SKIT:
Developmental Psychology Chapter 9
In this activity you and your partners will have the opportunity to learn and demonstrate
your understanding concerning one of the major topic areas of developmental psychology
(see below), as your group develops and presents a topic area to your peers. The
presentation can be no longer than 20 minutes in duration and should be a creative but
educational interpretation of the topic your group is to present. You will likely need
additional resources to supplement the textbook reading. Remember that the span of your
topic is cradle to grave but the group may choose to focus on a specific area of the
development for specific reasons. Please talk with your instructor prior to doing this to
ensure that the skit will not receive a lower grade because of material that was left out of
your presentation. The group may structure itself as it deems appropriate but some
suggestions are to divide the topic into different areas of development (e.g. infancy,
toddler, youth, adolescence, adult) and have a person responsible for each area. It may
also profit the group to have a single director that is overseeing the entire presentation
and making decisions that keep the development of the skit on task, progressing toward
its completion by the deadline. These are just suggestions but your group should spend its
first working moments together determining how to organize the work so that each
person is applying themselves and everyone is equally involved (or as near equally
involved as possible) in the completion of the skit. Other key themes to bring into the
content of your group’s skit include: Nature / Nurture, Continuity / Stages, and Stability /
Change as well as cultural variations on the your topic.
TOPICS FOR SELECTION:
Group members assigned to this topic
Piaget’s theory of development
___________________________________
Moral Development (Kohlberg)
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Social Development (Erikson)
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Physical and Motor development
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AP Psychology
Names : _____________________
Major Themes of Development: SKIT RUBRIC
Skit is interesting and original
5 4
__ Evidence of creativity.
__ Uses some visuals and/or costumes, props.
__ Engages or captures audience’s attention
3
2
1
Follows Directions
__ All members of the group participate meaningfully.
__ Stays within time limits.
5 4
3
2 1
Skit shows evidence of organization, practice and purpose
__ Well rehearsed.
__ Actors stay in roles.
__ Few lapses in flow.
5 4
3
2
1
Content
__ Includes lead in (attention getter), background, and other
information.
__ The main section of information presented is thorough and
detailed.
__ Effective ending (summarizes key points, clever ending)
5 4
3
2
1
Times 2
Goes Beyond: (extra effort, depth, creativity, cleverness,
understanding)
OVERALL SCORE:
25
COMMENTS:
out of
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