Course Syllabi

  • EDHD 210 Foundations of Early Childhood Education (3) Corequisite: EDHD220. An overview of historical, philosophical, psychological, and contemporary influences on the field of early childhood education.
  • EDHD 220 Exploring Teaching in Early Childhood Education (3) Corequisite: EDHD210. Practicum with preschool children at the Center for Young Children, University lab school, and other preschools. Students reflect on personal strengths, identify areas of growth, and examine their predisposition to teach.
  • EDHD 222 Literature in the Early Childhood Classroom (3) For early childhood education majors only. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDCI443A or EDHD222. Introduces students to the realm of literature for young children. Through studying, reading, listening to and using books and poems, students develop an understanding about qualities in literature that are meaningful to children.
  • EDHD 230 Human Development and Societal Institutions (3) Development of the individual in the context of relationships with the formal and informal institutions of society. An examination of various aspects of development from the broad perspective of the social sciences.
  • EDHD 285 Designing Multimedia Computer Environments for Learners (3) For early childhood majors only. Freshman standing. A focus on the application of new computer technologies for learners in an educational setting. Topics to be explored: understanding the learner as a technology user, defining learning outcomes to be supported by technology, differing approaches to the technology design process and methods of technology integration in the classroom.
  • EDHD 306 Research Methods in Human Development (3) Addresses the scientific concepts and principles central to the study of human behavior and development. Students will learn about basic research methods in studying human behavior in developmental context and will participate in experiential activities, such as conducting observations and collecting self-report data. Major themes: goals of developmental research, fundamental research designs, types of measurement, elements of good scientific writing, and ethical issues in the study of human development.
  • EDHD 313 Creative Experiences for Young Children (3) Prerequisites: admission to teacher education program; 2.5 GPA; permission of department; EDCI280. For early childhood majors only. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDHD313 or EDCI313. Formerly EDCI313. Provides preservice teachers with an understanding of the current research on the development of creativity and integration of the arts into an early childhood classroom. Resident artists from the Wolf Trap Company will give demonstration lesson in music, art, movement and dance.
  • EDHD 315 Reading in Early Childhood Classroom: Instruction and Materials (3) Part II Prerequisite: EDHD314. For early childhood majors only. This course builds on the theories and teaching strategies of EDHD314. Students will focus on teaching of reading and writing to primary grade students.
  • EDHD 319 Selected Topics in Human Development (3) Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Selected topics in human development in relation to contemporary culture.
  • EDHD 320 Human Development Through the Life Span (3) Central concepts related to parameters of human development, individual and social, which arise throughout the life span. Continuity and change within the developing individual.
  • EDHD 321 The Young Child as Scientist (2) Prerequisites: EDHD424, EDHD419, EDHD313, EDHD314, EDSP470. Corequisites: EDHD427, EDHD322, EDHD323, EDHD315, EDHD435. For early childhood majors only. Senior standing. Provides theoretical and practical knowledge for teaching science in early childhood classrooms. Appropriate teaching strategies and materials of instruction are presented for diverse settings. Includes field experience.
  • EDHD 322 The Young Child as Mathematician (3) Prerequisites: EDHD424, EDHD419, EDHD313, EDHD314, EDSP470. Corequisites: EDHD427, EDHD321, EDHD323, EDHD315, EDHD435. For early childhood majors only. Senior standing. Engages early childhood education majors in mathematics as a creative process and dynamic way of thinking. Throughout this process students will acquire the pedagogical knowledge important to teaching mathematics in grades pre-K through 3. Includes field experience.
  • EDHD 323 Children Study Their World (2) Prerequisites: EDHD424, EDHD419, EDHD313, EDHD314, EDSP470. Corequisites: EDHD427, EDHD321, EDHD322, EDHD315, EDHD435. For early childhood majors only. Senior standing. Provides a theoretical framework for pre-service teachers to understand and implement a developmentally appropriate social studies curriculum. The focus will be on methods of implementing theories of child development and curriculum, which foster higher level thinking skills in young children. Includes field experience.
  • EDHD 386 Experiential Learning (3-6) Prerequisite: permission of department. Junior standing.
  • EDHD 400 Introduction to Gerontology (3) Multidisciplinary survey of the processes of aging. Physiological changes, cultural forces, and self-processes that bear on quality of life in later years. Field study of programs, institutions for elderly, individual elders, their families and care providers.
  • EDHD 401 Promoting Optimal Aging (3) Prerequisite: EDHD320, or EDHD400, or permission of department. Also offered as EDHD641. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDHD401 or EDHD641. Theoretical, research, and applied issues related to optimal aging from psychological, biological, and societal perspectives. Group or individual projects involving direct field experiences.
  • EDHD 411 Child Growth and Development (3) Theoretical approaches to and empirical studies of physical, psychological and social development from conception to puberty. Implications for home, school and community.
  • EDHD 413 Adolescent Development (3) Adolescent development, including special problems encountered in contemporary culture. Observational component and individual case study.
  • EDHD 415 Social Competence in Young Children (3) For early childhood majors only. Junior standing. Students will discuss issues and topics relevant to the study of children's social competence, peer interactions, relationships, and groups. Includes field experience.
  • EDHD 417 Laboratory in Behavior Analysis (3) Prerequisite: EDHD416. Continuation of analysis of field observations; emphasis on cognitive processes, motivation, self-concept, attitudes and values.
  • EDHD 419 Human Development and Learning in School Settings (3) Prerequisite: permission of department. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Advanced study of human development and learning in different phases of school program over a period of time.
  • EDHD 420 Cognitive Development and Learning (3) Prerequisite: either EDHD300, EDHD320, EDHD411, PSYC355, PSYC341 or permission of department. Current developmental theories of cognitive processes such as language, memory, and intelligence and how differences in cognitive level (infancy through adolescence) mediate learning of educational subject matters.
  • EDHD 424 Culture and Community Perspectives: The Diverse World of the (3) Child Corequisites: EDHD314, EDHD419, EDHD313, EDSP470. For early childhood majors only. Junior standing. Explores the development of the young child in the context of family and community, with particular emphasis on the impact of state, federal and school system policy on the child's world.
  • EDHD 425 Language Development and Reading Acquisition (3) Two hours of lecture and one hour of discussion/recitation per week. This course focuses on young children's language development and the relationship between language and reading acquisition. Students will learn: concepts central to language development; language achievements at different ages; concepts of emergent literacy; models of reading acquisition and skilled reading.
  • EDHD 426 Cognition and Motivation in Reading: Reading in Content Areas (3) I Students preparing for secondary teaching will learn the cognitive and motivational aspects of reading and learning from text in subjects of literature, science, history and mathematics. Different structured approaches to using text for content learning are presented. Classroom contexts that enable students to engage productively with diverse texts and internet resources are identified.
  • EDHD 427 Constructing and Integrating the Early Childhood Curriculum (3) Prerequisites: EDHD424, EDHD313, EDHD314, EDSP470. Corequisites: EDHD323, EDHD321, EDHD322, EDHD315, EDHD435. For early childhood majors only. Senior standing. Explores the world from the child's perspective and constructs curriculum based on cognition, learning, and children's experiences. The integrated curriculum is the overarching framework for this course. Includes field experience.
  • EDHD 430 Adolescent Violence (3) Prerequisite: PSYC100 or permission of department. Examines the roots of violence among adolescents and the extent to which this constitutes a problem in various settings. Research studies on its origins, prevention and intervention and implications for social policy are examined.
  • EDHD 432 Student Teaching Pre-K-3 (12) Prerequisites: EDHD427, EDHD321, EDHD322, EDHD323, EDHD435. Corequisite: EDCI464. For early childhood majors only. Senior standing. Not open to students who have completed EDHD421, EDHD422 and EDHD423. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDHD421, EDHD422, and EDHD423; or EDHD432.
  • EDHD 435 Effective Components of the Early Childhood Classroom (3) Prerequisites: EDHD314, EDHD424, EDHD419, EDHD313, EDHD314, EDSP470. Corequisites: EDHD427, EDHD321, EDHD322, EDHD323, EDHD315. For early childhood majors only. Senior standing. Explores three topics integral to effective, child-centered early childhood classrooms: assessment, classroom management and parent involvement. Includes field experience.
  • EDHD 445 Guidance of Young Children (3) Prerequisite: PSYC100 or permission of department. Practical aspects for helping and working with children, drawing on research, clinical studies, and observation. Implications for day care and other public issues.
  • EDHD 460 Educational Psychology (3) Prerequisite: PSYC100 or permission of department. Application of psychology to learning processes and theories. Individual differences, measurement, motivation, emotions, intelligence, attitudes, problem solving, thinking and communicating in educational settings. (May not be substituted for EDHD300 by students in professional teacher education programs.)
  • EDHD 489 Field Experiences in Education (1-4) Prerequisite: permission of department. Repeatable to 4 credits. Planned field experience in education-related activities. Credit not to be granted for experiences accrued prior to registration.
  • EDHD 498 Special Problems in Education (1-3) Prerequisite: permission of department. Available only to students who have definite plans for individual study of approved problems.
  • EDHD 499 Workshops, Clinics, and Institutes (1-6) Repeatable to 6 credits. The following types of educational enterprise may be scheduled under this course heading: workshops conducted by the College of Education (or developed cooperatively with other colleges and universities) and not otherwise covered in the present course listing; clinical experiences in pupil-testing centers, reading clinics, speech therapy laboratories, and special education centers; institutes developed around specific topics or problems and intended for designated groups such as school superintendents, principals and supervisors.
  • EDHD 600 Introduction to Human Development and Child Study (3) An overview of the multidisciplinary, scientific principles which describe human development and behavior and an application of these principles in an analysis of a behavioral record. Techniques of observation, recording, and analysis of human behavior. Emphasis on critiquing and applying research findings.
  • EDHD 601 Biological Bases of Behavior (3) Pre- or corequisite: EDHD 600. Emphasizes that understanding of human life, growth and behavior depends on understanding physical processes. Application throughout is made to brain-behavior relationships and implications for understanding and working with people.
  • EDHD 602 Social Bases of Behavior (3) The social forces and expectations that influence behavior from infancy through old age and death. The effects of ethnicity, social learning values, attitudes, historical events and mass media on perception and behavior in societal interactions.
  • EDHD 605 Curriculum in Early Childhood Education (3) Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDHD 605 or EDCI 610. Formerly EDCI610. Curriculum theory, research and practice in educational settings for infants and children to age eight.
  • EDHD 611 Cultural and Contextual Influences on the Young Child (3) Theory and research on social and cultural influences in early child development.
  • EDHD 612 Teaching Strategies in Early Childhood (3) Not open to students who have completed EDCI 612. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDHD 612 or EDCI 612. Formerly EDCI612. Theory and research of teacher-student interaction. Analysis of planning, organization of learning environments, evaluation of learning, and interpersonal relationships.
  • EDHD 614 Intellectual and Creative Experiences in Early Childhood Education (3) Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDHD 614 or EDCI 614. Formerly EDCI614. A critical examination of theories of intellectual and creative development, language, problem solving and critical thinking.
  • EDHD 616 Teacher-Parent Relationships (3) Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDHD 616 or EDCI 613. Formerly EDCI613. Research in parental involvement in school activities and processes.
  • EDHD 619 Advanced Scientific Concepts in Human Development (3) Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. A critical examination of concepts and issues in contemporary culture as these relate to the development and learning of children and youth.
  • EDHD 620 Aging in the Cultural Context (3) The factors and forces that affect life quality in the late years. Identification of economic, social and governmental influences in the cultural context that enhance or impede continued growth of the person. Individual projects involving direct field experience.
  • EDHD 629 Seminar for the Center for Children, Relationships, and Culture (1) One hour of lecture and two hours of discussion/recitation per week. Recommended: For graduate students in Human Development. Repeatable to 08 credits if content differs. The aim of this seminar is to cover issues pertaining to contemporary theory and research in human development as well as to cover topics regarding professional development.
  • EDHD 630 Cognitive Processes During Aging (3) Cognitive functioning of the aged. The roles of cultural, environmental and affectional variables as they contribute to the healthy functioning of cognitive processes. On-site field trips.
  • EDHD 641 Promoting Optimal Aging (3) Prerequisite: EDHD 320, or EDHD 400, or permission of department. Also offered as EDHD 401. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDHD 641 or EDHD 641. Theoretical, research, and applied issues related to optimal aging from psychological, biological, and societal perspectives. Group or individual projects involving direct field experiences.
  • EDHD 659 Direct Study of Individuals (3) Observational techniques to record the behavior of an individual. Procedures to ensure objectivity in data collection. Methods used to analyze, categorize, quantify observational data in research.
  • EDHD 690 History and Systems in Human Development (3) Two hours of lecture and one hour of discussion/recitation per week. History of the field of human development; philosophical basis of major theoretical paradigms.
  • EDHD 692 Cognitive Basis of Instruction (3) Prerequisite: permission of department. Psychological and educational research literature on human cognition, especially as applied to learning and teaching in classroom settings.
  • EDHD 700 Infant Development (3) An examination of recent research findings in physical, social, emotional and language development during infancy. A review of prenatal and perinatal factors in relation to their influence on later development.
  • EDHD 702 Staffing in Early Childhood Programs (3) Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDHD 702 or EDCI 710. Formerly EDCI710. For advanced students in early childhood education. Problems involved in administration of faculty and staff in programs for young children.
  • EDHD 711 Peer-Culture and Group Processes in Human Development (3) Pre- or corequisite: EDHD 600 or equivalent. The process of group formation, role-taking and status-winning, and the emergence of the peer-culture during childhood and the evolution of the child society at different maturity levels to adulthood. The developmental tasks and adjustment problems associated with winning, belonging, and playing roles in the peer group.
  • EDHD 712 Education and Group Care (3) Prerequisite: EDMS 645 or permission of department. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDHD 711 or EDCI 712. Formerly EDCI711. The historical, theoretical and empirical basis for the group care and education of young children with special emphasis on the child under the age of three.
  • EDHD 713 Research in Early Childhood Education (3) Prerequisite: EDMS 645 or permission of department. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDHD 713 or EDCI 713. Formerly EDCI713. The design and conduct of research with infants and children to age eight; reviews, evaluations and discussions of significant and relevant early childhood research literature.
  • EDHD 718 Apprenticeship in College Teaching (1) Prerequisite: permission of department. Formerly EDHD888. For graduate students teaching autonomously for the first, second, or third tiem at the University of Maryland, College Park; not intended for teaching assistants. This course provides graduate student teachers with a set of structured experiences that foster professional growth and development in the role of college instructor. Includes seminars on the scholarship of college teaching and principles of optimal college classroom environments, peer and faculty in-class observations of teaching, and guided reflective analysis of experience in the classroom.
  • EDHD 720 Social Development and Socialization Processes (3) Two hours of lecture and one hour of discussion/recitation per week. Formerly EDHD820. This course covers social development and socialization processes across the life-span. The course typically covers the following topics: parent-child relationships, peer relationships, moral development, social cognition, social competence, social motivation, self-regulation, and cultural influences on development. This is core doctoral course.
  • EDHD 721 Cognitive Development and Learning: An Introduction (3) 3 semester hours. Introductory survey into contemporary theory and research in cognitive development; applications to classroom learning.
  • EDHD 722 Learning Theory and the Educative Process II (3) Prerequisite: EDHD 721 or permission of department. Advanced study of theories, issues and research in several categories of cognition and learning applied to education and the helping professions.
  • EDHD 750 Culture, Context, and Development (3) This course will cover theory and research on cultural and contextual influences on social development.
  • EDHD 760 Advanced Educational Psychology (3) Two hours of lecture and one hour of discussion/recitation per week. Prerequisite: prior course in educational psychology, learning, or cognition, or permission of department. Appplication of psychology to learning processes and theories. Individual differences, measurement, motivation, and intelligence.
  • EDHD768 Laboratory Methods in Developmental Psychophysiology (3) This class is not being offered this semester - but we do teach it sometimes.
  • EDHD 770 Designing Multimedia Computer Environments for Learners (3) This course focuses on how new computer technologies for learners can be created and used in an educational setting. Small group design projects, discussions, and readings will be required.
  • EDHD 775 Psychophysiological Processes in Human Development I (3) Two hours of lecture and one hour of discussion/recitation per week. Prerequisite: EDHD 601 or permission of department. Formerly EDHD810. Course focuses on the biological bases of human behavior including physiological processes which have an impact on human development.
  • EDHD 779 Special Topics in Human Development (1-6) Prerequisite: permission of department. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.
  • EDHD 780 Research Methods in Human Development (3) Prerequisite: EDMS 651 or permission of department. Potentials and limitations of empirical observation for contributing to human development knowledge, locating and evaluating relevant human development research, and choosing and applying statistical techniques to human development problems.
  • EDHD 789 Internship in Human Development (3-8) Prerequisites: nine credits of human development; and permission of department. Repeatable to 9 credits. Internship experience in one or more human service agencies in the community.
  • EDHD 798 Special Problems in Education (1-6) Master's, AGS, or doctoral candidates who desire to pursue special research problems under the direction of their advisors may register for credit under this number.
  • EDHD 799 Master's Thesis Research (1-6) Registration required to the extent of six hours for master's thesis.
  • EDHD 800 Seminar in Early Childhood Education (3) Credit will be granted for only one of the following: EDHD 800 or EDCI 810. Formerly EDCI810.
  • EDHD 811 Physical Processes in Human Development II (3) Prerequisite: permission of department. Advanced doctoral seminar in the biological bases of behavior with consideration of selected topics introduced in EDHD 810. Identification of research problems and areas of application.
  • EDHD 821 Socialization Processes in Human Development II (3) Prerequisite: EDHD 820 or permission of department. Advanced doctoral seminar on socialization and social development with consideration of selected topics introduced in EDHD 820. Identification of research problems and areas of application.
  • EDHD 830 Self Processes in Human Development I (3) Prerequisite: EDHD 603 or permission of department. Doctoral core course focused on personality theories -- their history, constructs, and methods; examination of the reciprocal relation between self and the social environment; consideration of different conceptualization of self-processes and related personality research.
  • EDHD 835 The Development of Achievement Motivation (3) Prerequisites: {EDHD 830 or EDHD 721} or permission of department. Development of achievement motivation and how it relates to academic achievement during the elementary and secondary school years. Expectancy-value theory, attribution theory, self-efficacy theory, socialization of achievement motivation.
  • EDHD 840 Language and Literacy Development (3) Two hours of lecture and one hour of discussion/recitation per week. Content of this course is current theoretical and empirical research on children's language developments and on the linguistic basis of beginning reading.
  • EDHD 842 Learning in Context (3) Prerequisite: EDHD 721. Educational and home context that influence development of motivation, cognitive strategies, and knowledge will be explored.
  • EDHD 850 Social Cognition and Moral Development (3) This course will cover theory and research on social-cognitive development and moral development, from infancy to adolescence.
  • EDHD 870 The Role of Research in Current Federal Initiatives in Early Childhood Education and Development (3) One hour of lecture and two hours of discussion/recitation per week. This course focuses on the ways in which child development and early education research supports and directs federal initiatives regarding early childhood.
  • EDHD 872 Young Children at Environmental Risk: Developmental and Intervention Issues (3) Two hours of lecture and one hour of discussion/recitation per week. Examination of impact of poverty on young children, their families, and communities. Epidemiological, physiological, and sociological studies will be reviewed.
  • EDHD 878 Team Research in Human Development (3) Pre- or corequisite: EDMS 651 or permission of department. Repeatable to 6 credits. Current research literature in human development. Definition of a research problem. Design and implemention of a research study in collaboration with faculty, with completed project presented to colloquium of faculty/students. Must be taken in consecutive fall and spring terms.
  • EDHD 884 Laboratory in Emotional Development (3) Prerequisite: EDHD 811 or permission of department. Techniques for measuring emotions in a laboratory setting, including electroencephalography, heart rate measurement, and facial and vocal behavior analysis. For students engaged in research on emotional development of infants and young children.
  • EDHD 888 Apprenticeship in Education (1-8) Prerequisite: permission of department. Apprentice practice under professional supervision in an area of competence compatible with the student's professional goals. Credit not to be granted for experience accrued prior to registration. Open only to degree- and certificate-seeking graduate students.
  • EDHD 889 Internship in Education (3-8) Prerequisite: permission of department. Internship experiences at a professional level of competence in a particular role with appropriate supervision. Credit not to be granted for experience accrued prior to registration. Open only to students advanced to candidacy for doctoral degree.
  • EDHD 898 Pre-Candidacy Research (1-8)
  • EDHD 899 Doctoral Dissertation Research (1-8) Registration required to the extent of 6-9 hours for an Ed.D. project and 12-18 hours for a Ph.D. dissertation.
  • HONR 219Y Merging the Multiple Me's: Developmental Origins of the Integrated Young Adult Self Concept - Restricted to University Honors. (3). CORE.
  • HONR 228R Parenting And Poverty: The Effects Of Growing Up Poor On Children's Development - Restricted to University Honors. (3). CORE.

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