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Week
1: September 1
Introduction to
course
Remembrance of things past: the contexts of childhood
Week
2: September 8
Overview and application of child development theories
Read: McDevitt & Ormrod; pgs 3-25
Gopnik, et al: ch 1; pgs 1-22
Homework: Library research
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Week
3: September 15
Physical development
Developmental Theories Groupwork
Quiz #1
Read: McDevitt & Ormrod; pgs 145-165
Gopnik, et al: ch 6, pgs 174-197
Homework: Bring in highlighted research articles and/or books for theorist groupwork
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Week
4: September 22
Emotional development
Video: "Flexible, Fearful, and Feisty"
Read: McDevitt & Ormrod: pgs 403-416; 419-423; 428-431; 444-454; 463
Homework: a) WebCT response #1- Erikson's stages
b) Decide on your top 3 choices for the Book Club, bring to class
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Week
5: September 29
Development of social understandings
Attachment Theory Presentation – John Bowlby, Mary Ainsworth
Quiz #2
Read: McDevitt & Ormrod: pgs 466-471; 530-534; 555-559
Gopnik, et al: ch 2, pgs 23-59
Homework: In-depth study proposal on WebCT
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Week
6: October 6
Cognitive development
Constructivism Theory
Infants visit
Read:McDevitt & Ormrod: pgs 194-210; 225
Gopnik, et al: ch 3, pgs 60-91
Homework: Find 1 experiment described in Gopnik chapter & write a paragraph explaining its relevance to infant cognition.
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Week
7: October 13
Language Development
Socio-Cultural Theory Presentation
Video: "The Power of Play"
Quiz #3
Read: McDevitt & Ormrod: pgs 210-219; 313-320; 336-344
Gopnik, et al: ch 4, pgs 92-132
Homework: Find out what your first words were and the progression of your language dvpt or interview someone who learned English as a second language
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Week
8: October 20 - Faculty Furlough Day
State of America's Children Research
Read: State of America webpages
Homework: Community resource agency report on WebCT
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Week
9: October 27
Effect of environment on children: State of America's Children share
Behaviorist and Social Learning Theories Presentation – Skinner, Bandura
Information processing theory
Quiz #4
Read: McDevitt & Ormrod: pgs 233-256; pgs 482-487
Begin reading your book group selection
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Week
10: November 3
Piagetian Clinical Interviews
Intelligence Theories Presentation
Quiz #5
Read: McDevitt & Ormrod: pgs 273-300
Continue reading your book group selection
Supplemental reading on WebCT
Homework: Post introduction to in-depth study on WebCT; Bring 3 copies to class
Supplemental articles:
#1: reading on book handling
#2: reading on seriation and classification
#3: reading on conservation
#4: reading on drawing a person
#5: reading on memory
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Week
11: November 10
Influences of families on children
Book Group Discussions – Development in different contexts
Ecological System Theory – Urie Bronfenbrenner
Read: McDevitt & Ormrod: pgs 63-84; 92-96
Complete your book group selection
Homework: Bring the written responses to 2 questions for your book group: questions #1 and another decided within your group
Book Group Discussion Questions:
The Glass Castle
The Ride Together
The Color of Water
Stealing Buddha's Dinner
True Notebooks
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Week
12: November 17
Moral Development Theory Presentation
Influence of media, technology, and popular culture
Community influences on children
Video: "Mickey Mouse Monopoly
Quiz #6
Read: McDevitt & Ormrod: pgs 517-528; 176-179; 454—459;
561- 568; 581-585
Supplemental articles on course website:
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Week
13: November 24 - Faculty Furlough Day
Homework: Classroom observation; write notes and conclusions
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Week
14: December 1
Presentations of in-depth studies
Due: In-depth study and abstract
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Week 15: December 8
Culture of schools
Exceptional children
Video: “Educating Peter”
Quiz #7
Read: McDevitt & Ormrod: pgs182-185; 266-268; 303-308; 347-350; 435-437; 472-473; 571-577
Homework: Bring classroom observation – notes, conclusions, analysis
Week 16: December 15
Final activity
Due: Developmental Theory Analysis
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