Directions: Collect two case problems related to parenting young children or issues of very young children, found in magazines, newspapers, or on Internet bulletin board postings such as leaving a child in a hot car, tantrums, refusals to eat, or others (children younger than 3 years old). Advice columns work especially well. Analyze the columns in terms of developmental concepts and assess whether or not the expert offering advice seems well versed in developmental issues. Write a developmentally appropriate response or short reaction paper to doing the exercise. Your just need to write one response (not two) that address both case problems. Your response must demonstrate your understanding of the materials covered in class.
Length Requirements: Your response paper should be at least one page, and no more than two pages long (appropriately 300-400 words). You do not need to attach the two case problems you collect. Use a few sentences to summarize the case problems and the advices suggested by the experts.
APA Format Requirements: You are expected to follow the APA guidelines if you include any quotes or citations from the textbook or any other materials. Include proper APA in-text citations. For example, include (Author(s), Year of Publication) when you cite any information. A bibliography is NOT required for this assignment.
Follow these formatting guidelines:
Times New Roman font
Size 12 font
1 inch margins
Double spaced
Put Response 1 Assignment & Your Name (e.g., Response 1 Assignment_MingjunXie) on the header.
No need to include a cover page.Rubric for grading (4 out of 100 points in your final grade)
Criteria Level 5 (Excellent/Highly Developed) Level 4 (Well Developed) Level 3 (Good) Level 2 (Fair/Developing) Level 1 (Poorly Developed)
Relevance of the two case problems
(1 point) The two case problems are highly relevant to the topic.
(1 point) The two case problems are mostly relevant to the topic.
(0.8 points) The two case problems are somewhat relevant to the topic.
(0.6 points) The two case problems are rarely relevant to the topic.
(0.4 points) The two case problems are not relevant to the topic at all.
(0.2 points)
Demonstration of developmental concepts covered in class
(2 points) The paper shows highly thorough and clear demonstration of developmental concepts covered in class.
(2 points) The paper shows mostly thorough and clear demonstration of developmental concepts covered in class.
(1.5 points) The paper shows somewhat thorough and clear demonstration of developmental concepts covered in class.
(1 point) The paper shows limited demonstration of developmental concepts covered in class.
(0.5 points) The demonstration of developmental concepts is underdeveloped in the paper.
(0 points)
Length and Formatting Requirements The paper meets all of the following criteria, including:
no grammar or spelling mistakes
following length requirements,
following formatting guidelines
following APA guidelines
(1 point)
The paper meets three of the following criteria, including:
no grammar or spelling mistakes
following length requirements,
following formatting guidelines
following APA guidelines
(0.8 points) The paper meets two of the following criteria, including:
no grammar or spelling mistakes
following length requirements,
following formatting guidelines
following APA guidelines
(0.6 points) The paper only meets one of the following criteria, including:
no grammar or spelling mistakes
following length requirements,
following formatting guidelines
following APA guidelines
(0.4 points) The paper hardly follows the length and formatting requirements, nor the APA guidelines. The paper shows major grammar and spelling mistakes.
(0.2 points)