Students are required to submit a media critique that’s based on a major report (e.g., The Sexualization of children in the Media), a film or movie, or a series of articles published in a national news outlet (e.g., the New York Times or the Washington Post, Newsweek, Science, etc.). The questions are primarily concerned with how accurate or misleading is the information that is presented in this form of media.
Purpose of assignment: To measure students’ ability to:
(1) Explain the child development event, or issue (i.e., child rearing practices, marital considerations, reproductive technologies, healthcare policies);
(2) Apply the concepts and major theoretical approaches to the assigned case in resolving a child development situation, i. e., mental or developmental disorder, psychosocial change or trauma, or a moral dilemma; which theorist
(3) Use research (journal articles, newspapers, movies and online sources) to evaluate and distinguish the influences of heredity, environmental context and cultural values in their case scenario;
(4) Apply ethical principles to “best” resolve or alleviate the problem in their assigned case;
(5) Use information literacy skills to locate appropriate research and other relevant community resources and materials to create an informative class presentation
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