Learning Objectives: Module 3

Module Objectives:

The "Course Roadmap" button on the home page provides a brief introduction for each module.  In addition to that general overview, each module in the semester also has specific objectives to help frame and direct our study together. You recall from the syllabus that there are Student Learning Outcomes for this course as well as Specific Instructional Objectives for this course. The objectives flow from and connect with the student learning outcomes and instructional objectives. 

Learning Objectives: Module 3

Learning Objectives: Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Summarize overall physical growth during infancy 

Describe the growth of the brain during infancy 

Explain infant sleep 

Identify newborn reflexes 

Compare gross and fine motor skills 

Contrast development of the senses in newborns 

Describe the habituation procedure 

Explain the merits of breastfeeding and when to introduce more solid foods 

Discuss the nutritional concerns of marasmus and kwashiorkor

 

Learning Objectives: Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

Compare the Piagetian concepts of schema, assimilation, and accommodation 

List and describe the six substages of sensorimotor intelligence 

Describe the characteristics of infant memory 

Describe components and developmental progression of language 

Identify and compare the theories of language