646- Child Psychology
Overview: This course will cover the growth and development from conception to the school age child. Students will study the physical, cognitive and psychosocial development of the child.
Text: A Child’s World, 9th edition
By Papalia, Olds & Feldman
(This site is helpful with practice quizzes, tests, and other activities)
Units of Study:
- Ch. 1: Basic Concepts in the Study of Child Development and the Family
Early approaches; studying the lifespan; an emerging consensus; domains and periods of development; influences on development
- Ch. 3: Forming a New Life: Conception, Heredity, and Environment
Becoming parents; mechanisms of heredity; nature and nurture
- Ch. 4: Pregnancy and Prenatal Development
Stages of prenatal development; environmental influences on prenatal development; monitoring prenatal development
- Ch. 5: Birth and the Newborn Baby
The birth process; characteristics of the newborn baby; monitoring baby’s health; newborns and parents
- Ch. 6: Physical Development and Health During the First Three Years
Patterns of growth; molding the brain; early sensory capacities; motor development; health
- Ch. 7 (Part 1): Cognitive Development During the First Three Years
Approaches to studying cognitive development- includes part of chapter 2
Ch. 7 (Part 2): Language development- includes parts of chapters 10 and 13
- Ch. 8: Psychosocial Development During the First Three Years
Emotions and temperament; developing attachments with caregivers; developing autonomy in toddlerhood; sociability with siblings and nonsiblings
- Ch. 9 and 12: Physical Development and Health in Early and Middle Childhood
Nutrition; motor development; health and safety
- Ch. 10: Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
The preoperational stage; memory development; intelligence; early childhood education
- Ch. 13: Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood
The concrete operational stage; memory and processing; assessment of intelligence; the child in school
- Ch. 14: Psychosocial Development in Middle Childhood
Self-esteem; family structure; peer relationships; mental health
- (Note: the units and topics listed are subject to change)
Assessments:
- 1-2 quizzes each chapter on text reading. Reading pages will be assigned several days in advance. Most of the content will correlate with the class notes, and a couple questions will check your reading of the section. 10 total questions.
- Video quizzes: Objective sheets will be used during most class videos.
- Objective and essay chapter tests based on reading, discussion, videos and lectures
- Homework: Chapter objective questions
- Article Reports (details at a later time)
- Projects/Presentations: Each quarter you will have an individual or group project
Grading Policy:
Your grade will be based on a TOTAL POINTS system. This means your grade can be determined by dividing the number of points earned by the total number of points possible.
For example tests are worth approximately 80-110 points; quizzes 15-30 points; homework 5-10 points; article reports 50-60 points; and projects 40-100 points
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