EDUC 464-4
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Mon., Wed.: 12:00-
Early Childhood Education
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4:30 P.M.
Intersession, 1980
M.J. Partridge
This course will examine the problems, learning theories
and instructional methods associated with early childhood
education, with particular attention to children from age three
to six.
The major topics addressed will be:
I Education and Instruction
"Needs," goals and objectives
The role of the teacher
II Learning and Experience
Behavioural analysis
Social Learning theory
Cognitive theory
Moral education
Creative problem solving
School learning vs. natural learning
III Instructional Models
Structured
Traditional
Direct-Instruction
Semi-structured
Montessori
P Ia get
Unstructured
"Open" schools
Discovery learning
Environmentally structured
Instructional play
Required texts:
Bijou, S. W. Child Development: The Basic Stage of Early
Childhood. Englewood Cliffs: .Prentice-Hall, 1976.
Dearden, R. F. The Philosophy of Primary Education: An
Introduction. New York: Humanities Press, 1968.