M. Ed. in Educational Psychology
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M. Ed. in Educational Psychology
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quantitative method and statistics psychology of child development psychology of learning and classroom processes alternative perspectives on special education |
MD 610 Psychology of Child Development
Aims:
Learning
Outcomes:
On
completion of this unit successful students will be able to:
Key skills
Content:
The class will be divided into six groups. Each group will do an in-depth study of one of the following topics:- Ecology of
development: the family and outside influences Personality, gender
and moral development Development of
language, communication skills and play Theories of
cognitive development Cognitive
development: information processing perspective Intelligence:
measuring mental performance Teaching
and learning methods: Session one will be spent in general discussion looking at debates and issues surrounding research in child development. Time will be given to reinforcement of the use of electronic databases and other methods of literature searches. Sessions 2-6 will be used to work co-operatively and independently to produce a research plan, search the literature, and produce material with which to run a student led poster seminar to disseminate the information gathered on the chosen topic under investigation. Each group will be responsible for setting up information sharing sessions either face-to-face or by email with the rest of their research group. Tutors will be available for consultation during each of the 5 research sessions. Sessions 7-12 will be led by the research groups when they will present their findings in the form of a poster with a 5 minute overview of the area to the rest of the class, lead a discussion/debate which will be informed by a) the information delivered by the group, b) pre-session readings selected by the group and c) pre-existing knowledge and experience of other class members. Learning hours
Assessment
Core textsThere is no set books for this course but tudents will be expected to access current academic journals related to psychological aspects of child development e.g. British journal of Developmental Psychology British Educational Research Journal British Journal of Educational Psychology British Journal of Psychology Child Development Child Psychiatry and Human Development Child Study Journal Developmental Psychology Early Childhood Research Quarterly Educational Psychology Journal of Child Language Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Other Allied Disciplines Journal of Education Psychology Journal of Experimental Psychology Memory Memory and Cognition This list is not exhaustive and any other relevant and current journal will be equally valid to use Weekly reading of current journals is an integral part of the course. You should expect to spend at least one hour a week in the library in addition to the timetabled research times. |
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Send mail to neil.humphrey@man.ac.uk
with questions or comments about this programme.
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