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HDFS 431B - Advanced Human Development: Childhood

(3 units)
Development of children from age 3 to preadolescence, with an emphasis on research, theory and application.

Prerequisite(s): HDFS 201 ; HDFS 202 ; Junior or Senior standing.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. demonstrate skills in direct observation of children, and will synthesize these observations in 3 papers focused on the major domains of development.
2. display their comprehension of child development by writing about typical development in these 3 papers and by engaging in classroom discussions of readings on development each week.
3. interpret their observations of 3 children in terms of the developmental characteristics these observations support within these 3 papers.
4. synthesize the knowledge gained of 3 children’s development into recommendations for classroom practices to support each child’s development.
5. develop and demonstrate professional writing skills by incorporating detailed feedback and recommendations given on each paper into subsequent papers.


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