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</head><body><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Developmental Psychology </strong></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Discussion Assignment</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Fall 2024</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Each student is assigned to present as a “Presenter” for one discussion and also assigned to participate as a “Participator” in 2 discussions. There are total of 3 Discussion Forums. Students will not be participating (as a participant) in the Forum that they are assigned to present (as a Presenter). </span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>As a Presenter (20%): </strong></span></div>
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<li style="list-style-type: inherit;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Explore a topic of interest within the field of Developmental Psychology. It can be anything you are interested in (but it should be relevant to Developmental Psychology). Be creative when proposing your question. </span></li>
<li style="list-style-type: inherit;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Find one peer-reviewed/scholarly article that illustrates background information on your chosen topic. Instructions on how to find a scholarly/peer-reviewed article are posted below. </span></li>
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<div><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">On the Discussion Board: </span></div>
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<li style="list-style-type: inherit;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Click on the Forum that you are presenting in. </span></li>
<li style="list-style-type: inherit;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Click “Create Thread.”</span></li>
<li style="list-style-type: inherit;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">On the subject line, enter your Topic Title.</span></li>
<li style="list-style-type: inherit;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">In the Message area:</span>
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<li style="list-style-type: circle;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">First: Provide a short summary of your interest between 250-350 words. This should give the reader background information on the topic that you are presenting. You can define and add information that you are interested in exploring through this assignment. </span></li>
<li style="list-style-type: circle;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Second: Attach your selected article (and also add a link).</span></li>
<li style="list-style-type: circle;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Third: Propose an open-ended discussion question. </span></li>
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<li style="list-style-type: square;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Examples of open-ended questions: </span>
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<li style="list-style-type: square;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">“As presented in this article, would you agree or disagree with this phenomenon/perspective, and why?”</span></li>
<li style="list-style-type: square;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Previous research has emphasized the negative influences of social media on adolescent development, what are some of the impacts of social media that (significantly) impact cognitive or social-emotional development? Support your answer with examples. </span></li>
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<div><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>As a Participator (20%): </strong></span></div>
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<li style="list-style-type: inherit;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Each Discussion Forum should have 8-9 Discussion Threads. Pick one Discussion Thread to answer the question proposed by the presenter. You only have to answer ONE discussion Thread in each Forum. </span></li>
<li style="list-style-type: inherit;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Click “Reply” on the thread that you are interested in participating. </span></li>
<li style="list-style-type: inherit;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Under Message: Enter your response. Your response should consist of at least 10 sentences. Support your answer by using at least one of the following sources: PowerPoint lectures, scholarly articles, YouTube, TEDTalks, or other resources.</span></li>
<li style="list-style-type: inherit;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">When finished, click on “Submit.” </span></li>
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