Learning Objectives: Module 6

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 6

Learning Objectives: Psychosocial Development in Early Childhood

Describe Erikson’s third stage of initiative vs. guilt 

Describe the changes in self-concept and self-esteem 

Describe children’s understanding of others 

Describe emotional regulation and delayed gratification 

Describe young children’s understanding of morality 

Summarize the main theories of gender development 

Describe the major parenting styles and their consequences for children 

Describe the role of siblings in children’s development 

Summarize the types of play in which children engage 

Describe the influence of the media on young children’s social development