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466-832 Psychological Perspectives of Early Childhood Development | |
Credit Points | 16.7 |
Coordinator | Jennifer Standish |
Semester | 2 |
Contact | A 2-hour session each week consisting of lecture presentations, class discussions, audio-visual presentations and student presentations |
Subject Description | A study of: key psychological theories relevant to the study of early childhood development (including descriptive theory, maturational theory, psychoanalytic theories, behaviourist approaches, ethological theories, social learning theories, humanistic perspectives, cognitive developmental theories and system approaches); empirical work relevant to an understanding of early childhood development in relation to the specific dimensions such as cognition, communication, social, emotional and moral development. |
Assessment | Two essays each of approximately 2000 words; and a seminar presentation equivalent to not more than 1000 words. |
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