Reference no: EM132457319

The subject you select should be between 1-18 years of age.  You must follow APA ethical guidelines as well as grammar, spelling and punctuation.

• You must use an MLA format to submit your observation project.

Content

The following factors must be addressed on your report: Based on the individual's age, you must state and answer in a paragraph format all the following aspects provided next:

• Demographics. (Age, race, sex etc.)
• Appearance. (clothing, approximate height and weight and other defining characteristics)
• Physical Development.
• Cognitive Development. Explain stages according to what your individual is exhibiting at the moment of the observation (Piaget's stages - which one?)
• Emotional and Social Development. Explain states according to what your individual is exhibiting at the moment of the observation (Erickson's stages - which one?)
• Does the child meet the milestones and stages for the physical, cognitive, and social/emotional development?
• Is there anything unusual or "off-development" for this child (deficits as well as giftedness)?
• Your thoughts about the observation.
• Your opinion about what you observed and the application of the theories of development.

Format

• You must use an MLA format for this assignment.
• The observations should be between 2 to 3 pages maximum.
• Write your name on the top of the page.
• Times New Roman and font size is 12.
• Double spaced.
• Focus on content, no fluff.

Please, describe, and provide details and examples observed during the assignment. You must follow the following aspects to complete this assignment successfully:

• Where the Observation took place.
• Child's Physical development observed according to his/her age previously stated on the first paragraph.
• Cognitive Development according to Piaget's stages according to his/her age previously stated on the first paragraph.
• Emotional and Social Development according to Erickson's stages.
• Does the child meet the milestones and stages for the physical, cognitive, and social/emotional development? Yes/No. Explain why.
• Is there anything unusual or "off-development" for this child (deficits as well as giftedness)?
• My thoughts about the Observation.
• My opinion about what I observed and the application of the theories of development