EDT 504: Human Development in Education

Course Syllabus WTR 2002

Instructor

Monalisa Mullins, Chaminade 228-B. Office hrs. tuesdays 12-1:30pm & thursdays 2-4pm. Office ph 937-229-3306; e-mail address: monalisa.mullins@notes.udayton.edu

Text

Human Development, James W. Vander Zanden, 7^th edition, required.

Other materials supplied by instructor.

Class Procedures and Method of Evaluation

This course will be conducted as a seminar class; therefore students are expected to read all assignments and participate in class discussions. More than 2 absences will result in an automatic 10% grade penalty. Each student will be responsible for one presentation covering the material assigned (see schedule below). Presentations should include a one-page summary (typed, single-spaced) of the assigned text material, and should be limited to 30minutes. The presentation grade is worth 25% of the final course grade. Students are also expected to review one educational journal article which addresses topics related to their presentation. The review should include a copy of the journal article, and a summary of the connections between the author’s position and the text material covered in the student presentation (2-3 pages). The journal review is worth 15% of the final course grade. The final paper requirement is worth 25%, and should be 6-8pages in APA format. Paper topics should reflect the personal interests of the student with respect to educational psychology theories studied during the course. The final exam will be given during the last two weeks of class (options I & II), and is worth 30% of the course grade. Twenty hours of field observations are required for this course; please return your field information form by the second week of class. The Placement Office will facilitate filed placements for students requiring this service. The grading scale for this course is as follows:

A 94-100 outstanding, superior work

B 83-93 very good work

C 70-82 acceptable

Below 70 will be considered unacceptable for graduate level work.

Course Calendar

JAN 10 Chapter 1: Introduction to the Study of Human Development Presentation 1: The Major Concerns of Science, p.4-8

Presentation 2: The Context of Development, p.8-12

Presentation 3: Partitioning the Life Span: Cultural and Historical

Perspectives, p.12-19

JAN 17 Chapter 2: Developmental Theories

Presentation 4: Psychoanalytic Theories (Freud), p.36-42

Presentation 5: Psychoanalytic Theories (Erickson), p.42-46

Presentation 6: Behavioral, Humanistic, & Cognitive Theories,

p.46-51

JAN 24 Conclusion Chapters 1& 2

JAN 31 Chapter 9: Middle Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development

Presentation 7: Cognitive Development, p.267-272

Presentation 8: Assessment of Intelligence, p. 276-284

Presentation 9: Moral Development, p.287-292

FEB 7 Chapter 10: Middle Childhood: Emotional and Social Development

Presentation 10: The Quest for Self-Understanding, p.297-301

Presentation 11: The World of Peer Relationships, p.312-317

Presentation 12: The World of School, p.318-323

FEB 14 Conclusion Chapters 9 & 10

FEB 21 University midterm break (no class)

FEB 28 Chapter 11: Adolescence: Physical and Cognitive Development

Presentation 13: Cognitive Development, p.348-354

Presentation 14: Moral Development, p.354-356

MAR 7 Chapter 12: Adolescence: Emotional and Social Development

Presentation 15: Development of Identity, p.359-366

Presentation 16: Courtship, Love, and Sexuality, p.370-378

Presentation 17: Risky Behaviors, p.381-387

MAR 14 Library research with Sue Polanka (library research assistant)

MAR 21 Conclusion Chapters 11 & 12

MAR 28 University Easter break (no class)

APR 4 Final Review

APR 11 Library Research & review of ERIC

APR 18 Final Exam (option I )

APR 25 Paper is due; Final Exam (option II )