| CODE | EDS1111 | ||||||
| TITLE | The Development of Primary School Child | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Education Studies | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Following an outline of various theories of development, students will be taken through the stages of childhood in early years and primary school age and different developmental areas in each stage will be discussed. This study-unit introduces students to aspects of the physical, social, emotional, moral and cognitive development of children throughout the primary years. Employing a holistic perspective, students will be exposed to some of the most important and relevant developmental theories and findings. This should help them become aware of the important processes involved as well as become sensitised to how, as primary school teachers, they can facilitate children’s healthy development and learning. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & understanding: By the end of this study unit, students will: • Have an understanding of the holistic development of the child, both in the years prior to schooling as well as in primary school; • Be more sensitive to the complexity of environments surrounding children. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit students will be able to: • Read and interact critically with relevant texts and case studies; • Reflect upon primary school curricula to facilitate later development and implementation of thecurriculum for children from birth to 11 years; • Reflect on ethical stance of teachers. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: (availability at the Library or otherwise is indicated) Main Texts: Berk, L.E. (2008). Child Development (8th ed.). Boston: Allyn & Bacon. Supplementary Reading: Charlesworth, R. (2008). Understanding Child Development. (7th edition). US: Thomson Delmar Learning. (ordered). Riley, J. (ed.) (2007). Learning in the Early Years 3-7. London: Sage Publications Ltd. (available). Bruce, T. (2007). Developing Learning in Early Childhood 0-8 years. London: Sage Publications. (older edition available). |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Daniela Mercieca |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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