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Question - Theories of Development Discussion

Description - The short answer assessment portion of each module will incorporate all of the pieces you have worked with throughout the previous sections. You will be expected to use information from our course resources in order to answer the questions presented here. You are discouraged from simply Googling the prompts as you may be directed to information that is off-topic, without appropriate context, or out-of-date. Your first resources should be our course resources!

These questions will require more advanced thinking and consideration to earn full credit. Make sure to support your answers with detail, data and facts presented in the resources, along with ties to cultural and societal influences. You should also include theoretical perspectives as appropriate. You should NOT quote anything directly from any resources. Instead, you should paraphrase using your own words, and cite the source appropriately (APA citation preferred, but other citation methods will be accepted). When paraphrasing, think about how you would explain the concept or idea to a classmate or parent. Show me through your writing that you understand the ideas, not just that you can locate the concept in a reading.

Prompt - Select 2 theories from those presented in the module, then:

1. Explain the theory in your own words - As part of this explanation, describe what questions about development this theory tries to answer.

2. Give a detailed example from your life or the life of someone close to you to which you can apply both of these theories.

Be sure to explain fully how and why this example or life experience fits with the theories and/or challenges it in some way.

Make sure you explain how BOTH theories apply to the life example/experience you chose. If one of them doesn't fit well, explain why and what theory might fit better.