Toy project
PSY201 – Child Development
Toy Project, Part 1: Literature Review
Due Date: Part 1:
Points: 100
Overview:
You have been working at the Willie Wonka Toy Factory for approximately 6 months
now. Your supervisor has given you your 6-month employment evaluation, which was
excellent. As a result of your great work, your supervisor has informed you that he has
chosen you to be tasked with developing educational toys for children. You are excited
about this opportunity and readily agree to tackle this challenge.
You are assigned to the Research & Development (R&D) Toy Concept Committee.
Your instruction is to create a prototype for a NEW, developmentally appropriate,
educational toy.
The committee chair (Instructor) reminds you that the toy is an organic, dynamic process,
therefore, it is not possible to detail all that must go into developing your toy or final write-
up. What is written below is to serve as a guide to your open-ended, creative process.
You are the creator, the researcher, and the developer. You will take this project from
idea inception to presenting ideas for a prototype model. You are not actually making a
physical toy but are presenting the ideas in a PowerPoint written format. Pictures
and/or graphs should be included.
Instructions:
In this unit, the first two sections of the project will be due and should include:
• Name and Aspect of Development: Name your toy and identify the aspect
of development (e.g., cognitive, linguistic, socioemotional, or physical) your
toy addresses.
• Literature Review (minimum of 3 slides): Find and discuss at least three
scholarly articles that provide relevant background information on the area of
development you are targeting (e.g., cognitive, linguistic, socioemotional, or
physical). Include links to the articles and provide a brief summary of the
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relevant key findings described in the articles.
• References (Slide): This includes the three scholarly articles and any other
resources used.
Requirements:
• Complete work in a PowerPoint presentation.
• Use appropriate APA placement and style for in-text citations and references.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The unit 4 assignment is part 1 of the toy project. In unit 7, the
second and final part will be due. Based on feedback from your instructor on this unit 4
assignment, your revised unit 4 assignment will be submitted along with additional
components due in unit 7. The unit 7 requirements are substantial, so please be sure to
work on these throughout the course. See unit 7 assignment instructions and rubric.
Be sure to read the criteria by which your work will be evaluated before you write
and again after you write.
Evaluation Rubric for Toy Project Literature Review Assignment
CRITERIA Deficient Needs
Improvement
Proficient Exemplary
0-5 points 10 points
Name and
Aspect of
Development
Toy name and
aspect of
development
not provided.
n/a n/a Toy name and
aspect of
development
provided
0-38 points 39-51 points 52-64 points 65 points
Literature
Review
Literature
Review is
absent or
provides
minimal and/or
irrelevant
information.
Discussion
provides some
relevant
background
information on
the area of
development
targeted; lacks
significant
details.
Discussion
clearly
provides
relevant
background
information on
the area of
development
targeted; lacks
minor detail.
Discussion
clearly
provides
relevant,
thorough
background
information on
the area of
development
targeted.
0-5 points 10 points
Scholarly
Articles
0-2 scholarly
articles
At least 3
scholarly
articles
0-8 points 9-11 points 12-14 points 15 points
Clear and
Professional
Writing and
APA Format
Errors impede
professional
presentation;
guidelines not
followed.
Significant erro
rs that do not
impede
professional
presentation.
Few errors that
do not impede
professional
presentation.
Writing and
format are
clear,
professional,
APA compliant,
and error-free.
