Child Psychology Paper Instructions and Grading
Students are required to prepare a Child Psychology Paper regarding a topic covered in your textbook that is of interest to you.
Essay
Choose a topic that interests you related to childhood developmental or psychological issues such as intellectual disability, childhood and adolescent obesity, autism, childhood depression, bullying, blended families, or etc. The goal of the essay assignment is for you to increase knowledge or interest in pertinent topics/ issues of the abnormal development/psychology.
You are responsible for developing a 3-5 page presentation (not including title, abstract and reference page) adhering to APA style formatting (with in-text citations).
The essay should include the following:
Title page with your name and class (PSY 3320)
Short abstract page giving summary of essay/paper
Description of the problem / topic of investigation
Why this problem / topic is important
Relevance of this problem / topic to minority populations or diverse cultures
Prevention and intervention strategies outlined in the literature (your sources)
Conclusion summarizing the project including your personal perspectives and thoughts about the future of this topic.
References (at least 3 references, 2 of which must be peer reviewed articles within the last 5 years).
Journal articles can be obtained online through the Troy University Library.
The steps for the Child Psychology Paper (CP Paper) include:
Step 1 – Thoroughly read these Instructions for this assignment (including the Grading Criteria and Rubric).
Your CP Paper must be at least 3 full pages of content (which does not include the Title page, Abstract, or Reference page).
– Child Psychology Paper Instructions and Grading 5
• You CP Paper must comply with all of the following requirements: FORMAT
ORGANIZATION AND THOROUGHNESS SENTENCE STRUCTURE, GRAMMAR, MECHANICS AND SPELLING LEVEL OF CONTENT
Following are details about each of these requirement areas and the Grading Criteria. Please review it carefully, and make sure your CP Paper meets all of these requirements.
FORMAT
APA format must be used throughout the Paper including the citations in-text and on the Reference page
Times New Roman font style throughout the Paper
Size 12 font throughout the Paper
Black lettering on white background throughout the Paper
Double-spaced (which is 2.0) throughout the Paper including the running headings.
1 inch margins on all 4 sides of each page
Microsoft Word must be used
The Paper must be saved as a Microsoft Word document and attached into its designated
submission space in Canvas (under the Week/Module 8 button).
The Paper must NOT be embedded into the textbox. If it is embedded into the textbox, it will not be graded and will earn the score of 0 for the entire Paper.
