Bachelor of Education (BEd) – Concurrent - Developmental Psychology for Educators

PSYC 2020  Developmental Psychology for Educators

Antirequisites:

PSYC 2006, PSYC 2007, PSYC 2005

Restrictions:

This course may not be credited towards a program or minor in Psychology.

Hours:

Three hours of lecture per week.

Credits:

6

Description:

The physical, intellectual, emotional, and social changes from infancy through late adolescence are emphasized. There is also an examination of developments from youth onwards, some of the physical and neurophysiological processes involved, various theories of learning and development, and relevant content usually covered in PSYC 1106 and PSYC 1107. The relevance of research findings and theories in developmental psychology to the educational process and to situations which teachers may encounter are discussed.