Welcome to Lifespan Growth & Development PSYC 2314! I am Melanie Allen, and I will be your instructor for PSYC 2314. I am glad to have you in class, and I look forward to getting to know each of you. I am excited to be on this learning journey with you.
Announcements
Introduction Forum
Lifespan Survey
Academic Integrity Interactive
SLO Pretest
This is a pretest designed to assess your existing knowledge of lifespan, growth, and development. This is a completion assignment and will be used for the betterment of the course.
Please do not use any resources or look anything up while taking this assessment.
1. Describe the stages of the developing person at different periods of the life span from birth to death.
2. Discuss the social, political, economic, and cultural forces that affect the development process of the individual.
3. Identify factors of responsible personal behavior with regard to issues such as sexual activity, substance abuse, marriage, and parenting.
4. Explain the biosocial, cognitive, and psychological influences throughout the lifespan as an ongoing set of processes, involving both continuity and change.
5. Describe the different developmental perspectives of the major theories of development (i.e. cognitive, learning, humanistic, and psychodynamic).
6. Identify examples of some of the cultural and ethnic differences that influence development throughout the lifespan.
7. Discuss the various causes or reasons for disturbances in the developmental process
Topic One Quiz
Match the Theories
Independent and Dependent Variables
Correlational Research
Heredity and Prenatal Development Interactive
APGAR Interactive
Labor Interactive
Synaptic Pruning Interactive
Topic 3 Quiz
Early Childhood Sketchnote Interactive
Centers Interactive
Controversial Topics in Middle Childhood
Topic 5 Quiz
Middle Childhood Sketchnote Review
Parenting Styles Interactive
Topic 6 Quiz
Adolescence Crossword
Topic 7 Quiz
Emerging and Early Adult Crossword
Topic 8 Quiz
Middle Adulthood Sketchnote
Late Adulthood Review
Topic 9 Quiz
Topic 10 Quiz
Submit BONUS Assignment HERE
Set the date of your death far in the future, perhaps when you would be 120 years old, and write your eulogy. Remember that an obituary is the facts about a person’s life such as the dates of your birth and death, family members, career, organizations, etc. A eulogy is a presentation at the funeral or other service of last rites. Your assignment is to write the eulogy, not an obituary. A eulogy commemorates the “good” things you did during your long and happy life and how you will be remembered by those who cared about you. This is your chance to write about as if all your hopes and dreams came true—celebrate your life!
Sample EulogyEnd of Life Sketchnote
Supporting Others While they Grieve Crossword
SLO Posttest
This is a pretest designed to assess your existing knowledge of lifespan, growth, and development. This is a completion assignment and will be used for the betterment of the course.
1. Describe the stages of the developing person at different periods of the life span from birth to death.
2. Discuss the social, political, economic, and cultural forces that affect the development process of the individual.
3. Identify factors of responsible personal behavior with regard to issues such as sexual activity, substance abuse, marriage, and parenting.
4. Explain the biosocial, cognitive, and psychological influences throughout the lifespan as an ongoing set of processes, involving both continuity and change.
5. Describe the different developmental perspectives of the major theories of development (i.e. cognitive, learning, humanistic, and psychodynamic).
6. Identify examples of some of the cultural and ethnic differences that influence development throughout the lifespan.
7. Discuss the various causes or reasons for disturbances in the developmental process
The following is a required project. It is worth 200 points in your overall grade for the semester.
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Submit your Lifespan Project HERE
Tuesdays with Morrie Movie Assignment
