CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING IN HINDI || बाल विकास और शिक्षाशास्त्र : D.Ed. Special Education

CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING IN HINDI

Learning outcomes

On the completion of this course, the student-teachers will be able to:

• Describe the developmental milestones and identify variations among children.

• Explain the process of development in infancy and childhood.

• Apply the knowledge of theories and factors affecting learning.

• Transfer the knowledge of psychological processes in class while working with a child
with special needs.

• Demonstrate skills of classroom managing skills and behavior problems.

Unit 1: Growth and Development

1.1 Definition and meaning of growth and development

1.2 Principles and factors affecting development

1.3 Nature vs. Nurture

1.4 Domains of development; Physical, social, emotional, cognitive, moral and language

1.5 Developmental milestones and identifying deviations and giftedness

Unit 2: Ages and stages of development (Birth to Childhood)

2.1 Prenatal (conception to birth)

2.2 Infancy (Birth to 2 year)

2.3 Toddler (2 to 4 years)

2.4 Early childhood (Up to 7 years)

2.5 Late childhood (7 to 14 years)

Unit 3: Psychology and Learning

3.1 Educational Psychology; relevance and scope for educators

3.2 Basic principles of learning given by Thorndike, Pavlov, Skinner, Bandura, Piaget and Vygotsky 

3.3 Learning styles and types of learners

3.4 Socio-cultural factors affecting learning

3.5 Implications for children with special needs

Unit 4: Psychological processes and their Implications for Children with different Disabilities

4.1 Attention; concept and factors affecting attention in classroom

4.2 Perception; concept and factors affecting perception

4.3 Memory; types and strategies to enhance memory of children

4.4 Intelligence; definition, meaning and significance of IQ, Gardner's theory of Multiple Intelligence's

4.5 Motivation intrinsic, extrinsic, factors affecting motivation

Unit 5: Classroom Management

5.1 Stimulating learning environment; physical and emotional

5.2 Common behavior problems in children

5.3 Functional analysis of behavior

5.4 Behavior management techniques: Cognitive and behavioral

5.5 Modifying behaviors of children with special needs in inclusive and special classroom