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EDU/305

Child Development

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Format

$1194

Estimated Tuition

3 credits

Total credits

5 weeks

Course length

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Course level: Undergraduate

This course explores the development of the child from birth through eighth grade. Physical, cognitive/intellectual, social/emotional, and moral development will be examined. The course focuses on defining the various stages as they impact instructional practices and decisions in a pre-K-8 environment. This course is not available for enrollment to residents of  Alaska, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Iowa, Kentucky, New York, Wisconsin, Wyoming  and individuals who reside outside the United States.

Prerequisites

None

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What you'll learn

Course skills and outcomes

Week 1

  • Compare the key theories of child development.
  • Describe approaches used to conduct research on children.
  • Identify the key developmental milestones in child development research.
  • Analyze current research concerning cultural influences on child development.
  • Compare biological and environmental influences on development (nature versus nurture).
  • Summarize essential factors of prenatal development and effects following birth.
  • Describe the growth and development of a newborn child through the first year.

Week 2

  • Identify physical development of infants and toddlers.
  • Describe cognitive development of infants and toddlers.
  • Examine emotional and social development of infants and toddlers.
  • Analyze current research concerning cultural influences on the development of infants and toddlers.

Week 3

  • Identify physical development in early childhood.
  • Describe cognitive development in early childhood.
  • Examine emotional and social development in early childhood.

Week 4

  • Identify physical development in middle childhood.
  • Describe cognitive development in middle childhood.
  • Examine emotional and social development in middle childhood.
  • Analyze Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences.

Week 5

  • Identify physical development in adolescence.
  • Describe cognitive development in adolescence.
  • Examine emotional and social development in adolescence.
  • Assess media and technology influences on adolescent development.
  • Explain the importance of developmental theory for teaching and learning.

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