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EDUC. 1
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Early Childhood Education
Fall Semester
1982
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Instructor: Dr. Roger Gehlbach
Mondays
e:30 - 8:30
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Location: On Campus
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Students will gain a basic working knowledge of the major schools
of thought in psychology which underlie common early childhood
educational programming. Students will gain competence in the
design of learning programs for young children, the objectives
and strategies for which will be negotiated.
OUTLINE OF TOPICS:
1. Basic Child Development
a.
maturation
b.
learning
c.
other
2.
The Design of Curriculum for Young Children
a.
formal instruction
b.
informal instruction
c.
instructional play
REQUI REMENTS:
I. Mid-term examination
2.
Final examination
3.
Participation in a small-group curriculum development project
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Students should have a basic course in psychology or in educational
psychology prior to registration. Students lacking such a background
may contact the instructor for suggestions for self-study prior
to registration.
TEXTBOOKS:
Bijou, S. Child Development: The Basic Stage. Prentice-Hall,
1976
Engelmann, S. Concept Learnin. Adapt Press,
808
W. Avenue,
Sioux Falls, S.D., U.S.A.57lOf (1969)
Dearden, R.F. The Philosophy of Primary Education. Routledge
& Kegan Paul, 1968.