Assignment 1 Progress Evaluation

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Assignment 1 Progress Evaluation
Find an article or story on one of the major news websites (USA Today, CNN, Fox News, NBC, CBS, ABC, or any
major newspaper) that addresses a research study on a topic in human development. (100 points total)
Make sure your chosen article or story relates to human development before you answer the questions below.
Answer each of the questions separately by providing a few sentences or a paragraph to respond to the question.
Use complete sentences and APA style in your response. Please write your answers below the questions.
1. What makes this article relevant to human development?
2. Which aspect(s) of development does this article address? (Based on what you’ve read in the chapters)
3. Which age group was studied?
4. Who conducted the study and which discipline (e.g., human development and family studies, psychology, or
sociology) are they from?
5. In your opinion, what was the most important finding or result from the study? Why was this the most
important?
6. Does the article address any of the key recuÕÉ≠†Њ†rring issues in human development (nature vs. nurture,
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continuous vs. discontinuous, universal vs. context specific)? If so, how were they addressed and what did the
authors conclude?