Course Description
Child and adolescent development is examined in-depth from an
educational perspective. Cognitive, emotional, moral, and social
aspects of development are emphasized.
Athena Title
Child and Adolescent Develop H
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in EPSY 3010, EPSY 3010S
Prerequisite
Any course with prefix EPSY, PSYC, ECHD, or CHFD and permission of Honors
Semester Course Offered
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
- Students will learn and be able to apply contemporary theories of research in child and adolescent development.
- Students will learn and be able to discuss how child and adolescent development theories apply in educational settings.
- Students will learn and be able to analyze how developmental patterns in individual children and adolescents present themselves in educational settings.
- Students will learn and be able to discuss implications of child and adolescent developmental research and theories for the design of educational program and settings.
- As an Honors student, students will learn and be able to engage in an action research project which examines one or more of the theories present in context in class.
Topical Outline
- (1) Piagetian Theory
- (2) Vygotskian Theory
- (3) Development of the Brain
- (4) Development of Attention and Working Memory
- (5) Development of Long-term Memory and its Organization
- (6) Metacognition and Self-Regulated Learning
- (7) Language Development
- (8) Attachment Theory
- (9) Parenting, Family Variation and Change, Cultural Variation
- (10) Moral Development
- (11) Peers and Friendships
- (12) Self-Concept
- (13) Ethnic and Gender Identity Development
