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EDUCATION 464-4
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EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
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SUMMER SEMESTER, 1985
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INSTRUCTOR: R. GEHLBAQ-I
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THURSDAYS, 1:00 - 4:50
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LOCATION: MPX 8620
General Objectives
Students will become familiar with the characteristics of the learning, of young children
in both school and non-school settings. Students will also learn to design instructional
experiences for young children across a variety of instructional modes.
Topics
I. Learning in the early years
A. Non-school settings
B.
School settings
II. Instruction of young children
A.
Inadvertent
B.
Non-direct
C. Direct
III-Curriculum considerations
A.
Selection of what to teach
B. Selection of instructional method
IV. Special considerations
A.
Television
B. Special needs
Requirements
Term Paper Students will select a topic from a list of suggestions for developnent
into a discussion/argument of approximately 30 pages.
Final Examination A one-week takehane examination, due at the last class meeting.
Curriculum Development Project Students will work in small groups to develop a nodule
of curriculum from a suggested list of objectives.
Texts
Brophy, Good & Nedler. Teaching in the Preschool. Harper & Row, 1975.
Donaldson, Grive & Pratt. Early Childhood Development and Education. Blackwell, 1983.