Introduction
Did you know that people develop in different ways throughout their ENTIRE lives? Now is your chance to find out what some of these ways are. By learning about three very important psychologists, you will discover various types of development and how they pertain to different stages of life. Then you will have the chance to become a psychologist, as you analyze your favorite media figure! Happy development!
Task
Demonstrate your understanding of the psychological theories of development discovered by Erik Erikson, Lawrence Kohlberg and Jean Piaget.
Process
OUTLINE
* First you will research back ground information on the three psychological figures of focus: Erik Erikson, Lawrence Kohlberg and Jean Piaget. With this information you will create three bibliographical paragraphs by answering the provided questions.
* Next you will research the developmental theories of each psychologist, and compose a table demonstrating these ideas.
* Finally you will choose a character from the media. In my example, I chose BART SIMPSON. You will analyze this character and place him or her into particular stages of each developmental theory, giving examples to support your claim throughout your work. You may do this in essay, power point, or table form.
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
* Use the following links to find the answers to the questions below for EACH psychologist. Answer the questions in paragraph form using Microsoft Word or another word processing program. Make sure that you do NOT plagarize. If you do choose to borrow direct lines from the information provided, cite your sources.
1. What is this person's name?
2. When was this person born?
3. During what year/decade this is person create their developmental theory?
4. What is their developmental theory called?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Erikson
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Kohlberg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Piaget
DEVELOPMENTAL THEORIES
* Use the links above (the same you used for the bibliographical information) and the links below to learn about the three developmental theories. Create a table demonstrating the stages of each theory. Use Microsoft Word's table feature to complete this task, and do so underneath your three bibliographical paragraphs.
http://www.learningplaceonline.com/stages/organize/Erikson.htm
http://www.funderstanding.com/piaget.cfm
MEDIA PROJECT
* Choose a media figure (i.e. BART SIMPSON) and apply theories from each of the three psychologists to this character. Choose which way you would like to present the information: essay format, power point, table.
Evaluation
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Beginning 1 |
Developing 2 |
Accomplished 3 |
Exemplary 4 |
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Question Answers |
Not all questions were answered, and the answers that were given were consise. | Not all questions were answered, but the questions that were answered were answered thoroughly. | All questions were answered, but in a consise manner. | All questions were answered in a thorough manner. | |
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Task Completion |
Not all tasks were completed, and those that were completed were not done within the specified guidelines. | Not all tasks were completed, but those that were completed were done within the specified guidelines. | All tasks were completed, but not according to the specified guidelines. | All tasks were completed according to the specified guidelines. | |
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Character Analysis |
The analysis was generic, and all elements did not fit appropriately into the three psychological theories of developement. | The analysis was creative, but all alements did not fit appropriately into the three psychological theories of development. | The analysis was generic, but all elements fit appropriately into the three psychological theories of development. | The analysis was creative, and all elements fit appropriatley into the three psychological theories of development. |
Conclusion
Great job! As you have now learned, developmental psychology means different things to different people. Erik Erikson, Lawrence Kohlberg and Jean Piaget each came up with unique developmental theories that still pertain to psychological analysis today. I hope you had a wonderful time stepping into the shoes of a psychologist as you anaylzed your media figure. If you would like to test your knowledge on the subject, you can follow the links below to a few short quizzes. Happy development!
http://psychology.about.com/library/quiz/bl_piaget_quiz.htm
http://psychology.about.com/library/quiz/bleriksonquiz.htm
Credits
Mrs. Stacey Trekles
Indiana Department of Education Academic Standards http://doe.state.in.us/standards/welcome.html
Wikipedia the Free Encyclopedia http://www.wikipedia.org/
About.com http://www.about.com/
Learning Place Online http://www.learningplaceonline.com/stages/organize/Erikson.htm
Fundersatanding http://www.funderstanding.com/piaget.cfm
Jupiter Images http://www.jupiterimages.com
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Teacher Page
Teacher Introduction
Devlopmental psychology is a an extremely important part of the high school curriculum. By learning about and applying developmental psychology in this activity, they will meet an Indiana Academic Standard. By completing the final stage of the activity and analyzing a character in the media, students will solidify their understanding of the concepts.
Learners
Co-ed High School
Juniors and Seniors
Regular Level and Advanced Introduction to Psychology
Standards
Indiana Academic Standards
High School Social Studies, Psychology
Standard 2 Development
P.2.4 Describe the theories of Piaget, Erikson, and Kohlberg regarding development.
http://doe.state.in.us/standards/docs-SocialStudies/2006-SS-Psychology.pdf
Teacher Process
This activity should probably be given in two class periods. The first period should give students plenty of time to complete the bibliographical paragraphs and to complete some of their chart. During the second class period, students will complete their charts and begin working on the media figure assignment. I would suggest that the bibliogrpahical paragraphs and the chart be turned in at the end of the second class period, and that the second night is given as a homework option so that students have time to get creative with their media figure analysis.
Teacher Resources
All high school psychology texts incorporate developmental psychology. I highly suggest that you use this activity to EXPAND on the information provided in your class text.