Education and the individual
Lecturer-in-charge to be advised
6 points
* 3 hours per week
* Second semester
* Peninsula
Objectives Upon successful completion of this subject, students should be able to identify the main theories of child development; be able to identify the ages and stages of development of different domains, including important milestones; be able to identify a range of learning theories; be aware of their own understandings, abilities, attitudes and backgrounds; be skilled at observing, recording and charting individual differences in children.
Synopsis This subject will provide an introduction to issues, theories and expected milestones across different domains of children's development: cognitive, emotional, motor, social and language, as well as an introduction to a range of theories of learning. The subject will emphasise the need for students to consider themselves as learners, examining their own understandings, skills, backgrounds and preferred learning style -- as well as children as individuals, including observing, charting the progress and planning to meet the needs of individual children, especially within the early and middle childhood years.
Assessment Practical folio (maximum 3000 words): 60%
* Examination:
40%
Recommended texts
Berk L Child development 3rd edn, Allyn and Bacon, 1994
Nicholson S and Shipstead S G Through the looking glass: Observations in the early childhood classroom Merrill, 1994
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