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EDUC.

464-4

Early Childhood Education

Fall Semester

1982 ?

Instructor: Dr. Roger Gehlbach

Mondays

4:30 - 8:30

PM ?

Location: On Campus

OBJECTIVES:

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 pro

g

rams for young children, the objectives

and strategies for which will be negotiated.

OUTLINE OF TOPICS:

1. Basic Child DeveloDment

a.

maturation

b.

learning

c. other

2. The Design of Curriculum for Young Children

a.

formal instruction

b.

informal instruction

c.

instructional play

REQUIREMENTS:

1.

Mid-term examination

2.

Final examination

3.

Participation in a small-group curriculum development project

ELIGIBILITY:

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 Learning. Adapt Press,

808

W. Avenue,

Sioux Falls, S.D., U.S.A.57l0

1

i

(

1969)

Dearden, R.F. The Philosophy of Primary Education. Routledge

& Kegan Paul,

1968.