Examines psychological theories and research on typical and atypical development and their application in general education classrooms that include children with sensory, mental, emotional, and learning disabilities and gifted and talented children. 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. Recent theoretical advances in the psychology of learning and cognition are examined for their relevance to goal setting, instruction, and evaluation in educational settings. Knowledge of learning and cognition at a level presented in a general psychology course is desirable as background for this course.