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This document outlines a module on child development called "Knowing How Young Children Grow and Learn". The module aims to demonstrate students' knowledge of child development from ages 0-8 years. It will focus on physical, cognitive, language, social, and emotional development. Students will learn about key theories of development and factors that influence development, such as family and sociocultural contexts. Assessment includes an exam and assignments. The module will address topics like developmental domains and milestones, developmental theories, and contemporary issues in development.

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CDP 102

This document outlines a module on child development called "Knowing How Young Children Grow and Learn". The module aims to demonstrate students' knowledge of child development from ages 0-8 years. It will focus on physical, cognitive, language, social, and emotional development. Students will learn about key theories of development and factors that influence development, such as family and sociocultural contexts. Assessment includes an exam and assignments. The module will address topics like developmental domains and milestones, developmental theories, and contemporary issues in development.

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Name of Module: Knowing How Young Children Grow and Learn

Module Code: CDP 102


Module Objectives:
1. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the nature and processes of child development.
2. Demonstrate knowledge of the major theories of development and learning, particularly in relation to children 0-
8 years of age.
3. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of physical, cognitive, moral and language development in young
children.
4. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of social and emotional development in young children.
5. Analyze the influences of families, and social and cultural contexts on young children’s development

Credit Value: 4
Module outcomes:
At the end of the module the students demonstrate an ability to:-
1. Know the factors in nature and nurture that influence development.
2. Acquire knowledge regarding the different domains of development: Physical, Social, Cognitive, Emotional and
Language.
3. Recognize normal development with the development of children with special needs.
4. Understand the basic theories which may influence child development.
5. Conduct observation of children and relate the information collected to child development.

Synopsis:
In this module, students are expose to the developmental domains of children 0-8 years. The domains emphasized
on are physical, language, cognitive, social and emotional. Students are given an insight into the biological and
environmental factors related to children’s development, the milestones to be identified in different domains and
ages. Students are also exposed to strategies in promoting children’s developmental domains and the importance of
developmentally appropriate practices. Theories related to children’s development are visited to enable students to
have a better insight into factors that promote and those that inhibit development in young children.

Assessment Methods and Types (allocation of % proposed by MQA)


Examination 40%
Assignment 60%
Total
No Topic Lecture Tutorial Independent
(Hours)
The Nature, Processes & Theories of
Development
1  Nature & Processes of Development (prenatal
to first eight years of life)
 Theories of Development
Physical Development in Young Children
 Growth patterns & changes in body systems
2  Development of gross & fine motor skills
 Factors affecting growth patterns & motor
development
Cognitive Development in Young Children
3  Theories of cognitive development
 Piaget’s theory of cognitive development
 Vygotsky’s theory of cognitive development

Cognitive Development in Young Children


 Thinking, learning & information processing
 Nature of Intelligence & its measurement
4  Factors affecting cognitive development
 Theory of Multiple Intelligences Howard
Gardner
 Theory of Emotional Intelligences Daniel
Goleman
Language Development in Young Children
 What is Language?
5
 Development, role & functions of Language
 Factors affecting language development
Social & Emotional Development in Young
Children
 What is Attachment?
 What is Temperament?
 Self & Identity
6 Theories of Social and Emotional Dev.
 Sigmund Freud
 Erik Eriksan
 D.M. Levy
 Albert Bandura
 B.F Skinner
Social & Emotional Development in Young
Children
 Understanding oneself and others
7  Relationships with adults & peers
 Behaviour Regulation
 Factors affecting social & emotional
development
Moral Development in Young Children
 What is Moral development?
 Moral thoughts & behaviour
8  Moral education
 Factors affecting moral development
 Theories by Jean Piaget
 Theories by Kohlberg
Gender Development
 Gender stereotypes
9
 Gender identity
 Gender roles
Studying Young Children –Case study
10  Why observe children?
 How to observe children?
 What to observe?
 Interpreting data
 Uses of child study & observation
Contemporary Issues and Child Development
 Effects of abuse and neglect on child
development
 Effects of divorce on child development
11  Effects of violating mothers on child
development
 Effects of television on child development
 Effects of preschools which are academic
based on child development

12 Presentation

Total
th
Berk, L. (2009). Child Development. (8 ed.) Boston: Allyn &
Bacon.
Main References
th
Kail, R.V. (2010). Children and Their Development (5 ed.)
Pearson: New Jersey.
Berk. E. L. Infants, Children and Adolescents (2005) Fifth
Additional references
Edition. Pearson Education, Incorporation. Boston, U.S.A.

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