Education majors may take this course in place of the ED 305 requirement or as an elective. Junior or senior. This course is designed to guide the student from a Biblical perspective through the multitude of responsibilities relating to courtship and marriage. This course may be taken as a social science elective. Junior or senior.
Educational psychology addresses the topic of learning by studying three aspects of learning.
The learner is studied through an investigation of his development mentally, physically, spiritually, and socially. The learning process scrutinizes historical and progressive theories of learning and contrasts them with a traditional philosophy of education. The learning situation deals with factors that enhance learning, classroom management, and methodology. Various aspects of child development including the physical, emotional, social, mental, and spiritual are emphasized in relation to the different age levels of the child. Character development and the effects of heredity are also considered.