Class Schedule
(note: this may change slightly during the semester)
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TOPIC
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READING |
ASSIGNMENT
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1 Tue. Aug. 30 |
Course
overview |
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2 Thu. Sept 1 |
Why study
development? |
Ch. 1 (pp. 2-24) |
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3 Tue. Sept 6 |
Methods for
studying development |
Ch. 1 (pp. 24-38) |
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4
Thu. Sept 8 |
Prenatal
development |
Ch. 2 |
Paper
1 HO: Physical development |
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5 Tue. Sept 13 |
Biology and
Behavior |
Ch. 3 (pp. 84-101) |
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6 Thu. Sept 15 |
Brain
development and physical growth |
Ch. 3 (pp. 102-124)
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Next
three/four weeks: Observation at Children’s School |
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7
Tue. Sept 20 |
Theories of cognitive development:
Piaget & beyond |
Ch. 4 (pp. 128-143) |
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Thu. Sept 22 |
Theories of
cognitive development: other theories |
Ch.
4 (pp. 143-171) |
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9 Tue. Sept 27 |
EXAM 1 |
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10 Thu. Sep 29 |
Infancy: motor
development |
Ch. 5 (pp.190-199) |
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11 Tue. Oct. 4 |
Infancy:
Learning, cognition, and perceptual development |
Ch. 5 (pp. 199-212; pp. 176-190) |
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12 Thu. Oct. 6 |
Language
development 1 |
Ch. 6 |
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13 Tue. Oct 11 |
Language
development 2 |
Ch. 6 |
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14 Thu. Oct 13 |
Conceptual
development |
Ch. 7 |
Paper 1 due
Paper 2 HO: Cognitive/Social development |
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Next
four/five weeks: Observation at Children’s School |
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15 Tue. Oct 18 |
EXAM
2 |
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Thu. Oct 20 |
Mid-semester break: NO CLASS |
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17 Tue. Oct 25 |
Intelligence |
Ch. 8 |
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18 Thu. Oct 27 |
Theories of social development |
Ch. 9 |
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19 Tue. Nov. 1 |
Social development theories cont. |
Ch. 9 |
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20 Thu. Nov. 3 |
Emotional
development |
Ch. 10 |
Paper
3 HO: Generations |
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21 Tue. Nov 8 |
Attachment and identity |
Ch.
11 |
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Thu. Nov 10 |
Identity cont. and self esteem |
Ch. 11 |
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23 Tue. Nov 15 |
EXAM
3 |
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24 Thu. Nov 17 |
Family |
Ch. 12 |
Paper 2 due
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27 Tue. Nov 22 |
THANKSGIVING:
NO CLASS |
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28 Thu. Nov 24 |
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29 Tue. Nov 29 |
Peers
and Friends |
Ch. 13 |
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30 Thu. Dec 1 |
Gender |
Ch. 15 |
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Tue. Dec 6 |
Conclusions |
Ch. 16 |
Paper
3 due |
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30 Thu. Dec 8 |
EXAM
4 |
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