Students will have the opportunity to apply general principles in appropriate educational settings. A survey of the role of education in the psychological development of the child from the early years through adolescence. Knowledge of human development at a level presented in a general psychology course is desirable as background for the course. EDF 3122 The Young Child. Study of growth and development during infancy and early childhood.
Laboratory includes observation and participation in nursery school and kindergarten.
The special role that the adolescent plays in total development. Emphasis is on the psychological development of the adolescent in the school. EDF 3210 Educational Psychology. An introduction to the application of psychology to the problems of education in a variety of educational settings. It examines the theoretical and applied aspects of learning, motivation, human development, personality, and measurement and evaluation.