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PSY201 – Child Development

Toy Project, Part 1: Literature Review

Due Date: Part 1: 11:59 pm EST Sunday of Unit 4

Points: 100

Overview:

You have been working at the Willie Wonka Toy Factory for approximately 6 months

now. Your supervisor has given you your 6-month employment evaluation, which was

excellent. As a result of your great work, your supervisor has informed you that he has

chosen you to be tasked with developing educational toys for children. You are excited

about this opportunity and readily agree to tackle this challenge.

You are assigned to the Research & Development (R&D) Toy Concept Committee.

Your instruction is to create a prototype for a NEW, developmentally appropriate,

educational toy.

The committee chair (Instructor) reminds you that the toy is an organic, dynamic process,

therefore, it is not possible to detail all that must go into developing your toy or final write-

up. What is written below is to serve as a guide to your open-ended, creative process.

You are the creator, the researcher, and the developer. You will take this project from

idea inception to presenting ideas for a prototype model. You are not actually making a

physical toy but are presenting the ideas in a PowerPoint written format. Pictures

and/or graphs should be included.

Instructions:

In this unit, the first two sections of the project will be due and should include:

• Name and Aspect of Development: Name your toy and identify the aspect

of development (e.g., cognitive, linguistic, socioemotional, or physical) your

toy addresses.

• Literature Review (minimum of 3 slides): Find and discuss at least three

scholarly articles that provide relevant background information on the area of

development you are targeting (e.g., cognitive, linguistic, socioemotional, or

physical). Include links to the articles and provide a brief summary of the

relevant key findings described in the articles.

• References (Slide): This includes the three scholarly articles and any other

resources used.

Requirements:

• Complete work in a PowerPoint presentation.

• Use appropriate APA placement and style for in-text citations and references.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The unit 4 assignment is part 1 of the toy project. In unit 7, the

second and final part will be due. Based on feedback from your instructor on this unit 4

assignment, your revised unit 4 assignment will be submitted along with additional

components due in unit 7. The unit 7 requirements are substantial, so please be sure to

work on these throughout the course. See unit 7 assignment instructions and rubric.

Be sure to read the criteria by which your work will be evaluated before you write and again after you write.

Evaluation Rubric for Toy Project Literature Review Assignment

CRITERIA Deficient Needs Improvement

Proficient Exemplary

0-5 points 10 points

Name and Aspect of Development

Toy name and aspect of development not provided.

n/a n/a Toy name and aspect of development provided

0-38 points 39-51 points 52-64 points 65 points

Literature Review

Literature Review is absent or provides minimal and/or irrelevant information.

Discussion provides some relevant background information on the area of development targeted; lacks significant details.

Discussion clearly provides relevant background information on the area of development targeted; lacks minor detail.

Discussion clearly provides relevant, thorough background information on the area of development targeted.

0-5 points 10 points

Scholarly Articles

0-2 scholarly articles

At least 3 scholarly articles

0-8 points 9-11 points 12-14 points 15 points

Clear and Professional Writing and APA Format

Errors impede professional presentation; guidelines not followed.

Significant errors that do not impede professional presentation.

Few errors that do not impede professional presentation.

Writing and format are clear, professional, APA compliant, and error-free.