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Lifespan Development And Learning –
psych538
(3 credits)
This course integrates learning theories and principles with advanced study of early childhood, elementary, middle, high school development, and adult learning in relation to educational practice. Perspectives on behaviorism and cognitive and social learning are explored in the context of their practical application by the professional in the classroom.
This graduate-level course is 6
weeks.
To enroll, speak with an Enrollment Advisor.
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Impact of Technology on Learning Theories
- Analyze the impact of technology on the learning process
- Describe the effects of technology on instruction
- Compare and contrast how technology influences social development
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Motivation and Affect
- Apply the ways by which motivation and affect impact the learning process both in and out of the classroom
- Identify the key concepts of motivation and affect
- Describe the theories of motivation on human development
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Thinking Skills and Problem-Solving Methods
- Identify strategies associated with thinking skills and problem-solving methods that are useful in facilitating learning in the classroom
- Analyze a variety of thinking skills and problem-solving methods
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Information Processing Models
- Identify techniques related to memory and human information processing models that can be successfully applied in the classroom
- Analyze memory and human information processing models
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Cognitive Learning
- Analyze the effect of cognitive events on the learning process
- Analyze developmental theory in the context of learning stages and processes
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Social Learning
- Analyze social learning and its affect on humans throughout all developmental stages
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Behaviorism
- Analyze the effects of aversive stimuli on learning and behavior
- Analyze the effectiveness of classical and operant conditioning in changing student behavior, attitudes, and learning achievement
- Evaluate the extent to which classical and operant conditioning are utilized in the classroom
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Historical Overview of Human Development and Learning Theories
- Examine prevailing theories of human development
- Examine the historical perspectives of early learning theories
- The University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses.
- While widely available, not all programs are available in all locations or in both online and on-campus formats. Please check with a University Enrollment Advisor.
- Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice.
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