EDUC 610 - Developmental Psychology

Credit(s): 3
3 semester hours
Review and analysis of research and theories of human development, growth, and behavior throughout the life span: childhood, adolescence and the adult years. Focus is on critical issues involved in relation to typical and atypical development. Topics included: effective instruction and development of cognitive/academic skills, candidate diversity in development and learning, information processing, learning styles, strategies for working with culturally diverse populations, and student performance monitoring and measurement of development. Fifteen hours of fieldwork required.