EDHD 210 Foundations of Early Childhood Education (3)
Corequisite: EDSP211. Students explore historical and current research in early childhood education, primary models of curriculum and pedagogy in the field, and the relationship between critical aspects of young children's development and the creation of inclusive learning opportunities for all children, including children at risk. The concept of developmentally appropriate practice and its application across different developmental levels and early childhood classrooms will be introduced and connected with discussion in EDHD220 and EDSP211. Students examine issues in developing and implementing high quality early childhood education experiences for young children with and without disabilities, including the influence of family, culture, and community, the needs of children at risk (e.g., poverty, immigrant status, English Language Learners), and the role of assessment in early learning.
EDHD 220 Exploring Early Childhood General and Special Education (3)
Students who are considering a career in education will consider information about the teaching profession. Students reflect on their personal strengths, identify areas of growth, and examine their predisposition to work with young children with and without disabilities. They will discuss the nature of teaching, the moral and philosophic underpinnings that influenced their decision to enter into the teaching professions, as well as the roles and responsibilities of teachers and the characteristics and qualities for effective teachers (teaching styles and teacher's primary role in the classroom).
EDHD 221 Aggression and Violence in Everyday Life: Can Violence Be Prevented? (3)
History of aggression and violence in the world and in the United States. Examines the extent to which various forms are prevalent today and scientifically supported prevention strategies. Methods of studying aggression are reviewed, as are theories and methods of preventing aggression and violence.
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 231 Inside 21st Century Creativity: How Creative Ideas, Concepts, and Products are Generated (3)
Mechanisms of the creative mind. Psychological, social, sociological, developmental, cultural, educational, genetic and neural based roots of creativity.
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 314 Reading in Early Childhood Classroom: Instructions and Materials Part I (3)
Restriction: Must be in Early Childhood Education program. This course introduces early childhood students to current research and methods on teaching reading.
EDHD 315 Reading in Early Childhood Classroom: Instruction and Materials Part II (3)
Prerequisite: EDHD314. Restriction: Must be in Early Childhood Education program. 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 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)
Prerequisite: EDHD419, EDHD314, EDHD313, EDHD424, and EDSP470. Corequisite: EDHD323, EDHD322, EDHD315, EDHD435, and EDHD427. Restriction: Must be in Early Childhood Education program; and senior standing or higher. 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)
Prerequisite: EDHD419, EDHD314, EDHD313, EDHD424, and EDSP470. Corequisite: EDHD323, EDHD322, EDHD315, EDHD435, and EDHD427. Restriction: Must be in Early Childhood Education program; and senior standing or higher. 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)
Prerequisite: EDHD419, EDHD314, EDHD313, EDHD424, and EDSP470. Corequisite: EDHD322, EDHD315, EDHD321, EDHD435, and EDHD427. Restriction: Must be in Early Childhood Education program; and senior standing or higher. 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 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 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 412 Infant Development (3)
Infant development across domains, including perceptual, motor, cognitive, language, social and emotional functioning from pre-natal through third year of life.
EDHD 413 Adolescent Development (3)
Adolescent development, including special problems encountered in contemporary culture. Observational component and individual case study.
EDHD 414 Development of the Scientific Mind Across the Lifespan (3)
Recommended: EDHD320. Study of the educational, cognitive, social, and cultural factors that underlie the development of the scientific mind across the lifespan.
EDHD 425 Language Development and Reading Acquisition (3)
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 I (3)
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)
Prerequisite: EDHD314, EDHD313, EDHD424, and EDSP470. Corequisite: EDHD323, EDHD322, EDHD315, EDHD321, and EDHD435. Restriction: Must be in Early Childhood Education program; and 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 EDUC-Human Development and Quantitative Methodology 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 435 Effective Components of the Early Childhood Classroom (3)
Prerequisite: EDHD419, EDHD314, EDHD313, EDHD424, and EDSP470. Corequisite: EDHD323, EDHD322, EDHD315, EDHD321, and EDHD427. Restriction: Must be in Early Childhood Education program; and senior standing or higher. Explores three topics integral to effective, child-centered early childhood classrooms: assessment, classroom management and parent involvement. Includes field experience.
EDHD 460 Educational Psychology (3)
Prerequisite: PSYC100; or permission of EDUC-Human Development and Quantitative Methodology department. Application of psychology to learning processes and theories. Individual differences, measurement, motivation, emotions, intelligence, attitudes, problem solving, thinking and communicating in educational settings.
EDHD 498W Special Problems in Education: Social Wariness and Anxiety in Childhood (3)
Prerequisite: Available only to students who have definite plans for individual study of approved problems. Restriction: Permission of EDUC-Human Development and Quantitative Methodology department. Available only to students who have definite plans for individual study of approved problems.
EDHD 600 Introduction to Human Development and Child Study (3 credits)
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 617 Achievement Motivation in Adolescence (3 credits)
Credit only granted for: EDHD779W or EDHD617. Formerly: EDHD779W.
Study of different aspects of motivation and how they develop in the secondary school years. Focus on how different instructional practices influence motivation and design of various strategies for improving students motivation.
EDHD 629 Seminar for the Center for Children, Relationships, and Culture (1 credits)
Recommended: For graduate students in Human Development. Repeatable to 8 credits if content differs.
A seminar and colloquia series featuring speakers from the department, the college, the university, and other universities and institutions from across the world that aims to cover issues pertaining to contemporary theory and research in human development.
EDHD 662 Research Methods in Education Settings (3 credits)
Research methods associated with studying the development, achievement, and school adjustment of children and adolescents in educational settings, with an emphasis on quantitative methodologies.
EDHD 690 History and Systems in Human Development (3 credits)
History of the field of human development; philosophical basis of major theoretical paradigms and contemporary research drawn from foundational traditions.
EDHD 692 Cognitive Basis of Instruction (3 credits)
Restriction: Permission of EDUC-Human Development and Quantitative Methodology department.
Psychological and educational research literature on human cognition, especially as applied to learning and teaching in classroom settings.
EDHD 718 Apprenticeship in College Teaching (1 credits)
Restriction: Permission of EDUC-Human Development and Quantitative Methodology department.
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 credits)
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 credits)
Introductory survey into contemporary theory and research in cognitive development; applications to classroom learning.
EDHD 760 Advanced Educational Psychology (3 credits)
Prerequisite: Prior course in educational psychology, learning, or cognition; or permission of EDUC-Human Development and Quantitative Methodology department.
Application of psychology to learning processes and theories. Individual differences, measurement, motivation, and intelligence.
EDHD 840 Language and Literacy Development (3 credits)
Content of this course is current theoretical and empirical research on children's language developments and on the linguistic basis of beginning reading.
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