EUB108: Early Childhood Development and Learning (Birth 8 Years)
EUB108: Early Childhood Development and Learning (Birth 8 Years)
Assessment Task 2; S2, 2022
Literature Review and Transcript Analysis
Word length: 2000 words (total)
Weight: 50%
Due: Friday, 23rd September, 2022 (Week 9): 11.59pm via Turnitin
The purpose of this assignment is to develop your skills in locating, interpreting and applying developmental theory and research focused on childrens speech, language and cognition.
Part A: Literature Review (1500 words)
For the literature review component, you will choose ONE of the topics outlined below. The literature review should incorporate the following sections:
Introduction: A brief but clear statement about the importance of speech/ language in childrens development, followed by specific information about your chosen topic and an outline of the review.
Literature Review: A review of relevant work done by others. Detail two key studies that have contributed to knowledge about the topic in recent years.
References: A reference list prepared in accordance with the guidelines of the American Psychological Association (APA7).
A literature review provides an integrated discussion of literature relevant to your chosen topic. For this assignment, you should be accessing scholarly works including journal articles from the databases that report on empirical research, as well as textbooks and book chapters related to your chosen topic (not newspaper or magazine articles, or websites). A video on database searching and academic writing has been uploaded to the Blackboard site under the Assessment tab.
You should discuss the literature, not just present an overview of the topic. Typically, when completing a literature review, you will access more references than for a general essay. A literature review tells a story about your topic over time and highlights recent studies as part of the discussion (see the Support Sheet for an example).
Various techniques may be employed for organising the literature review. Subheadings may be used, dealing with each of the major issues or constructs to be investigated. Subheadings make it easier for the reader to follow the literature review, and should act as your guide for both the searching and writing process.
Choice of Topics
The Structural Components of Language
Consider: How do the structural components of language develop in the early years? Investigate the development of phonology, morphology and syntax.
Language in a Social Context
Consider: How do expressive and receptive language skills develop in the early years and what is the influence of the social context? Investigate childrens semantic and pragmatic development.
Cognitive Development: Information Processing Perspectives
Consider: How do information processing skills develop in the early years? Investigate childrens memory development and the use of memory strategies including rehearsal, organisation and elaboration.
General Knowledge: Concepts, Categories and Scripts
Consider: How do children develop increasing knowledge about the world in the early years? Investigate the development of concepts, categories and scripts.
Part B: Transcript Analysis (500 words) Please see BB Folder
A language transcript is provided for you to decode and interpret. In the interpretation column, decode the transcript using your knowledge of the structural components of language (phonology, morphology and syntax), and the use of language in a social context (pragmatics and semantics). Write a more detailed interpretation of the transcript that builds on your decoding and link your key points with relevant scholarly literature to support your findings about the childrens competencies. The transcript outlines a play scenario between three children. It would be appropriate to decode for each child and to include comments about each of their capacities in your detailed interpretation. To support this task, we will be practising decoding techniques in the tutorials each week.
Assignment Submission
Submit your assignment as one document and upload via the Turn it In portal on the Blackboard site. Please contact IT Support or Student Success Group should you need assistance with preparing a document for submission.
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Criteria Marking Sheet for Assessment Item 2: Literature Review and Transcript Analysis (50%)
0EUB108: Early Development and Learning (Birth-8 Years)
Criteria Marking Sheet for Assessment Item 2: Literature Review and Transcript Analysis (50%)
Criteria High Distinction
Distinction
Credit
Pass
Marginal Fail
Fail
Low Fail
Literature Review
(25 marks)
Use of the literature review genre
Quality of scholarly literature sources
Critical evaluation and synthesis of the scholarly literature
An outstanding literature review demonstrating insightful evaluation and synthesis of high quality literature sources. The literature review genre is skilfully employed. The discussion is sophisticated and includes definitions, developmental milestones, and the skilful integration of key studies. A thorough literature review demonstrating deep evaluation and synthesis of high quality literature sources. The literature review genre is skilfully employed. The discussion is comprehensive and includes definitions, developmental milestones, and the skilful integration of key studies. A credible literature review demonstrating relevant evaluation and synthesis of quality literature sources. The literature review genre is employed. The discussion is credible and includes definitions, developmental milestones, and the integration of key studies. A satisfactory literature review demonstrating adequate evaluation and synthesis of literature sources. The literature review genre is employed. The discussion is relevant and includes definitions, developmental milestones, and the inclusion of key studies. The literature review is insufficient with limited evaluation and synthesis of literature sources. Use of the literature review genre is limited. The discussion is low level, and does not fully include definitions, developmental milestones, and/or the inclusion of key studies. The literature review is insufficient with very limited evaluation and synthesis of literature sources. Use of the literature review genre is very limited. The discussion is very low level, and does not fully include definitions, developmental milestones, and/or the inclusion of key studies. The literature review is incomplete, with very limited or no evaluation and synthesis of literature sources. Use of the literature review genre is not evident. The discussion is very limited and does not include definitions, developmental milestones, and/or the inclusion of key studies.
Transcript Analysis
(15 marks)
Decoding using multiple analytic methods
Interpretation for each child
Integration of scholarly literature to support interpretations
Very comprehensive decoding of each childs speech and language capacities using the full range of analytic methods. A detailed interpretation for each child is presented, with insightful analytic comments and the skilful integration of relevant literature sources. Comprehensive decoding of each childs speech and language capacities using the full range of analytic methods. A detailed interpretation for each child is presented, with significant analytic comments and the skilful integration of relevant literature sources. Credible decoding of each childs speech and language capacities using multiple analytic methods. A credible interpretation for each child is presented, with relevant analytic comments and the integration of relevant literature sources. Satisfactory decoding of each childs speech and language capacities using multiple analytic methods. A satisfactory interpretation for each child is presented, with reasonable analytic comments and the integration of relevant literature sources. Errors in decoding each childs speech and language capacities. A limited range of analytic methods is used. Some reasonable analytic points in the interpretation, although low level analysis overall. Some supporting literature sources are applied. Many errors in decoding each childs speech and language capacities. A very limited range of analytic methods is used. Very few reasonable analytic points in the interpretation, with limited or no supporting literature sources. Incomplete decoding of each childs speech and language capacities. A very limited range of analytic methods is used. Incorrect analytic points in the interpretation, with no supporting literature sources.
Academic Writing
(10 marks)
Grammar spelling, punctuation and sentence structure
APA7 referencing
Correct grammar including spelling, punctuation and sentence construction. No errors in APA7 referencing. Correct grammar including spelling, punctuation and sentence construction. Minor errors in APA7 referencing. Correct grammar including spelling, punctuation and sentence construction. Few errors in APA7 referencing. Correct grammar including spelling, punctuation and sentence construction. Satisfactory APA7 referencing. Errors with grammar including spelling, punctuation and/or sentence construction. Many errors in APA7 referencing. Many errors with grammar including spelling, punctuation and/or sentence construction. Many errors in APA7 referencing. Very poor written expression impacts the coherence of the discussion. Many errors in APA7 referencing.
Support Sheet
EUB108 Assessment Task 2Introduction (approx. 150 words)
Begin with some bold, factual sentences about the importance of language, and then lead into the specific topic you have chosen. In the Introduction, use a structure that tells the reader what to expect in the review (e.g., firstly... secondly... finally....).
Literature Review (approx. 1350 words)
If you have more than one focus area (e.g., semantics and pragmatics) then write about each in turn and use headings to separate them. The literature review should provide a picture or story of your chosen topic in terms of what has been said and researched over the past 10 years or so.
Under each heading (e.g., semantics, pragmatics), it is useful to begin with a definition of the term. Then, discuss how children develop skills related to your chosen topic, focusing mainly on the age of children you will be working with during professional experience. For some topics, it could be relevant to briefly discuss key models/theories around the topic. Remember that for a literature review, you are looking for links between your literature sources (what the authors say that is different or similar across different articles). When making a key point, aim to cite more than one reference in the bracket (e.g., Miller, 2013; Shaw, 2011) to show that you have read across the literature and know what different authors have researched/stated. When citing more than one author in a bracket, ensure they are in alphabetical order (not date order) and separated by a semi-colon.
As part of your discussion, highlight the method and findings of two recent empirical studies. As an example, if you have just discussed the term pragmatics and then outlined typical skill development for young children, you could then write....
In a study by Mills and Coombes (2012), children aged 2-3 years showed strong capacities with......, but difficulties with...... The study engaged 102 children in three tasks with the aim of....... The findings of the study align with expected skills of 2-3 year olds who typically demonstrate......
In the discussion, the idea is to link the findings of the study back to the previous points you have made about your chosen topic. The two empirical studies you are highlighting as part of your discussion may have similar or contrasting findings.
Note: The two key empirical studies you are highlighting as part of your discussion only form part of your broad literature base. Draw on a range of empirical articles, your textbook and book chapters to develop a comprehensive list of sources for your literature review.
Reference List (not included in the word count)
Use correct APA formatting. Ensure all sources cited in-text are included in your reference list in alphabetical order.
