Determine what age group you wish to investigate, and which aspect of development (physical, cognitive, social or emotional).

Developmental Psychology, Developmental Psychology Applied, Frontiers of Psychology, and Journal of Child Development.The goal of this activity is to develop your evaluative thinking skills and be exposed to original research. Evaluative thinking entails critical analysis of your subject matter, such as the pros and cons of an issue or strengths and weaknesses of a program to address the needs of infants, children, adolescents, or adults. Your paper will be driven by a thesis statement.To begin, choose a topic. Determine what age group you wish to investigate, and which aspect of development (physical, cognitive, social or emotional). Next, utilize the College’s library resources to find at least two research studies whose results are published in a scholarly, peer-reviewed journal. It is recommended that you ask a Reference Librarian to help you find this study. To evaluate, ponder, “What do I need to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of a research study?” In addition, you could interview professionals in the field or explore an Internet site, which provides an opposing viewpoint to the research study you are evaluating.