A life span survey of human growth and development beginning at conception and ending with death. Students will have the opportunity to apply general principles in appropriate educational settings. 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 Young Adolescent. Development of the young adolescent between the ages of ten and fifteen. 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.