Unit 3 Assignment Forum - (PSY201 Child Development)

Due Date: 11:59 pm EST Friday of Unit 3

Points: 100

Overview: In this assignment forum, you will continue to explore how nature and nurture influence

development by looking at intelligence.

Instructions: It used to be thought that IQ was strictly determined by genetics. After reading After the

Bell Curve, do you believe that IQ is solely influenced by genetics? Support your

viewpoint by summarizing the relevant key findings presented in this article. Based on

your readings, what advice would you offer to parents/caregivers/and educators in order

to maximize IQ?

Requirements:

• By the Friday deadline, share your work with the class in this Unit 3 Assignment

Forum.

• By the Sunday deadline, review your classmates’ work and provide at least one

(1) reply.

PSY201 – Child Development

Assignment Forum: Intelligence-nature vs. nurture

Evaluation Rubric for Intelligence Assignment Forum

CRITERIA Deficient Needs Improvement

Proficient Exemplary

0-20 points 21-27 points 28-34 points 35 points

IQ Influenced Solely by Genetics. Support view with relevant key findings from the Kirp article.

Components are minimally or not addressed.

Components are somewhat addressed.

Components are mostly addressed.

Components are thoroughly addressed.

0-20 points 21-27 points 28-34 points 35 points

Advice to Maximize IQ

Components are minimally or not addressed.

Components are somewhat addressed.

Components are mostly addressed.

Components are thoroughly addressed.

0-2 points 3 points 4 points 5 points

Article APA Citation

Citation is not present, and/or APA style formatting has significant errors.

Citation has some issues with APA style formatting.

Citation has minor errors in APA style formatting.

Citation is included and correctly formatted in APA style.

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

Peer Response

No response post made to a classmate’s posting.

Peer response provided though minimal and lacking depth by restating or summarizing what was already expressed; details and new ideas missing or lacking.

Peer response elaborates on classmate’s ideas with further comment or observation but does not raise a question or offer an alternative perspective.

Peer response elaborates on classmate’s ideas with further comment or observation; presents a relevant new idea or viewpoint for consideration; raises a question or politely offers an alternative perspective.

0 points 5 points 10 points

Posting Due Dates

The assignment and response were not posted by the

Either the assignment or the response was not posted

Both the assignment and response were posted by

due dates of the unit.

by the due date of the unit.

the due dates of the unit.