Child and Adolescent Development

Catalog description

This course is recommended for students interested in professions involving children. Drawing mainly from an education psychology perspective, this course covers the process of human development from conception through adolescence. Emphasis is placed upon development that enables one to reach physical, mental, emotional, and social maturity. The primary goal of this course is to introduce students to the research that underlies effective teaching practices and to provide practice applying content. Students are exposed to the psychology behind teaching and learning, as it exists both inside and outside the classroom.