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EDUC/525

Theories of Growing and Learning

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Format

$525

Estimated Tuition

3 credits

Total credits

4 weeks

Course length

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Course level: Continuing Teacher Education

This course examines theories of growing and learning from birth through adolescence. The stages of life and the developmental domains including physical, language, cognitive, and emotional, social, and moral are emphasized. In addition, participants explore investigative methods and research processes in human development. This course is not available for enrollment to residents of Alabama, Arkansas, and Kentucky.

Prerequisites

None

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What you'll learn

Course skills and outcomes

Fundamental Theories and Investigative Methods

  • Compare fundamental human development theories.
  • Describe research processes used in the field of human development.
  • Identify ethical issues in the human development field.

Physical Development, Cognitive Development, and Intellectual Power

  • Describe how physical development relates to social and cognitive development.
  • Analyze physical development from birth through adolescence.
  • Analyze the stages of cognitive development from birth through adolescence.
  • Describe intellectual power and its measurement.
  • Explain the effect of intellectual power on learning.

Language Development

  • Describe how language development relates to social and cognitive development.
  • Describe the components of language development.
  • Differentiate language development theories.
  • Compare the language development of diverse populations.

Emotional, Social, and Moral Development

  • Describe emotional development from birth through adolescence.
  • Analyze the relationship of self-concept and social development to student learning and behavior.
  • Explain the development of moral reasoning and self-control from birth through adolescence.

Why UOPX

Why take courses at University of Phoenix

Accreditation that matters

We’ve been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org) or its predecessor for more than 40 years.

Real-world instructors

Learn from instructors who bring an average of 25 years of working experience to the classroom.

Affordable and potentially reimbursable

Our tuition and fees are competitive and fixed. Also, check to see if your employer will cover you for this course.

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The University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses. Although our continuing teacher education courses are accepted by some state agencies in the United States toward teacher certifications and endorsements, this may not be the case in all states or foreign jurisdictions. If you plan to use courses for certification or endorsement, please check with your own state agency and your school district for applicability. Continuing teacher education courses are not eligible to apply to degree programs at University of Phoenix. These courses are not eligible for federal financial aid. 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. While widely available, not all programs are available to residents of all states. Please check with a University Enrollment Representative. If you have a question contact us at (866) 354-1800.

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