THEORY OF MIDDLE CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT, CURRICULUM AND LEARNING

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Prerequisites: Graduate Level Standing. Explores research and theory regarding early adolescence as a unique transition period. Examines middle level student characteristics. Details research-based middle-level curriculum for diverse students in Grades 5-9 to promote cognitive, social, emotional and physical development. Analyzes theories and research related to interdisciplinary models and methods for successful middle-level teaching. Offered every semester.