Assessment Instructions

Preparation

View the multimedia piece, Profile of Hakira Yilmaz, linked in the Required Resources for this assessment.

Scenario

Imagine you and two colleagues constitute a team of training and development specialists for a school district. In a team meeting, you bring in a case for discussion. Each team member has a personal theoretical framework, based on either Piaget, Vygotsky, or Erickson, and promotes their point of view during the conversation.

Deliverable

Write a transcript of the hypothetical professional conversation. Each person takes the view of a theorist: Piaget, Vygotsky, or Erickson, as they discuss the case study of Hakira Yilmaz, an 8-year-old girl.

• Identify the factors in the profile that influence learning.
• Describe the main stages for each theory.
• Explain the similarities between the three developmental theories.
• Explain the differences between the three developmental theories.
• Analyze potential implications each theory might have when teaching or working with the student in the case study.
• Include in-text references and a final reference page.

Additional Requirements

• Written communication: Writing is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
• Length: 5–6 pages.
• APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA manual style and formatting.
• References: A paper of this length should include in-text scholarly references. At the graduate level, you are responsible for determining the appropriate number of references. The majority of them should be original research articles published in peer-reviewed psychology journals (for example, those journals published by the APA). A few review or survey articles are also acceptable.
• Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.