Learning Objectives: Module 7

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 7

Learning Objectives: Physical Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Summarize the overall physical growth 

Describe the changes in brain maturation 

Describe the positive effects of sports 

Describe reasons for a lack of participation in youth sports 

Explain current trends regarding being overweight in childhood, the negative consequences of excess weight, the lack of recognition of being overweight, and interventions to normalize weight

Learning Objectives: Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood

Describe Piaget’s concrete operational stage and the characteristics of concrete thought 

Describe information processing research on memory, attention, knowledge base, metacognition, and critical thinking 

Describe language development and explain the three types of communication disorders 

Describe the theories of intelligence, including general “g”, triarchic theory, and Gardner’s multiple intelligences 

Explain how intelligence is measured, the tests used to assess intelligence, the extremes in intelligence, and the concern of bias 

Describe how language and culture influence the typical classroom 

Identify common disabilities in childhood and the legislation that protects them educationally