Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Arts and Sciences/Developmental Psychology (Fall 2020)

This course provides an introduction to the scientific study of human development through the lifespan, integrating the psychological, social/environmental, and biological influences on physical, cognitive, and socioemotional development. Students practice identifying key concepts in developmental psychology and applying these concepts to specific examples in student life, case studies, and popular media. This course provides a foundational knowledge base for developmental concepts and research-supported principles. Students will study developmental psychology research, critically examine scientific research prior to drawing conclusions, and apply research principles to human development. This course builds upon the foundation of integrated learning and information literacy from Principles of Psychology and prepares students for subsequent courses in psychology and required courses in their degree program.

Content Goals of the Course: The interrelated content areas include biological, psychological, and social influences on growth and development. Psychodynamic, humanistic, cognitive, behavioral, and biological perspectives give theoretical explanations of health, psychopathology, and treatment. The fundamental link between the research and application of the principles of psychology is supported by an examination of empirical data to identify resources for developmental problems.

COLLEGE ABILITY OUTCOMES • Critical Thinking: The student will be able to explore developmentally relevant challenges, evaluate the empirical evidence for and against a potential recommendation for healthy development, and formulate an evidence-based conclusion.

STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Critical Thinking Students determine key concepts and access information (within their textbook and research articles) to develop an evidence-based foundation of human development. Students are able to summarize, evaluate, and cite this information.

Students will show their critical thinking by updating an existing Wikipedia article about a specific developmental stage, adding citations from their annotated bibliographies.

Week 2
Welcome to your Wikipedia assignment's course timeline. This page guides you through the steps you'll need to complete for your Wikipedia assignment, with links to training modules and your classmates' work spaces.

Your course has been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. You can reach them through the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resources:


 * Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
 * Evaluating Wikipedia

Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you. (Because of Wikipedia's technical restraints, you may receive a message that you cannot create an account. To resolve this, please try again off campus or the next day.)

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 6
Medicine

Psychology

Week 8
Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have questions using the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 9
Guiding framework

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

Week 10
You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. Consider their suggestions, decide whether it makes your work more accurate and complete, and edit your draft to make those changes.

Resources:


 * Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
 * Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.

Week 11
Now's the time to revisit your text and refine your work. You may do more research and find missing information; rewrite the lead section to represent all major points; reorganize the text to communicate the information better; or add images and other media.

Week 15
Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Remember to contact your Wikipedia Expert at any time if you need further help!

Week 16
It's the final week to develop your article.


 * Read Editing Wikipedia page 15 to review a final check-list before completing your assignment.
 * Don't forget that you can ask for help from your Wikipedia Expert at any time!

Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.