PSY4011

Developmental Psychology

Narrated Presentation

Date for Submission: Please refer to the timetable on iLearn

(The submission portal on iLearn will close at 14:00 UK time on the

date of submission)

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Assignment Brief

As part of the formal assessment for the programme, you are required to submit a
narrated PowerPoint presentation and a transcript (a word-for-word typed account of
your narration) regarding the significant contribution of four research studies related to a
specific topic within Developmental Psychology. Please refer to your Student Handbook
for full details of the programme assessment scheme and general information on
preparing and submitting assignments.

Learning Outcomes:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of the scientific underpinnings of developmental
psychology as a discipline, its historical and contemporary developments, and
limitations as well as socio-cultural differences.
2. Reason scientifically, consider multiple perspectives in developmental
psychology, consider ethical issues, and make critical judgments about
arguments in developmental psychology.
3. Demonstrate knowledge of and critical thinking in developmental psychology

All learning outcomes must be met to pass the module.

Graduate attributes:
4. Students will communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, using a range
of media widely used in relevant professional context. They will be IT, digitally
and information literate.

This assignment will allow you to develop skills that are relevant to working within
Developmental Psychology. Specifically, you will be developing skills of gathering
literature and evaluating research in regard to how it contributes to our understanding of
child development. You will also be identifying key ethical dilemmas within
Developmental Psychology research which will be relevant if you go on to work within the
area or conduct research with children generally. The mode of assessment (the narrated
presentation format) will allow you to develop both your written and verbal communication
skills, your ability to present information in an accessible way, and your ability to
communicate with a target audience.

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Assignment Task

Narrated Presentation

Your task is to produce a narrated PowerPoint presentation (created on Microsoft

PowerPoint) that is accompanied by a verbatim (word-for-word) transcript. You are
required to submit your narrated presentation and transcript in two separate files; the
PowerPoint presentation with embedded narration should be submitted as a PPT file and
the verbatim transcript of your narration should be submitted as a Word/ PDF file.

Your narrated presentation should describe and evaluate the significant contribution
of four empirical research studies (i.e., peer-reviewed journal articles) that have
examined factors contributing to language development in childhood. Each journal
article should examine a different factor affecting language development in childhood.
Examples include (but are not limited to) individual differences, social experiences,
cultural-specific experiences and developmental delay.

You should examine each paper individually, first starting with the key details of the
article (i.e., the aims, methods, findings and conclusions). You should then summarise
the significant contribution of the paper with regards to how it has added to our
understanding of the factors that contribute to language development in childhood. You
should use the lessons on iLearn to establish an initial understanding of the topic area
but to obtain higher marks, evidence of wider reading is required. In order to reach the
highest grade bands, you should also demonstrate l evaluation in the way of critiquing
each research paper. You should focus on what the study has contributed to our
understanding of the topic and then, to take your evaluation further, you could also
outline the limitations of the research and how future studies have/ may address these
limitations, ethical dilemmas within the study and how these were/ should have been
mitigated, and other perspectives or research studies that may contradict the findings of
the study.

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PowerPoint Presentation

When you are producing your PowerPoint presentation, you should include key points
on your slides and then expand upon these in your narration. We would recommend the
following structure for your PowerPoint presentation:
• The cover page
• A title slide
• An introduction slide
• Two slides per research study
o The first slide should outline the key details of the research study (i.e.,
aims, methods, findings and conclusions)

o
The second slide should outline the key contribution(s) made by that
research study to our understanding of the topic area
• A concluding slide summarising the key points from the presentation

On the My Assessment tab on iLearn, you will be able to find a template that can be used
for your presentation that already includes the cover page. You do not have to include a
reference list at the end of the presentation as you must include a reference list for all
citations in the presentation and narration at the end of your transcript.

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Narration and Transcript

You must produce a 20-minute narration of your PowerPoint presentation slides. This
should take the form of an audio-recording included as an embedded narration on the
slides, accompanied by a verbatim (word-for-word) transcript. The transcript should be
followed by a full list of references (from both the in-text citations of the PowerPoint slides
and any additional citations in your narration).

You must narrate your presentation by recording your voice (as an audio-recording in
PowerPoint) and embedding the narration of each slide within the PowerPoint file. Your
narration should not simply repeat the information presented on the presentation slides.
Instead, it should both explain and expand upon the information presented on the
presentation slides. This narration has a 20-minute time limit, and you will be penalised
if you exceed this by more than 10%. Guidance on how to record and embed a narration
can be found in the My Assessment tab on iLearn.

Finally, you must produce a verbatim transcript for the narration which is a word-for-word
written account of everything you said in the audio-recording embedded on your
presentation slides. Please note that there is a 2000-2500 word guide for this narration.
Though you will not be penalised directly for going above or below this word count, being
far below would suggest that you are not covering enough information, and being far
above would suggest that you are trying to cover too much information, and your
narration skills may be of a lower quality because of this (i.e., speaking too fast).

(100 Marks)
(20 minute narration limit, 2000-2500 word guide)
(LOs1-4)
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Word/ Time Limits

Please refer to the full word count policy which can be found in the Student Policies section
here: Arden University | Regulatory Framework. Students are required to indicate the word
count and time limit of their work on the cover page. The word count includes everything in the
main body of the assessment (including in-text citations). The word count excludes numerical
data in tables, figures, diagrams, footnotes, reference list and appendices. ALL other
printed words ARE included in the word count.

This module is marked using the Arden University Categorical Marking Criteria

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Formative Feedback

You can receive formative feedback from your lecturer on the PowerPoint presentation
slides (without narration) for this module.

The feedback is designed to help you develop areas of your work and it helps you
develop your skills as an independent learner.

If you are a distance learning student, you should submit your work via Turnitin. Please
check your iLearn module pages/forum for the formative feedback deadline and
submission link.

If you are a blended learning student, your tutor will give you a deadline for formative
feedback and further details. If you have a confirmed extension to your summative
(final submission) deadline, please contact your lecturer for information on extensions
to the formative feedback deadline.

Formative feedback will not be given to work submitted after the published date or the
date specified by your tutor (if a blended learning student).

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Referencing Guidance

Guidelines for students studying BSc (Hons) Psychology:

You MUST underpin your analysis and evaluation of the key issues with appropriate
and wide ranging academic research and ensure this is referenced using the APA
system(s).

Follow this link to find the referencing guides for your subject: Arden Library

Guidelines for students studying

BA (Hons) Criminology and Psychology

BA (Hons) Psychology and Law
BA (Hons) Psychology and Sociology
BA (Hons) Psychology and Human Resource Management

You MUST underpin your analysis and evaluation of the key issues with appropriate
and wide ranging academic research and ensure this is referenced using the AU
Harvard system(s).

Follow this link to find the referencing guides for your subject: Arden Library

Submission Guidance

Assignments submitted late will not be accepted and will be marked as a 0% fail.

Your assessment can be submitted as a single Word (MS Word) or PDF file, or, as multiple
files.

If you chose to submit multiple files, you must name each document as the question/part you
are answering along with your student number ie Q1 Section A STUXXXX. If you wish to
overwrite your submission or one of your submissions, you must ensure that your
new submission is named exactly the same as the previous in order for the system to
overwrite it.

You must ensure that the submitted assignment is all your own work and that all
sources used are correctly attributed. Penalties apply to assignments which show
evidence of academic unfair practice. (See the Student Handbook which is available on
the A-Z key information on iLearn.)

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 Assessment Criteria (Learning objectives covered - all)

Level 4 is the first stage on the student journey into undergraduate study. At Level 4 students will be developing their knowledge
and understanding of the discipline and will be expected to demonstrate some of those skills and competences. Students are
expected to express their ideas clearly and to structure and develop academic arguments in their work.
Students will begin to apply the theory which underpins the subject and will start to explore how this relates to other areas of
their learning and any ethical considerations as appropriate. Students will begin to develop self-awareness of their own academic
and professional development. .

Grade Mark Bands Generic Assessment Criteria.

Outstanding performance which demonstrates the ability to analyse the subject area and to confidently apply theory
whilst showing awareness of any relevant ethical considerations. The work shows an outstanding level of competence
80%+.
and confidence in managing appropriate sources and materials, initiative and excellent academic writing skills and
professional skills (where appropriate). The work shows originality of thought.
First
(1) Excellent performance which demonstrates the ability to analyse the subject and apply theory whilst showing some
awareness of any relevant ethical considerations. The work shows a high level of competence in managing sources and
70-79%
materials, initiative and excellent academic writing skills and professional skills (where appropriate).
The work shows originality of thought.

Very good performance which demonstrates the ability to analyse the subject and apply some theory.
Upper The work shows a very good level of competence in managing sources and materials and some initiative.
60-69%
second Academic writing skills are very good and expression remains accurate overall. Very good professional skills
(2:1) (where appropriate). The work shows some original thought.

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 A good performance which begins to analyse the subject and apply some underpinning theory.
Lower The work shows a sound level of competence in managing basic sources and materials.
second 50-59% Academic writing skills are good and expression remains accurate overall although the piece may lack structure.
(2:2) Good professional skills (where appropriate). The work lacks some original thought.

Satisfactory level of performance in which there are some omissions in understanding the subject, its underpinning theory
and ethical considerations. The work shows a satisfactory use of sources and materials. Academic writing skills are limited and
40-49%
Third there are some errors in expression and the work may lack structure overall.
There are some difficulties in developing professional skills
(where appropriate). The work lacks original thought and is largely imitative.

Limited performance in which there are omissions in understanding the subject, its underpinning theory and ethical
considerations. The work shows a limited use of sources and materials.
Marginal 30-39%
Academic writing skills are weak and there are errors in expression and the work may lack structure overall.
fail
There are difficulties in developing professional skills (where appropriate).
The work lacks original thought and is largely imitative.

29% and A poor performance in which there are substantial gaps in knowledge and understanding, underpinning theory and ethical
Clear Below considerations. The work shows little evidence in the use of appropriate sources and materials.
fail Academic writing skills are very weak and there are numerous errors in expression.
The work lacks structure overall. Professional skills (where appropriate) are not developed. The work is imitative.

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