2015-2016 Catalog

EDUC 2010 Human Growth and Learning

4.5 - 0.0 - 4.5

Prerequisite

(3) Successfully complete the PPST; EDUC 2020; and EDUC 2030 - must be completed prior to taking this course.

Course Description

This course focuses on the growth, development, and learning processes of the individual from conception through adolescence. The class emphasizes how current educational practices and theories of development and learning impact and influence each other. Students investigate how physical and emotional development of children and teens impact their cognitive growth. Students apply their knowledge to field observations and laboratory experiences in order to adequately internalize and transfer the course content to the teaching environment.