Student Name

Diploma Title

Access to Higher Education (Health Professions / Nursing & Midwifery / Social Science)

Subject Group:

Psychology

Unit title:

Cognitive Development Psychology

Unit Code:

Unit Status

Graded

Credit Value

3 Credits

Assessor Name:

Assignment Number (if applicable)

Assessment 1 of 1

Assignment Title

Cognitive Development Psychology

Date set:

W/C 28.04.2025

Submission Date and Time:

Draft permitted (Y/N)/deadline

No

Method of Submission

Academic E-Poster submitted via Turnitin

Date Submitted:

Approved Late Submission

Date

I confirm that the submitted assignment is my own work (if submitted as a group project, those sections relating to my contribution are clearly identified and represent my own work). Where appropriate, I have acknowledged / referenced all public sources of information, including AI-generated information, in accordance with the requirements of accepted academic conventions (as identified within the Centre policy on academic referencing)

Signature of student:

Date of submission:

Learning Outcome

Assessment criteria applied to this assignment*

1. Understand theories of children’s cognitive development

1.1. Evaluate Piaget’s, Vygotsky’s and Information Processing theories of cognitive development

1.2. Analyse and evaluate the research studies used to support these theories.

2. Understand the practical application of cognitive development theories.

2.1. Discuss how each of the above theories might be applied in an educational context.

Grading Standard

1

To achieve a Merit:

The student’s work or performance

To achieve a Distinction:

The student’s work or performance

Knowledge and Understanding

generally demonstrates the ability to apply knowledge appropriately in a given context showing breadth OR depth of knowledge in responding to the demands of the unit, with

a very good understanding and use of (choose from):

• theories
• models

consistently demonstrates the ability to apply knowledge appropriately in a given context showing breadth OR depth of knowledge in responding to the demands of the unit, with

an excellent understanding and use of (choose from):

• theories
• models

Grading Standard

2

To achieve a Merit:

The student’s work or performance

To achieve a Distinction:

The student’s work or performance

Subject Specific Skills

generally demonstrates an ability in selecting and using skills as required by the unit, with

very good levels of (choose from):

• creativity
• reasoning
• interpretation

consistently demonstrates an ability in selecting and using skills as required by the unit, with

excellent levels of (choose from):

• creativity
• reasoning
• interpretation

Grading Standard

3

To achieve a Merit:

The student’s work or performance

To achieve a Distinction:

The student’s work or performance

Transferable Skills

a. demonstrates very good communication and/or presentation skills evidenced by the use and/or selection of:

• format
• imagery
• spelling and punctuation

c. generally adheres to academic and/or professional conventions in use of technical/specialist language and/or format in responding to the instructions set out in the assignment brief.

b. demonstrates excellent communication and/or presentation skills evidenced by the use and/or selection of:

• format
• imagery
• spelling and punctuation

c. consistently adheres to academic and/or professional conventions in use of technical/specialist language and/or format in responding to the instructions set out in the assignment brief.

Assignment Task Description (mapped to assessment criteria)

*Please add extra rows for further tasks if required.

Assessment criteria

Produce an E-Poster (Assessment 1 of 1)

Create an A3 Academic electronic-poster demonstrating your understanding of children’s cognitive development.

• It must include an evaluation of Piaget’s and Vygotsky’s theories and the

Information Processing Approach.

• It must also include an analysis and evaluation of the research that supports those theories along with how the theories might be applied in education.

This E-poster must include images to support the text and a reference page on the reverse.

1.1

1.2

2.1

All work must be referenced in accordance with Harvard convention and submitted via turnitin. Plagiarised work will not be accepted, and Academic Malpractice will lead to disciplinary action (Academic malpractice includes, but is not limited to, purchasing an assignment, someone else writing it for you or using AI to write extensive parts of your assignment).