Think back to your experience in grades 1-6 and using the theories of Erikson, Piaget, Vygotsky, Bandura, and Kohlberg answer the following questions:
Use the theories of Erikson, Piaget, Vygotsky, Bandura, and Kohlberg to answer the following questions in essay format (include information about each theory in some part of your essay).
How would you describe your social competence as a young child? Did it change over middle childhood?
Were you a high or a low status child then?
Did you play predominantly with high or low status children?
Were you popular?
Think of a popular child in your school and an unpopular child (first names only).
Describe the popular child. Make sure you consider the characteristics that contributed to this child’s popularity. How do these characteristics compare with popular child characteristics you read about in your text?
Describe the unpopular child. Make sure you consider the characteristics that contributed to this child’s unpopular status. How do this child’s characteristics compare with unpopular child characteristics you read about in your text?
Writing Instructions: This essay should be 1000-1250 words long. You must cover everything listed below in order to obtain a high mark. You may not write an essay shorter than 1000 words without being penalized in your grade.
Writing and citations should be in APA format.
Note: For all written assignments, only the material assigned in the course should be cited.
General Instructions for Written Assignments
Your written assignment is intended to test your understanding of important concepts and discover how to sharpen your intellectual skills of analysis, synthesis, evaluation, and application. The intent of the written assignment is to provide an opportunity to more fully describe, explain, and analyze the books and other sources.