EDU 133 - Growth and Development

3 credit hours - Three hours weekly; one term.
Examine the growth and development of children from infancy through adolescence and the influence of development on the delivery of effective education programs. Learn about social, emotional, cognitive and physical development of children and the application of theories of child development and learning to education. Lab fee $85.

Prerequisite(s): EDU 111  or EDU 132  or permission of assistant director/department chair.

Note: Course requirements include 15 hours of fieldwork, which requires an additional cost and a background check.

Location(s) Typically Offered: Arnold Main Campus (MC) and Online (OL)

Term(s) Typically Offered: Fall and spring

Course Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Explain the developmental appropriateness of programs for children.

2. Identify developmental milestones within the prenatal period, period of infancy and toddlerhood, early childhood years and school-age years through adolescence.

3. Discuss the cognitive, psychosocial, linguistic, moral, and physical development of children.

4. Discuss the role of the family, school, and community in relation to the development of children.

5. Identify the principles and components of behavioral, cognitive, personality, sociocultural and moral theories.

6. Implement the major observation methods and assessment techniques used to study children.

7. Translate fieldwork classroom observations into effective teaching practice.