Course Description
The interactive influences of biology, family, culture, and extended environment on children's and adolescents' emotional, social, and cognitive development during the school years. The implications of regularities and diversity in development for teaching and learning and on principles of educational practice to enhance development.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate students in the course will complete a research-based applied paper or project.
Athena Title
Development for Education
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in EPSY 4011E or EPSY 6010, EPSY 6010E, EPSY 6011E
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall, spring and summer
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Students will discuss current issues in child development. Students will apply current scientific thinking about child and adolescent development. Students will identify patterns of development in individual children with whom they are acquainted and use that knowledge to design environments and experiences that support healthy development.
Topical Outline
Cognitive Development Attention and Working and Long-Term Memory Metacognition and Understanding Thinking Language Development Development of Bonding, Attachment, Fear of Strangers, Separation Anxiety Attachment Security The Family Moral Development Development of the Self and Ethnic Identity Peers and Friendships
Syllabus
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