Course ID:
Course Code & Number
EME 307
Course Title
Child Development and Learning in the Middle Grades
Level
BS
Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits
(2+0+0) 2 TEDU Credits, 4 ECTS Credits
Year of Study:
Junior
Semester:
Fall
Type of Course:
Compulsory
Mode of Delivery:
Face-to-face
Language of Instruction:
English
Pre-requisite / Co-requisite::
Pre-requisites: NONE
Co-requisites: NONE
Catalog Description
Characteristics of middle grade students starting from age 8 to 13. Physical, intellectual, social, psychological, moral and ethical development. Understanding young adolescents’ unique brain growth and cognitive development. Learning environments appropriate for these characteristics and its design.
Course Objectives
This course aims to provide prospective mathematics teachers a deep understanding about child development and learning in the middle grades. From physical to development, characterictics of a typical middle school student will be analyzed. Having a deep understanding of a young adolescents, prospective mathematics teachers could design effective instructions which achieve its aims.
Software Usage
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:
- Have a deep understanding young adolescents’ growth
- Recognize the concrete operational thought and wide range of individual and developmental differences, Piaget’s findings
- Discover about young adolescents’ physical, social, emotional, cognitive development
- Have a grasp of the core elements of effective middle level schools and the heart and soul of the middle school concept
- Analyze the effect of child development and learning teories on designing the curriculum
- Recognize the requirement in making instruction meaningful in the light of knowledge about children’s development and learning
- Apply the knowledge of middle school children development and thinking in teaching
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods:
Telling/Explaining
Discussion/Debate
Questioning
Reading
Scaffolding/Coaching
Inquiry
Collaborating
Video Presentations
Concept Mapping
Brainstorming
Hands-on Activities
Web Searching
Others
Assessment Methods and Criteria:
Test / Exam
Quiz
Case Studies / Homework
Others
Assessment Methods and Criteria Others:
Reflection papers
Design Content
Recommended Reading
Required Reading
Grading
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods Others:
Group Discussion, Guest Speakers
Course Coordinator:
Student Workload:
| Workload | Hrs |
|---|---|
| Course Readings | 28 |
| Workshop | 7 |
| Field Trips/Visits | 3 |
| Observation | 3 |
| Exams/Quizzes | 10 |
| Resource Review | 7 |
| Report on a Topic | 10 |
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