COURSE OUTLINE IN THE CHILD AND ADOLESCENT LEARNERS AND LEARNIG
PRINCIPLES
COURSE TITLE : The Child and Adolescent Learners and Learning
Principles
COURSE CODE : ECHILDLEARN
NUMBER OF UNITS : 3 UNITS
CONTACT HOURS : 3 HOURS
PREREQUISITE : NONE
COURSE REQUIREMENTS : Reflection Papers
Research Paper
Individual and Group Presentation
Module
COURSE DESCRIPTION :
This 3-unit course focuses on child and adolescentdevelopment with emphasis on
current research and theory on biological, linguistic, cognitive, social, and emotional
dimensions of development. Further, this includes factors that affect the progress of
development and shall include appropriate pedagocal principles applicable for each
developmental level.
COURSE CONTENT
PRELIM and MIDTERM FINALS
1. Foundation of Human Development 7. Erikson’s Social Theory of
Basic Concepts Development
Issues in Human 8. Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral
Development Research in Development
Human Development 9. Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Theory
2. Learner-Centered Psychological 10. Pre-Natal Development
Principles 11. Synthesis of the Physical,
3. Stages of Human Development Cognitive, and Socio-emotional
Development Tasks Development of Pre-natal period
4. Issues on Human Development 12. Infancy and Toddlerhood
5. Physical Development 13. Psychosocial Development
Brain Development Development of Identity
Physical Growth Gender and Contexts of
Motor Skills Development Development
Puberty Family, Peers, Friends, Play
Health Concerns and Media
6. Cognitive Delopment 14. Moral Development
Piaget 15. Children’s Rights and other Laws
Vygotsky on Children
Information Processing and
Intelligence Theories
Development of Executive
Skills
Behavioral Development
GRADING SYSTEM (Campus ++):
Class Standing: 70%
Major Exams: 30%
Passing Percentage for Professional and major subjects: 60%
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Corpuz, B., Lucas, M.R., Borabo, H.G., & Lucido, P. (2018). Child and
adolescent development. Manila: Lorimar Publishing Inc.
Clark, R.M. (2016). Childhood in Society for the early years (3 rd ed.). London:
Sage Publications Ltd.
Kostelnik, M., Soderman, A.K., Whiren, A.P., Rupiper, M., Gregory, K. (2015).
Guiding children’s social development and learning: theory and skills, (8th
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Sigelman, C. and Rider, E. (2015). Life-span human development (8th ed.).
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Child and adolescent development: Overview. Retrieved from
http//www.mentalhelp.net/articles/child-adolesecent-development-
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CDC-child development, adolescence. Retrieved from
http//www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/child development/positive parenting.
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http//www.aacap.org/aacap/Families-and-Youth.