in your response. The most frequent reason students do not pass this assessment is they do not adequately integrate information from scholarly sources (and cite/reference those sources). It is not required to find sources outside of your assigned readings in this competency to support your writing. However, if you are trying to make an argument that has not been directly addressed by the readings in the competency, you can search the Walden library for additional scholarly sources: https://academicguides(dot)waldenu(dot)edu/library. I encourage you use the Ask a Librarian feature if you aren’t sure where to begin finding relevant scholarly sources to support your assessment: https://academicguides(dot)waldenu(dot)edu/library/ask Again, this is not a requirement. I just wanted to provide you with these resources in case you would find them helpful. • USE HEADINGS: Please make sure that your subheadings are in APA style. This is a long paper, and subheadings are very helpful in guiding the reader through your paper. APA style is specific as to the center/bolding etc. of different levels of subheadings. Here is a great resource that outlines APA subheadings. https://apastyle(dot)apa(dot)org/style-grammar-guidelines/paper-format/headings Because there are 3 distinct sections of this paper (i.e., Diversity, Cultural Influences on Development, and Social Change), I recommend you have a subheading for each section, and then a short intro paragraph for each section that maps out where you are headed. Strong writing organization is essential to doing well on this paper. The clarity with which you present your arguments is incredibly important! Please make sure you submit a complete attempt where you have answered all parts of the writing prompt analysis of your chosen character to the drop box when it is ready. Overview For this Performance Task Assessment, you will read a biography about an individual of your choosing. Think about leaders, artists, composers, researchers, professors, and otherwise influential people. The person you choose should be someone who has had a positive impact on others and/or on society. In order to write a full developmental analysis, you are encouraged to write about someone who lived into adulthood so you can fully analyze different developmental stages. Once you read this biography, you will write an 8- to 11-page developmental analysis paper composed of three parts. These parts include Part 1: Diversity; Part 2: Cultural Influences on Development; and Part 3: Social Change. Submission Length: 8–11 pages in a three-part analysis paper about an influential person Professional Skills: Written Communication , Information Literacy and Engaging Multiple Social and Cultural Perspectives are assessed in this Competency. Your response to this Assessment should: • Use the Assessment documents and video as required. • Reflect the criteria provided in the Rubric. • Adhere to the required assignment length. • Use the APA course paper template available here. This Assessment requires submission of one (1) document that includes your analysis of a famous person who lived into adulthood (i.e., leader, artist, composer, researcher, professor, or an influential person) that has had an overall positive impact on others and/or on society. You may submit a draft of your assignment to the Turnitin Draft Check area to check for authenticity. Instructions Before submitting your Assessment, carefully review the Rubric. This is the same Rubric the Assessor will use to evaluate your submission, and it provides detailed criteria describing how to achieve or master the Competency. Many students find that understanding the requirements of the Assessment and the Rubric criteria helps them direct their focus and use their time most productively. Rubric Lifespan Development The purpose of this Assessment is for you to recognize human development and outcomes (e.g., developmental constructs, processes, milestones, and stages) through the lifespan of an influential person through the lens of culture, diversity, and social change. You will describe this person’s development through physical, cognitive, and social-emotional processes at various key periods of his or her development, how their development is influenced by nature (genetics), nurture (environment), and diversity and cultural influences on their development. To prepare for your Assessment: • Select a biography of an influential person. Your selection must be one person and not a group of individuals. You must select an individual who has a cultural background that is different than your own. Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different: A Biography Paperback – Illustrated, February 14, 2012 by Karen Blumenthal (Author) Once your biography is approved, complete the following: • You must analyze at least two theories from this Area of Expertise (AoE) with respect to the insights they provide into this person’s life. • You must analyze your character’s development in at least three (3) developmental domains (e.g., physical, social, emotional, or cognitive development) with the aim of understanding factors in your character’s life that promoted healthy development in his/her life and what factors in your character’s life created adversity that s/he either did or did not successfully overcome. Click each of the items below to complete this assessment. Part I: Diversity (3–4 pages) For Part 1, considering at least two (2) theories and at least three (3) developmental domains: • Explain the person’s development in terms of the appropriate constructs, processes, and theories of development. Address as many of the relevant ages and stages as possible. • Drawing on the Learning Activities, analyze at least three (3) elements of diversity* and how they impacted your chosen person's life (success, lack of success, struggles, challenges, decisions, etc.) and development. *Diversity includes characteristics and factors, such as gender, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, religion, sexual orientation, and physical ability. Please note that diversity characteristics are distinct from adversity, which refers to hardship or misfortune. Note: Because you will discuss cultural influences in Part 2, please do not discuss cultural influences in Part 1 of this performance task. Part II: Cultural Influences on Development (3–4 pages) For Part 2, explain the ways in which your chosen person’s culture shaped their development. Address as many of the relevant ages and constructs of development as possible. • Analyze at least two theories that are relevant in describing the individual’s development. • Explain the person's life from prenatal/early childhood development through adulthood in terms of nature and nurture influences. • Provide an analysis of the role culture played in influencing your chosen character’s cognitive, physical, and social-emotional development/changes in the person's life. Part III: Social Change (2–3 pages) For Part 3, examine the social change impact your chosen individual had on the world: • Drawing on the Learning Activities throughout this Competency, analyze the social change impact this individual had on their family, community, and the world more broadly. • Examine the ways in which culture and diversity impacted the social change influence that this individual made throughout their life. Use your sources from the Learning Activities, in this Competency, and through your own research to support your explanations and ideas throughout this Performance Task. References: Text: Development Through the Lifespan Berk, L. E. (2022). Development through the lifespan (7th ed.). SAGE Publications, Inc. • Chapter 2, “Genetic and Environmental Foundations” (pp. 42-73) Note: As you review this chapter, focus on pages 62–66 related to cultural influences.