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ELE 2320Childhood and Early Adolescent DevelopmentFall, 2006Section 4: 1:00-2:15 Tuesday/Thursday Buzzard 2440Section 7: 2:30-3:45 Tuesday/Thursday Buzzard 2440Instructor: Carrie Dale, Ph.D.Office: 1323 Buzzard HallOffice Hours: M/W: 3:00-4:30; T/TH: 10:00-11:00; or by appointmentOffice Phone: 217-581-7889E-mail: [email protected] Theme: Educator as creator of effective educational environments integrating diverse students, subjects, strategies and societies.Catalogue Description: Concepts and issues in the physical, social, emotional, and intellectual growth and development of children and early adolescents: prenatal through middle school/junior high. Course Description: This course provides broad and salient coverage of development from birth through adolescence. It offers a balanced and eclectic selection of topics, a firm foundation of classic and up-to-date research, and an examination of timely issues such as abuse, genetic counseling and changing family lifestyles.Course Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment with ELE 2000 is recommended.Course Rationale: This course will orient students to learning principles/theories and child development principles/theories and will serve as a foundation for higher level courses.Course Goal: This course is intended to increase knowledge of ways children grow, develop and learn from the time they are conceived until they have matured beyond early adolescence. The physical, social, emotional and intellectual development of children and adolescents will be explored. Appropriate activities that promote the growth of children and adolescents, and societal changes which influence their development, will also be investigated. Objectives for all ELE Classes:- Develop a desire for lifelong learning in students and personally display one’s own desire for lifelong learning including self-evaluation.- Demonstrate good communication.- Demonstrate/exhibit sensitivity to students’ feelings.- Demonstrate a knowledge of facts, and an understanding of fundamental principles, ideas, and relationships among various domains.- Demonstrate knowledge of past and present developmental issues, research, and social influences in field education.Objectives Specific to the Course: - Emphasize higher order, critical thinking.- Strive to develop student’s intellectual, social, ethical, and moral skills and behavior.- Provide for the uniqueness of individuals, recognizing characteristics of culturally pluralistic and at-risk populations, and foster appreciation of those differences.- Design instruction to develop and utilize the cognitive processes by which pupils learn.Learning Model for the Course: Information-Processing ModelCourse Text: Santrock, J.W. (2005). Children. 8th edition. McGraw-Hill.Method of Instruction: Lecture, class discussion and activities.Course Requirements and Evaluation:1. Two (2) short papers on journal articles (1 ½ - 2 pages each)25 points each 502. One (1) current event topic news item about child development 103. Personal Child Study Paper (5-6 pages) 604. Participation/Class Activities 5 points per class with a total of 2 absences permitted without penalty 1405. Two (2) e-mails to professor about journal articles 5 points each 106. Six (6) quizzes 15 points each 907. Mid-Term and Final Exam 70 points each 140TOTAL 500Grading Scale:90% or above = A 80-89% = B 70-79% = C60-69% = D Below 60% = FPoints500-450 = A 449-400 = B 399-350 = C349-300 = D Below 300 = FDue dates will be set for all work. One point shall be deducted for each calendar day that a paper or project is late. No work will be accepted after Thursday, December 7, 2006.Outline of Course ScheduleCLASSSESSIONTOPIC TO BEDISCUSSEDIN-CLASSACTIVITIESDUE1 T Aug 22 Course Introduction Discuss current event article2 TH Aug 24 Chapter 1: Introduction3 T Aug 29 Chapter 2: The Science of Child Development4 TH Aug 31 Section 1 Activities;Discuss Personal Child Development Study; Current EventCLASSSESSIONTOPIC TO BEDISCUSSEDIN-CLASSACTIVITIESDUE5 T Sept 5 ReviewQuiz 1, chapters 1-2Current Event6 TH Sept 7 Chapter 3: Biological Beginnings7 T Sept 12 Chapter 4: Prenatal DevelopmentE-mail 1, from Eastern account8 TH Sept 14 Chapter 5: Birth9 T Sept 19 Section 2 Activities; Discuss Personal Child Development Study; Current EventArticle 110 TH Sept 21 ReviewQuiz 2, chapters 3-5Current Event11 T Sept 26 Chapter 6: Physical Development in Infancy12 TH Sept 28 Chapter 7: Cognitive Development in Infancy13 T Oct 3 Chapter 8: Socio-Emotional Development in Infancy14 TH Oct 5 Section 3 Activities; Discuss Personal Child Development Study; Current Event15 T Oct 10 ReviewQuiz 3, chapters 6-8Current Event16 TH Oct 12 Mid-Term ExamChapters 1-817 T Oct 17 Chapter 9: Physical Development in Early Childhood18 TH Oct 19 Chapter 10: Cognitive Development in Early Childhood19 T Oct 24 Chapter 11: Socio-Emotional Development in Early Childhood20 TH Oct 26 Section 4 Activities; Discuss Personal Child Development Study; Current EventCLASSSESSIONTOPIC TO BEDISCUSSEDIN-CLASSACTIVITIESDUE21 T Oct 31 ReviewQuiz 4, chapters 9-11Current Event22 TH Nov 2 Chapter 12: Physical Development in Middle andLate Childhood23 T Nov 7 Chapter 13: Cognitive Development in Middle andLate ChildhoodE-mail 2, from Eastern account24 TH Nov 9 Chapter 14: Socio-Emotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood25 T Nov 14 Section 5 Activities; Discuss Personal Child Development Study; Current Event Article 226 TH Nov 16 ReviewQuiz 5, chapters 12-14Current EventT Nov 21 NO CLASS TH Nov 23NO CLASS27 T Nov 28 Chapter 15: Physical Development in AdolescencePersonal Child Development Study28 TH Nov 30 Chapter 16: Cognitive Development in Adolescence29 T Dec 5 Chapter 17: Socio-Emotional Development in AdolescenceLast day for current event article30 TH Dec 7 ReviewQuiz 6, chapters 15-17Section 6 Activities Section 4 Final Exam: Thursday, Dec 14, 12:30-2:30Final ExamChapters 9-17Section 7Final Exam: Monday, Dec 11, 2:45-4:45Final ExamChapters 9-17All information in this syllabus should be considered subject to change based upon professional discretion. If you need course adaptations or accommodations due to disability, please make an appointment to see me or contact the Director of Disability Services at 581-6583.ELE 2320, Sections 4 and 7Assignment OverviewsFall, 20061. E-Mail (total of 2): By assigned dates, send


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