DATE |
TOPICS |
ASSIGNMENTS |
1. Sept.10 |
Orientation to course and requirements. Defining the science of
Child Development. Review of scientific methods.
A multicultural view of
development. Theories of development. Deficits versus Difference, Nature vs
Nurture, continuous vs stage development |
Read Introduction, Chapters 1.
Writing
assignment: Ethical considerations in studying child development. See
class notes for details. |
2. Sept.17 |
Recap of Chapter 1and assignment of test #1.
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Prepare take home test (Test #1) on Chapter 1.
Read Ch. 2
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3.
Sept.24 |
Discussion of
Test #1
Genetics, evolution. Genotype and
phenotype, dominant and recessive genes.
Prenatal development
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Read Chapters 3 and 4. Writing assignment:
Discus the origins of birth defects (genetic, chromosomal and
teratogenic) in terms of what the causes are and when they occur. |
4. Oct.1 |
Sorry, I was out ill . I don't want to get behind, and
this section, while not unimportant, is not as critical to
understanding the psychological aspects of development as later
sections, so I will be staying on schedule with a test next
week. USE THE WEB NOTES AND CHAPTER SUMMARIES to study. Know the
definitions of all the highlighted words in the summary: they are
defined on the margins of the pages where they are used. I will keep
the test on the 'easy' side. |
Study for test #2 on part II, Ch 2-4
Include up through the birth process and we will leave the
attributes of the newborn for the next section.
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5. Oct. 8 |
Test #2 on Chapters
2, 3, and 4.
The newborn baby.
Introduction to the first two years of life
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Read chapter 5.
Writing assignment: write on the interaction between genetic inheritance and
environmental influences as demonstrated in the article "Baby, I Love
the Way You Walk" (If you don't have a copy of the article, see notes
for today's class.) |
6. Oct. 15 |
Physical development in the first two years of
life. |
Read chapter 6. Writing assignment:
Outline Piaget's stages of cognitive development in the first two
years. Also, What are the ways in which adults can support the
development of an infants language |
7. Oct. 22 |
Cognitive development from birth to two.
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Read chapter 7. Writing assignment: Outline
the stages in the development of secure attachment. |
8. Oct. 29 |
Psychosocial development (0 - 2 years)
Explanation of child observation paper. |
Study for test on Part 3, Ch.5, 6, 7.....Use
the study guide questions handed out at the beginning of this
section (Infancy and Toddlerhood) to focus your studying.. |
9. Nov. 5 |
Test #3 on Chapters
5, 6 and 7.
Introduction to early childhood:
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Read chapter 8, 9. Work on observation paper. |
10. Nov. 12 |
Physical development in early childhood.
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Read chapter 10. Work on observation paper and submit
outline/draft next week. |
11.Nov. 19 |
Cognitive
development in early childhood.
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12. Nov. 26 |
Preschoolers' Psychosocial development.
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Study for test#3 on Part IV, Ch 8, 9,
10.
Completed Child Observation paper due Dec 3. |
13. Dec. 3 |
Test #4 on Chapters 8, 9, and 10. The three realms of development in middle childhood. |
Read Ch. 11, 12
Writing assignment TBA.
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14. Dec. 10 |
Psychosocial development in middle childhood.
Review for final.
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Study for final exam |
Dec.
17 |
Final Exam 7:15-9:15 PM |
The final is partly a recap of the first four sections
plus some aspects of the last three chapters read. |