Task assignment- PSY4011 Developmental Psychology Cognitive Development in Childhood

For this assignment, you must create either a 12-minute narrated PowerPoint presentation or a 2000-word digital resource on the topic of cognitive development in childhood.

Assignment instructions: In your assignment, you must:

1. Define cognitive development (with in-text citation).

2. Describe typical cognitive development in childhood.

3. Choose two theories related to cognitive development in childhood from the list below.

Describe and explain your chosen theories

a. Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development

b. Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory

c. Bruner’s Theory of Learning and Cognitive Development

Describe and evaluate one recent academic journal article. This must be published within the last 10 years. This must explore how cognitive development can be influenced by a specific factor/factors.

a. Please describe the aims, methods, findings and conclusions

b. Please evaluate the strengths, limitations, real-world usefulness and ethical considerations

A factor is something that influences cognitive development in some way (examples include developmental delay, social experiences and individual differences).