Course Description
Cognitive, sociocultural, emotional, and moral development from infancy through adolescence, with particular emphasis placed on developmental issues in the context of educational settings.
Athena Title
Child and Adolescent Develop
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in EPSY 3010S, EPSY 3010H
Prerequisite
Any course with EPSY, PSYC, ECHD, or CHFD prefix
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Students will learn: • current theories and research in child and adolescent development; • how child/adolescent development theories and research apply in educational settings; • how to identify developmental patterns in individual children/adolescents in educational settings; • implications of child/adolescent developmental research and theories for teaching and the design of educational programs and settings.
Topical Outline
Piagetian Theory Vygotskian Theory Development of the Brain Development of Attention and Working Memory Development of Long Term memory and its Organization Metacognition and Self-regulated Learning Language Development Process and Effects of Attachment The Family: parenting, family variation and change, cultural variations Moral Development Peers and Friendships Developing a Concept of Self - Birth through Adolescence Ethnic and Gender Identity Development
Syllabus