You will write a 3-page paper analyzing a children’s toy. Your analysis will examine the toy while considering the cognitive and physical development of children. Your paper should have the following sections:
– Summary: Give a general description of the toy. Additionally, describe the target audience for the toy, including the target age range, gender, and other characteristics of the audience. Also indicate if the manufacturer makes any claims about how the toy might affect children’s development.
-Children’s Capabilities: Use the knowledge of child development learned in this course to describe the physical and cognitive abilities children need in order to play with this toy.
-Developmental Effects: Use the knowledge of child development learned in this course to describe the effects of playing with this toy. How might playing with the toy influence a child’s developmental trajectory?
-Recommendations: Make a recommendation for at least one modification to improve the toy. Explain how this change would make the toy more developmentally appropriate OR enhance a child’s development.
Papers must adhere to APA formatting. This includes correct grammar, citations, and inclusion of a title page. The title page does not count towards the 3-page limit. Therefore, your paper will truly be approximately 4 pages long.
RUBRIC: Logic 25 points
To what extent does the analysis of the toy follow from the research findings in child psychology?
Precision 25 points
To what extent is the analysis of the toy exact and specific to the necessary level of detail?
Depth 25 points
To what extent am I engaging with the complexities of the analysis of the toy?
Clarity 25 points
To what extent is the analysis of the toy easily understood by others?