EDUC 560 - Human Growth and Development

3 Credit(s)

This course provides an opportunity for the study of the subject matter of human development, with a concentration upon the uniqueness of the adolescent period. Theoretical models and methods of researching human growth and development including cognition, physical, social, emotional and moral development will be studied. Genetic and environmental influences of human development will be discussed. Implications for classroom instruction in the middle grades will be explored.