Human Growth & Development Studies for Teachers: Professional Development
- Course type: Self-paced
- Available Lessons: 95
- Average Lesson Length: 8 min
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Eligible for Certificate: Yes
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chapter 1 / lesson 1Gender Differences: The Nature Versus Nurture Debate
Course Summary
If you need to earn credits to use towards your licensure renewal requirements, check out our interesting Human Growth & Development Studies for Teachers course. Flexible, short text and video lessons can be accessed on any mobile device so you can study at whatever time works best for you.To Start This Course Today
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11 chapters in Human Growth & Development Studies for Teachers: Professional Development
How It Works
Earn professional development credits to renew your psychology teaching license with Human Growth & Development Studies for Teachers. Brush up on human growth and development topics so you can better teach psychology, sociology, biology, and other related subjects. Learn on your own schedule and at your own pace. You can complete this course in under two weeks - perfect for teachers who need to earn credits in a hurry!
- Watch engaging video lessons about human growth theories and research methods.
- Check your knowledge of things like language and social development with practice quizzes and exams.
- Ask clarification questions from our expert psychology instructors.
- Earn three college credits by taking the CLEP Human Growth & Development exam.
Always check with your school district or state Department of Education to ensure that the course credits will be accepted before beginning the course. CLEP credits are accepted by over 2,900 schools and directly by many state departments of education.
Who's It For?
Human Growth & Development for Teachers is ideal for any teachers looking to earn credits to use toward licensure renewal. The flexible, self-paced format makes it easy to fit your studies into a busy schedule. The course is fully online, so you can study anytime, anywhere. This course also benefits:
- Psychology teachers who want to brush up on human growth and development
- Teachers who want to incorporate engaging human growth and development videos into their instruction
- Teachers planning a human growth and development unit or course
- Aspiring psychology teachers
Why It Works
- Fun and Engaging: Animations and interesting examples make human growth and development easy to learn.
- Expert Instructors: Expert psychology instructors break difficult concepts down so they are easy to remember.
- Practice Makes Perfect: Quizzes and practice exams let you review human growth and development terminology and key concepts and track what you've mastered.
- Quick and Flexible Learn on your own schedule and on any device. You could earn psychology credits in less than two weeks.
Other Benefits
- Access our full library of professional development courses for teachers, including Abnormal Psychology for Teachers, Social Psychology for Teachers, and Stress Management for Teachers.
- Find 10,000 engaging lessons that you can use in your classroom or assign out to students.
- Watch more lessons in psychology as well as biology, sociology, and other related topics.
- Earn transferable college credit for dozens of courses.
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Course Plan for Earning Credit in Less Than Two Weeks
Follow this course plan if you want to complete Human Growth & Development for Teachers and be ready to earn transferable credit in less than two weeks. For each chapter assignment, take all of the lesson quizzes and the practice chapter exam at the end of each chapter. If you miss any questions, review the video lesson to master the concept.
Day | Chapter | What You'll Learn |
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Day 1 | Chapter 1 | Theoretical Approaches to Human Growth and Development (nature vs. nurture, Erikson's Stages of Identity Formation, classical vs. operant conditioning, Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development) |
Day 2 | Chapter 2 Chapter 3 | Research Methods and the Study of Human Growth and Development (the scientific method, experimental research design, descriptive statistics) Genetic Influences on Development (the genetic code, genetic abnormalities, the impact of genetics on personality and intelligence) |
Day 3 | Chapter 4 Chapter 5 | Biological Development (prenatal development, hazards during birth, the Apgar test, development in adolescents and adults) Sensory and Perceptual Development (development in infants and children, habituation, sensory thresholds, sensory deprivation) |
Day 4 | Chapter 6 Chapter 7 | Cognition and Cognitive Development (attention, the role of play, information processing over time, guided participation) Creativity and Intelligence Development (multiple intelligences, theories of intelligence, influences on IQ) |
Day 5 | Chapter 8 Chapter 9 | Language Development (stages, the nativist perspective) Social Development (social development in infants and children, theories of moral development, information-processing model) |
Day 6 | Chapter 10 | Social Relationship Development (attachment theory, the impact of neglect and abuse, aging and death, stages of grief) |
Day 7 | Chapter 11 | Atypical Development (what is abnormal development, types of disorders, treatments) |
Day 8 | Final Exam | Take the practice final exam to see what you've mastered and make sure you are ready to earn credit for human growth and development |
Earning College Credit
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