Examining Early and Middle Childhood Development

CRITERIA

NON-PERFORMANCE

BASIC

PROFICIENT

DISTINGUISHED

Explain child development theories and research concepts pertaining to the period of early to middle childhood. 20%

Does not explain child development theories and research concepts pertaining to the period of early to middle childhood.

Identifies but does not discuss child development theories and research concepts pertaining to the period of early to middle childhood.

Explains child development theories and research concepts pertaining to the period of early to middle childhood.

Synthesizes child development theories and research concepts pertaining to the period of early to middle childhood with carefully selected recent academic resources that support the analysis.

Analyze the physical, social, emotional, or cognitive needs of a child during the period of early to middle childhood. 20%

Does not analyze the physical, social, emotional, or cognitive needs of a child during the period of early or middle childhood.

Identifies rather than analyzes the physical, social, emotional, or cognitive needs of a child during the period of early or middle childhood.

Analyzes the physical, social, emotional, or cognitive needs of a child during the period of early or middle childhood.

Synthesizes how children develop physically, socially, emotionally, or intellectually during the period of early or middle childhood with carefully selected recent academic resources that support the analysis.

Examine how the factors of family, society, and culture impact a child's development outcomes during the period of early to middle childhood. 20%

Does not examine how the factors of family, society, and culture impact a child's development outcomes during the period of early to middle childhood.

Discusses but does not examine how the factors of family, society, and culture impact a child's development outcomes during the period of early to middle childhood.

Examines how the factors of family, society, and culture impact a child's development outcomes during the period of early to middle childhood.

Examines the most influential factors of family, society, and culture to determine how they impact child developmental outcomes during early to middle childhood, and considers the subsequent potential impact of these factors on a child's continued development. Supports this analysis through the integration of these factors with carefully selected recent academic resources.

Integrate relevant examples and supporting evidence related to early to middle childhood development. 20%

Does not integrate relevant examples and supporting evidence related to early to middle childhood development.

Identifies but does not integrate examples and evidence related to early to middle childhood development, or the examples and evidence are not specific or relevant to the issues at hand.

Integrates relevant examples and supporting evidence related to early to middle childhood development.

Synthesizes current, relevant examples and supporting evidence related to early to middle childhood development by effectively applying examples and literature.

Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the psychological professions. 20%

Does not communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the psychological professions.

Inconsistently communicates in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and congruent with expectations for members of the psychological professions.

Communicates in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the psychological professions.

Consistently communicates in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and congruent with expectations for members of the psychological professions, resulting in a work that is easily readable, grammatically correct, and virtually free of errors.