EDEC 420
THEORY TO PRACTICE PROJECT FEEDBACK AND GRADE
Group Members:
Age Presented:
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Presentation Format:
Description of important developmental characteristics in physical domain (4 pts possible)
Consider: body size, body proportions, appearance, brain development, motor development (gross, fine and perceptual
motor) perception capacities, physical health
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Description of important developmental characteristics in cognitive domain (4 pts possible)
Consider: thought processes and intellectual abilities including attention, memory, problem solving, imagination, creativity,
academic and everyday knowledge, intelligence, metacognition, and language (expressive, receptive, speech, pragmatics)
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Description of important developmental characteristics in social/emotional domain (4 pts possible)
Consider: self-knowledge (self-esteem, self-concept, metacognition, sexual identity, ethnic identity), moral reasoning,
understanding and expression of emotions, self-regulation, temperament, understanding others, interpersonal skills,
relations with families and friendships
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Theorist Application: What the theorist says about this age group and at least one thoughtful
suggestion that he/she would offer to parents and/or teachers to foster development. Why is this
important?
o Erik Erikson (8 pts possible)
o Jean Piaget (8 pts possible)
o Lawrence Kohlberg (8 pts possible)
o Lev Vygotsky (8 pts possible)
o Howard Gardner (8 pts possible)
o another theorist (is this theory/theorist appropriate for this age group?) (8 pts possible)
All of the above components should include synthesis of the course material, clear descriptions and
explanations, and original wording.
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Creativity of Project: Does the final product include divergent thinking and represent a stretch for the
group members?
Does the final project include a variety of media? Is the presentation of the final
project effective (e.g. webpage works, dvd is burned correctly, scrapbook accessible for the whole class,
etc.) (10 pts possible)
Group Grade: __________
70
Individual Grade: _______ {Your Group’s Evaluation: _____ : Lisa’s Evaluation ______ }
EDEC 420
THEORY TO PRACTICE PROJECT FEEDBACK AND GRADE
10
TOTAL: ____________
80
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