Nov 13, 2024  
2024-2025 Academic Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Academic Catalog
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EDU 222 - Educational Psychology and Child Development


Credit(s): 3

This course examines the classroom practices that impact elementary-aged children’s learning, motivation, and development within an educational, familial, and societal context. Topics include physical, cognitive, and psychosocial developmental growth of children. (Fall Semester)

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of the course, students will be able to
  • Describe how learning and development are related, and make application to educational practice.
  • Describe how socioeconomic and culture factors interact with learning.
  • Describe how cognitive development processes interact with student learning and apply this knowledge within the scope of one’s anticipated practice.
  • Discuss positive and negative aspects of various instructional practices and understand the impact of various teaching methodologies on learning outcomes.
  • Analyze data related to characteristics of effective teachers and cite research about effective instruction.
  • Understand and describe the contextual elements of professional education that make it complex.



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