Child and Adolescent Learning and Learning Principles

Course Title : Child and Adolescent Learning and Learning Principles No. of Units : 3 Units

I. Course Description This course aims to introduce teacher-education students to human growth, development and learning- theories, concepts, stages, and processes- from conception to old age, focusing on the social, moral, emotional, and cognitive development of the learners whom they will be handling and/or dealing with in exercise of their chosen career. This aims to give them the knowledge and develop in them the values and skills to effectively deal with the latter at different levels. II. Objectives At the end of the term, the students can *demonstrate understanding of the theories and principles of human growth, development and learning, *explain the nature of the learners and discuss means to effectively deal with them, and *apply their knowledge in human growth, development and learning to the teaching-learning process. III. Course Outline THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LEARNER Research Methods Used in the Different Fields Focusing on Human Growth and Development Stages of Human Development in Biological Terms Prenatal Development Childbirth Stage Theories of Development Ecological Systems Theory Lev Vygotsky’s Ideas on Development Information Processing Theory of Cognitive Development Psychosocial Development Theory Moral Development Theory Faith Development Theory Theory of Psychosexual Development Attachment Theory Role of Experience Evolutionary Developmental Psychology  Nature versus Nurture Definitions of Nature and Nurture Interaction of Genes and Environment Stages of Development Infancy Stage Preschool Stage Preteens Puberty Adolescence Adulthood

Young Adult (Early Adulthood) Middle Age Old Age Human Growth and Development –  A Matter of Principles Principles of Development The Exceptional Individuals The Gifted Individuals The Mentally Handicapped Individuals with Learning Disability Types of Learning Disabilities Involving Areas of Perception Specific Developmental Disorders of Speech and Language Specific Developmental Disorders of Scholastic Skills Specific Developmental Disorders of Motor Function EMOTIONS Relation to Cultural and Social Factors Theoretical Traditions  Neurobiology Brain Areas Related to Emotion Mood Depression Sadness Determinants of Mood LANGUAGE ACQUISITION Theories  Nativist Theories  Non-nativist Theories LEARNING The Need to Learn Hierarchy of Human Needs Learning Theories Behaviorism Reinforcement and Punishment Constructivism  Notable Constructivists Information Processing Theory Social Learning Theory Other Learning Theories/Theorists Basic Learning Processes Learning Styles Learning Style Models COGNITION Cognition in Mainstream Psychology Perception Classification of Human Senses Concept Formation Memory Mnemonic Mental Image Attention Problem Solving Metacognition Thinking Critical Thinking

Lateral Thinking Creative Thinking The Human Brain Lateralization of Brain Function Brain Enhancement INTELLIGENCE Intelligence Quotient One or Several Types of Intelligence Triarchic Theory of Systems Intelligence Emotional Intelligence Multiple Intelligences Relationship to Education IV. Reference(s) Unless otherwise specified, the contents of this course en.wikipedia .org/wiki/ with permission as specified below.

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Permission is hereby granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this documen t under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foun dation, with the invariant section being, Human Growth and Development - A Matter of Principles. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License." V. Delivery Approaches Cooperative Learning –  Instrumented Team Learning Learning by Teaching Lecture / Discussion –  Socratic Method Library Research VI. Criteria for Grading Class Recitation (Verbal Report, Verbal Discussion) …………………… 40.00 % Term Examination (Prelim, Midterm, Semifinal, Final) ………………… 30.00 % Quizzes …………………………………………………………………… 15.00 % Term Paper ……………………………………………………………….. 10.00 % Attendance ………………………………………………………………. 5.00 % Total ……………………………………… 100.00 %