CD2/Psyc2

Reading & Examination Schedule - Cole

Spring 2008

 

Week

Dates

Reading in Cole Text

 Major Topics

1

Jan 27 - Feb 2

Preface pgs xvii - xxiv

 

Why Study Children?

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2
Feb 3 - Feb 27

Chapter 1  pgs 1 - 41

The Study of Human Development

Central Questions of Developmental Science

Research Methods & Designs

Ethical Standards

The Four Theoretical Frameworks

3

Feb 10 - Feb 16

Chapter 2 pgs 42 - 69

The Human Heritage: Genes and the Environment

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Chapter 3 pgs 70- 109

Prenatal Development & Birth

Sexual Reproduction & Genetic Transmission

Genotype & Phenotype

Mutations & Genetic Abnormalities

Biology & Culture

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Periods of Prenatal Development

Maternal Conditions & Prenatal Development

Teratogens

Birth & The Newborn

4
Feb17 - Feb 23

Chapter 4 pgs 110 - 163

Infant Capacities and The Process of Change

 

Brain Development

Sensing & Responding to the Environment

Infant Experience & Behavior; Becoming Coordinated with the Social World

Mechanisms of Social Change

Social Smiling

5

Feb 24 - Mar 1

Chapter 5 pgs 164 - 203

The Achievements of the First Year

 

Reading & Summarizing Scholarly Articles

Motor Development

Perception & Movement

Object Permanence

 

See Article Summary Assignment

Due March 22

6
Mar 2 - Mar 8

Chapter 6 pgs 204 - 241

The End of Infancy

Gaining Coordination & Control

Sensorimotor Thought

Object Permanence, Problem Solving & Play

Attachment Theory

Mar 9 - Mar 15

Midterm Exam*

Preface, Chapter 1 - 6

8
Mar 16 - Mar 22

Designing and Administering The Applied Research Project

See Applied Research Project Assignment ..Due May 3

Article Summary due this week

9

Mar 23 - Mar 29

Chapter 7 pgs 242 - 275

Early Experience and

Later Life

More on Attachment

Effects of & Recovery from Deprivation

Vulnerability & Resiliance

10
Mar 30 - Apr 5

Chapter 8 pgs 276 - 317

Language Acquisition

 

Definitions of Language Terms

Explanations of Language Acquisition

Biological Prerequisites and Environment for Language Development

12
Apr 13 - Apr 19

Chapter 9 pgs 318 - 357

Early Childhood Thought

Brain Growth & Maturation

Explanations of Cognitive Change

Domain-Specific Cognitive  Developmen

13
Apr 20 - Apr 26

Chapter 10 pgs 358 - 401

Social Development in Early Childhood

Acquiring a Social & Personal Identity

Aggression & Self-Regulation

Development of Pro-Social Behaviors

14

Apr 27 - May 3

Chapter 11 pgs 402 - 445

The Contexts of Early Childhood

The Family

Early Contexts of Care

Media Linking Home & Community

Applied Research Project due this week

15
May 4 - May 10
Epilogue pgs 665 - 667
Summing Up

 16

May 11 - May 17

Final Exam*

Chapter 6 -11

                                      

 

* Exams will consist of True/False, Multiple Choice, Matching  and Short Essay questions.  Each exam is worth 50 points and covers the material identified in the chart.  Use the Text Companion Website to help you prepare for the exams.