Classes in EDHD
| EDHD210 | (PermReq)Foundations of Early Childhood Education (3 credits) | |||||||
| Corequisite: EDHD220. An overview of historical, philosophical, psychological, and contemporary influences on the field of early childhood education. Intended primarily for students planning to apply to the Early Childhood Education program. | ||||||||
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| EDHD220 | (PermReq)Exploring Teaching in Early Childhood Education (3 credits) | |||||||
| Corequisite: EDHD210. Practicum with preschool children at the Center for Young Children, University lab school, and other preschools. Students reflect on personal strengths, identify areas of growth, and examine their predisposition to teach. Intended primarily for students planning to apply to the Early Childhood Education Program. | ||||||||
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| EDHD222 | Literature in the Early Childhood Classroom (3 credits) | |||||||
| For early childhood education majors only. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDCI443A or EDHD222. Introduces students to the realm of literature for young children. Through studying, reading, listening to and using books and poems, students develop an understanding about qualities in literature that are meaningful to children. | ||||||||
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| EDHD230 | Human Development and Societal Institutions (3 credits) | |||||||
| Development of the individual in the context of relationships with the formal and informal institutions of society. An examination of various aspects of development from the broad perspective of the social sciences. | ||||||||
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| EDHD306 | Research Methods in Human Development (3 credits) | |||||||
| Addresses the scientific concepts and principles central to the study of human behavior and development. Students will learn about basic research methods in studying human behavior in developmental context and will participate in experiential activities, such as conducting observations and collecting self-report data. Major themes: goals of developmental research, fundamental research designs, types of measurement, elements of good scientific writing, and ethical issues in the study of human development. | ||||||||
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| EDHD313 | (PermReq)Creative Experiences for Young Children (3 credits) | |||||||
| Prerequisites: admission to teacher education program; 2.5 GPA; permission of department; EDCI280. For early childhood majors only. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDHD313 or EDCI313. Formerly EDCI 313. Provides preservice teachers with an understanding of the current research on the development of creativity and integration of the arts into an early childhood classroom. Resident artists from the Wolf Trap Company will give demonstration lesson in music, art, movement and dance. | ||||||||
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| EDHD314 | (PermReq)Reading in Early Childhood Classroom: Instructions and Materials Part I (3 credits) | |||||||
| For early childhood majors only. This course introduces early childhood students to current research and methods on teaching reading. | ||||||||
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| EDHD320 | Human Development Through the Life Span (3 credits) | |||||||
| Central concepts related to parameters of human development, individual and social, which arise throughout the life span. Continuity and change within the developing individual. | ||||||||
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| EDHD400 | Introduction to Gerontology (3 credits) | |||||||
| Multidisciplinary survey of the processes of aging. Physiological changes, cultural forces, and self-processes that bear on quality of life in later years. Field study of programs, institutions for elderly, individual elders, their families and care providers. | ||||||||
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| EDHD411 | Child Growth and Development (3 credits) | |||||||
| Theoretical approaches to and empirical studies of physical, psychological and social development from conception to puberty. Implications for home, school and community. | ||||||||
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| EDHD413 | Adolescent Development (3 credits) | |||||||
| Adolescent development, including special problems encountered in contemporary culture. Observational component and individual case study. Sections 0201-0301 are for the secondary education majors only. | ||||||||
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| EDHD415 | (PermReq)Social Competence in Young Children (3 credits) | |||||||
| For early childhood majors only. Junior standing. Students will discuss issues and topics relevant to the study of children's social competence, peer interactions, relationships, and groups. Includes field experience. | ||||||||
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| EDHD419B | (PermReq)Human Development and Learning in School Settings:Human Development and Learning (3 credits) | |||||||
| For students who were enrolled in EDHD 419A the preceding fall. For early childhood majors only. | ||||||||
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| EDHD420 | Cognitive Development and Learning (3 credits) | |||||||
| Prerequisite: either EDHD300, EDHD320, EDHD411, PSYC355, PSYC341 or permission of department. Current developmental theories of cognitive processes such as language, memory, and intelligence and how differences in cognitive level (infancy through adolescence) mediate learning of educational subject matters. | ||||||||
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| EDHD424 | (PermReq)Culture and Community Perspectives: The Diverse World of the Child (3 credits) | |||||||
| Corequisites: EDHD314, EDHD419, EDHD313, EDSP470. For early childhood majors only. Junior standing. Explores the development of the young child in the context of family and community, with particular emphasis on the impact of state, federal and school system policy on the child's world. | ||||||||
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| EDHD425 | Language Development and Reading Acquisition (3 credits) | |||||||
| This course focuses on young children's language development and the relationship between language and reading acquisition. Students will learn: concepts central to language development; language achievements at different ages; concepts of emergent literacy; models of reading acquisition and skilled reading. For Education Majors only. | ||||||||
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| EDHD426 | (PermReq)Cognition and Motivation in Reading: Reading in Content Areas I (3 credits) | |||||||
| Students preparing for secondary teaching will learn the cognitive and motivational aspects of reading and learning from text in subjects of literature, science, history and mathematics. Different structured approaches to using text for content learning are presented. Classroom contexts that enable students to engage productively with diverse texts and internet resources are identified. | ||||||||
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| EDHD430 | Adolescent Violence (3 credits) | |||||||
| Prerequisite: PSYC100 or permission of department. Examines the roots of violence among adolescents and the extent to which this constitutes a problem in various settings. Research studies on its origins, prevention and intervention and implications for social policy are examined. | ||||||||
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| EDHD445 | Guidance of Young Children (3 credits) | |||||||
| Prerequisite: PSYC100 or permission of department. Practical aspects for helping and working with children, drawing on research, clinical studies, and observation. Implications for day care and other public issues. | ||||||||
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| EDHD460 | Educational Psychology (3 credits) | |||||||
| Prerequisite: PSYC100 or permission of department. Application of psychology to learning processes and theories. Individual differences, measurement, motivation, emotions, intelligence, attitudes, problem solving, thinking and communicating in educational settings. (May not be substituted for EDHD300 by students in professional teacher education programs.) | ||||||||
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| EDHD750 | Culture, Context, and Development (3 credits) | |||||||
| This course will cover theory and research on cultural and contextual influences on social development. | ||||||||
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| EDHD760 | Advanced Educational Psychology (3 credits) | |||||||
| Prerequisite: prior course in educational psychology, learning, or cognition, or permission of department. Appplication of psychology to learning processes and theories. Individual differences, measurement, motivation, and intelligence. | ||||||||
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| EDHD780 | Research Methods in Human Development (3 credits) | |||||||
| Prerequisite: EDMS 651 or permission of department. Potentials and limitations of empirical observation for contributing to human development knowledge, locating and evaluating relevant human development research, and choosing and applying statistical techniques to human development problems. | ||||||||
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| EDHD830 | Self Processes in Human Development I (3 credits) | |||||||
| Prerequisite: EDHD 603 or permission of department. Doctoral core course focused on personality theories -- their history, constructs, and methods; examination of the reciprocal relation between self and the social environment; consideration of different conceptualization of self-processes and related personality research. | ||||||||
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| EDHD840 | Language and Literacy Development (3 credits) | |||||||
| Content of this course is current theoretical and empirical research on children's language developments and on the linguistic basis of beginning reading. | ||||||||
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| EDHD850 | Social Cognition and Moral Development (3 credits) | |||||||
| This course will cover theory and research on social-cognitive development and moral development, from infancy to adolescence. | ||||||||
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| EDHD872 | Young Children at Environmental Risk: Developmental and Intervention Issues (3 credits) | |||||||
| Examination of impact of poverty on young children, their families, and communities. Epidemiological, physiological, and sociological studies will be reviewed. | ||||||||
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| EDHD875 | Advanced Human Development and Neuroscience (3 credits) | |||||||
| Prerequisite: EDHD775 or permission of department. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDHD811 or EDHD875. Formerly EDHD811. Advanced doctoral seminar in the biological bases of behavior. Identification of research problems and areas of application. | ||||||||
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