ED10210

Module Identifier	ED10210
Module Title	CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Academic Year	2000/2001
Co-ordinator	Professor Paul Ghuman
Semester	Semester 1
Co-Requisite	Prospective Honours students select three other modules chosen from: ED10310, ED10410, ED10510, ED10610.No co-requisites for other students.
Course delivery	Lecture	10 Hours
	Seminars / Tutorials	5 Hours
Assessment	Exam	2 Hours	75%
	Continuous assessment	Assignment of 2,000 words	25%
Further details	http://www.aber.ac.uk/education/Undgrad/Modsae/Ed10210/ed10210.html

Brief description

This module introduces students to the methods of child study, child-care practices, and the developmental psychology of Piaget.

Syllabus

The lectures are based on the following topics:

methods of child study, psycho-metric and clinical;

child rearing practices - a comparative perspective;

development of self-concept and self-image;

Piaget's psychology of child development;

nature versus nurture: is intelligence/personality inherited or acquired?;

development of racial and gender attitudes in young children.

The tutorials provide opportunities to discuss and investigate in greater detail themes from the lectures.

Reading Lists
Books
Atkinson L R. et al (1993) Introduction to Psychology. London: Halcourt Brace)
Hayes, N. (1994) Foundations of Psychology. London, Routledge