Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Helen Little
Contact via 98509875
X5B235
Monday 2pm - 4pm or by appointment
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MTeach(Birth to Five Years) or GradCertEChild
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit examines major theories and current issues in child development and the application of developmental theory to educational practice. It provides students with an understanding of how theory and cultural assumptions influence practice and how to recognise the implications of theory and research for teaching. The initial part of the unit is concerned with theories of development and the middle to latter sections deal with domains of development and areas of specific interest in child development for the early childhood years.
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Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Learning Activity 1 - Theories | 20% | No | 25 March |
PeerWise Task 1 | 5% | No | 5 April |
Quiz 1 | 15% | No | 9 April |
Learning Activity 2 | 40% | No | 20 May |
PeerWise Task 2 | 5% | No | 7 June |
Quiz 2 | 15% | No | 12 June |
Due: 25 March
Weighting: 20%
“Key Understandings of Two Major Theories”
What is your understanding of theories of development? Listen to the lectures from Weeks 1 and 2 and read Peterson’s (2015) Chapters 1 and 2. Select two theories to focus on and read the key readings concerning these. In 800 words outline your understandings of these theories. What are the key aspects of their explanation of human development? Describe whether the theories are consistent with your observations of development.
Due: 5 April
Weighting: 5%
Students in ECED602 will use PeerWise to create, share and evaluate multiple choice quiz questions. PeerWise is designed to help students consolidate course content and prepare for the two Quiz assessment tasks.
PeerWise Task 1: Upload minimum of 1 multiple choice question per lecture for Topics 1 to 12. Evaluation of 10 questions written by other students.
Due: 9 April
Weighting: 15%
30 questions - multiple choice questions; True/False; matching terms – worth 0.5 marks each
Questions drawn from lectures and readings for Topics 1-12 inclusive (Key debates in child development to Perception)
Open Book (notes, lecture slides and textbooks)
Note: Online quizzes are an individual assessment task and MUST BE COMPLETED by each student individually.
Due: 20 May
Weighting: 40%
Understanding & Supporting Development - 1500 word essay submitted online
Due: 7 June
Weighting: 5%
PeerWise Task 2: Upload minimum of 1 multiple choice question per lecture topic for Lectures 13 to 23. Evaluation of 10 questions written by other students.
Due: 12 June
Weighting: 15%
30 questions - multiple choice questions; True/False; matching terms – worth 0.5 marks each
Questions drawn from lectures and readings for Lectures 13-23 inclusive (Cognition to Social development)
Open Book (notes, lecture slides and textbooks)
Note: Online quizzes are an individual assessment task and MUST BE COMPLETED by each student individually.
Relevant Documents
The information in this Unit Guide must be read in conjunction with the following documents available for download from iLearn:
Electronic Communication
During semester time, staff may contact students using the following ways:
It is the student’s responsibility to check all electronic communication on a regular weekly basis.
Required Texts:
Peterson, C. (2015). Looking forward through the lifespan. Developmental psychology: Birth to middle childhood. (Custom edition). Sydney: Pearson.
Highly Recommended:
Crain, W. (2016). Theories of child development: Concepts and applications (6th ed.). London: Pearson.
Learning and Teaching Methods:
The main method of delivery of unit content is via weekly lectures and tasks in iLearn. The lectures are not presented during class time, but are available from the ECED602 web site under each weekly section. You must make time to listen to the lectures and take notes. The lecture schedule in this unit guide provides dates for lectures to be completed to ensure you are prepared for your class. Internal students must complete all lectures for the topics covered in weeks 1 -2 before attending your first class on 5 March (week 2), and, on average, complete 2-3 topics each week of semester.
This series of recorded lectures, along with accompanying lecture notes and textbook readings, are the core study material. Seminars, tasks and assessments have been developed specifically to facilitate understanding of the lectures and readings. See the lecture schedule for more details.
External students will have the opportunity to complete weekly seminar tasks at the voluntary on campus day (Saturday 7 April). Much of the seminar material is also presented within the weekly tasks for those unable to attend.
Withdrawing from this PG Unit
If you are considering withdrawing from this unit, please seek academic advice by writing to pg.educ_iec@mq.edu.au before doing so as this unit may be a co-requisite or prerequisite for units in the following semesters and may impact on your progression through the degree.
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Topic |
Lecturer |
Internal Seminar |
Key Theories and Research Methods |
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Week 1: 26 February
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1. Key debates in child development |
Dr Helen Little |
NO seminar in Week 1 |
2. Maturation/Ethology |
Dr Helen Little |
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3. Psychoanalytic theory |
Dr Helen Little |
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4. Learning/ Behaviourism |
Dr Helen Little |
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Week 2: 5 March
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5. Cognitive Theories |
Dr Shirley Wyver |
Introduction to child development and theories of development |
6. Ecological systems theory |
Dr Helen Little |
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7. Dynamic systems |
Dr Helen Little |
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Foundations of Development |
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Week 3: 12 March |
8. Research Methods | Dr Shirley Wyver |
Research methods Genetics and prenatal development |
9. Genetic Contributions |
Dr Helen Little |
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10. Prenatal Development |
Dr Helen Little |
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Learning Activity 1 Due 25 March |
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Week 4: 19 March |
11. Physical and motor development
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Dr Helen Little
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Physical and motor development |
Week 5: 26 March |
12. Perception |
Dr Shirley Wyver |
Perception |
Week 6: 2 April |
PeerWise task 1 to be completed by Thursday 5 April (Week 6) NO Classes due to Easter |
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Above Lecture Content & Readings covered in Online Quiz 1, Monday 9 April (Week 7) |
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Domains of Development |
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Week 7: 9 April |
13. Cognition |
Dr Carol Newall |
Cognition |
Week 8: 30 April
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14. Language Development |
Dr Helen Little |
Language development Joint Attention |
15. Joint Attention |
Dr Shirley Wyver |
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Week 9: 7 May
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16. Theory of Mind |
Dr Shirley Wyver |
Theory of Mind Gender |
17. Gender |
Dr Carol Newall |
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Learning Activity 2 Due Sunday 20 May |
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Week 10: 14 May
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18. Temperament |
Dr Helen Little |
NO seminar this week |
19. Attachment |
Dr Carol Newall |
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Week 11: 21 May |
20. Emotional development |
Dr Carol Newall |
Attachment Temperament Emotional Development |
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19. Parenting |
Dr Carol Newall |
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Week 12: 28 May
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20. Peer relationships |
Dr Helen Little |
Parenting Peers Social development |
21. Social Development |
Dr Helen Little |
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Week 13: 4 June |
PeerWise task 2 to be completed by Thursday 7 June |
NO class this week | |
Above Lecture Content & Readings Covered in Quiz 2, Tuesday 12 June |
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01/03/2018 | Correct of dates for internal seminars in Weeks 10-13. |