Found Hum Dev & Lrn in Cultural Contexts

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This course is required of all students seeking New York State Certification. In this coruse, we examine, analyze, and develop theories-yours and others-of how humans develop and learn. As we will discover, the predominance of psychological theories in education serving as the "knowledge base" of teacher preparation is partly accountable for the genetic fallacy under girding contemporary beliefs and practices of teaching, learning, and school reform. It is for this reason that our emphasis of study is on the social, cultural, and political context within which learning takes place, and on the rapid changes occuring in our understanding of mind, thinking, and learning, especially as they pertain to students' abilities and needs.