Child Psychology Diploma ASET Level 4
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Distance learning course of 20 Lessons
This course has FREE Online Videos Associated with it.
This in-depth course in Child Psychology will provide you with an amazing insight into the development of children and will help you understand the things and situations that can affect how a child behaves.
Whether you are a parent or work within the childcare profession this course will provide you with the skills and knowledge to help a child to reach his or her maximum potential. The course has been designed for some one without any prior knowledge of the subject and will allow the student to study the course at their own pace in their own home.
Tutor Support
With this course you will have unlimited access to your own personal tutor who specialises in their field of study. It is your personal tutor's role to ensure that you receive constructive feedback and to deal with any queries you may have. You are more than welcome to telephone, fax or email your personal tutor.
You will also have access to a dedicated and friendly team of administrators and course advisors who offer sound and professional guidance and advice when you need it. This ensures that you will never feel neglected and that you will always succeed!
Assessment Method
After each lesson there will be a question paper, which needs to be completed and submitted to your personal tutor for marking. This method of continual assessment ensures that your personal tutor can consistently monitor your progress and provide you with assistance throughout the duration of the course.
What's Included
All study materials Study Guide Full Tutor and Admin support
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This course has FREE Online Videos Associated with it.
This in-depth course in Child Psychology will provide you with an amazing insight into the development of children and will help you understand the things and situations that can affect how a child behaves.
Whether you are a parent or work within the childcare profession this course will provide you with the skills and knowledge to help a child to reach his or her maximum potential. The course has been designed for some one without any prior knowledge of the subject and will allow the student to study the course at their own pace in their own home.
Tutor Support
With this course you will have unlimited access to your own personal tutor who specialises in their field of study. It is your personal tutor's role to ensure that you receive constructive feedback and to deal with any queries you may have. You are more than welcome to telephone, fax or email your personal tutor.
You will also have access to a dedicated and friendly team of administrators and course advisors who offer sound and professional guidance and advice when you need it. This ensures that you will never feel neglected and that you will always succeed!
Assessment Method
After each lesson there will be a question paper, which needs to be completed and submitted to your personal tutor for marking. This method of continual assessment ensures that your personal tutor can consistently monitor your progress and provide you with assistance throughout the duration of the course.
What's Included
Course Outline
Module One - Major Developmental Issues
Unit One - The First Year of Life
Infant reflexes
Social development during the first year of life including the social smile and onset of fear of strangers.
Unit Two - The Formation of Attachments
ImprintingAttachment (Bowlby) including cross-cultural studies
Harlow and surrogate mothers
Relevance of animal studies in child development
Unit Three - Consequences of Breakdowns in Attachments
Maternal deprivation
Implications of theories of attachment and maternal deprivation when placing children with surrogates.
Unit Four - The Home, Family and School
Group vs family care and studies of effects of maternal employment and father absent families
Importance of peers and siblings.
Unit Five - Basic Principles of Research Methods
Nature and purpose of research
What is an experiment
Supporting and refuting hypotheses
Independent and dependent variables
Control of variables
Standardised instructions and procedures
Methods of sampling
Design of investigations.
Unit Six - The Development of Visual Perception
Introduction to the nature/nurture debate on visual perception
Fantz � form perception
Gibson and Walk � depth perception How the physiology of the human visual system helps us judge depth and distance Bower � size constancy
Animal experiments on early sensory deprivation
Unit Seven - The Development of Language and Communication
Development of non-verbal communication in humans, gestures etc.
Comparisons with non-human primates
Outline of language development in humans Naturalistic observational in humans Naturalistic observational studies and criticisms of these
Innate and reinforcement theories
Unit Eight - Intelligence and Intelligence Testing
Definitions of intelligence
Mental age and IQ
Tests of intelligence
Advantages and disadvantages of IQ testing
Unit Nine - The Nature/Nurture Debate in the Study of Intelligence
Twins studies
Stability of IQ
Are early experiences decisive for later development?
Unit Ten - Data Collection and Interpretation
Tables and histograms
Correlation and scattergrams
Mean
Range
Drawing conclusions from data
Module Two - The Child as an Individual
Unit Eleven - How Children Think
Piaget�s theory of cognitive development
Studies of egocentrism and criticisms of his work
Unit Twelve - Learning Theory � How Behaviour is Acquired
Learning and conditioning � classical conditioning and operant conditioning
Explanations of extinction, discrimination and generalisation
Positive and negative reinforcement
Social Learning Theory and criticisms
Unit Thirteen - Freud�s Psychodynamic Theory � An Alternative Approach
Personality structure
5 stage theory
Criticisms
Unit Fourteen - Moral Development
Definition in psychological terms
Investigation of moral behaviour, moral feelings and moral judgement
Unit Fifteen - The Development of Gender Roles
Sex-typing
Gender identity
Biological, social and cultural theories
Unit Sixteen - Aggression in Children
Biological basis of aggression
Psychological theory and aggression
Aggression as a learned response
Imitation of aggression
Viewing violence
Punishment for aggression
Sex differences in aggression
Unit Seventeen - Methods Used in Child Development Research
Observational
Survey
Correlational
Experimental � advantages and disadvantages
Unit Eighteen - Play
The importance of play to learning
Piaget�s theory of play
Forms of play
Relevance of psychological theories to pre-school education
Play and learning in nursery schools
Play therapy
Unit Nineteen - Learning in School
Programmed learning and its relationship to learning theory � advantages and disadvantages
Discovery learning and its effectiveness
Unit Twenty - Behaviour Modification
Explanation and examples
Relationship to learning theory
Points systems
Advantages and disadvantages
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Unit One - The First Year of Life
Infant reflexes
Social development during the first year of life including the social smile and onset of fear of strangers.
Unit Two - The Formation of Attachments
Imprinting
Harlow and surrogate mothers
Relevance of animal studies in child development
Unit Three - Consequences of Breakdowns in Attachments
Maternal deprivation
Implications of theories of attachment and maternal deprivation when placing children with surrogates.
Unit Four - The Home, Family and School
Group vs family care and studies of effects of maternal employment and father absent families
Importance of peers and siblings.
Unit Five - Basic Principles of Research Methods
Nature and purpose of research
What is an experiment
Supporting and refuting hypotheses
Independent and dependent variables
Control of variables
Standardised instructions and procedures
Methods of sampling
Design of investigations.
Unit Six - The Development of Visual Perception
Introduction to the nature/nurture debate on visual perception
Fantz � form perception
Gibson and Walk � depth perception
Animal experiments on early sensory deprivation
Unit Seven - The Development of Language and Communication
Development of non-verbal communication in humans, gestures etc.
Comparisons with non-human primates
Outline of language development in humans
Innate and reinforcement theories
Unit Eight - Intelligence and Intelligence Testing
Definitions of intelligence
Mental age and IQ
Tests of intelligence
Advantages and disadvantages of IQ testing
Unit Nine - The Nature/Nurture Debate in the Study of Intelligence
Twins studies
Stability of IQ
Are early experiences decisive for later development?
Unit Ten - Data Collection and Interpretation
Tables and histograms
Correlation and scattergrams
Mean
Range
Drawing conclusions from data
Module Two - The Child as an Individual
Unit Eleven - How Children Think
Piaget�s theory of cognitive development
Studies of egocentrism and criticisms of his work
Unit Twelve - Learning Theory � How Behaviour is Acquired
Learning and conditioning � classical conditioning and operant conditioning
Explanations of extinction, discrimination and generalisation
Positive and negative reinforcement
Social Learning Theory and criticisms
Unit Thirteen - Freud�s Psychodynamic Theory � An Alternative Approach
Personality structure
5 stage theory
Criticisms
Unit Fourteen - Moral Development
Definition in psychological terms
Investigation of moral behaviour, moral feelings and moral judgement
Unit Fifteen - The Development of Gender Roles
Sex-typing
Gender identity
Biological, social and cultural theories
Unit Sixteen - Aggression in Children
Biological basis of aggression
Psychological theory and aggression
Aggression as a learned response
Imitation of aggression
Viewing violence
Punishment for aggression
Sex differences in aggression
Unit Seventeen - Methods Used in Child Development Research
Observational
Survey
Correlational
Experimental � advantages and disadvantages
Unit Eighteen - Play
The importance of play to learning
Piaget�s theory of play
Forms of play
Relevance of psychological theories to pre-school education
Play and learning in nursery schools
Play therapy
Unit Nineteen - Learning in School
Programmed learning and its relationship to learning theory � advantages and disadvantages
Discovery learning and its effectiveness
Unit Twenty - Behaviour Modification
Explanation and examples
Relationship to learning theory
Points systems
Advantages and disadvantages
More Information
| Language | English |
| Course Length | 160.00 hours |
| Duration of Access | Unlike other Distance Education Colleges, we impose no time limits or pressures on you to complete your course material. Your course will not expire, and it will not become invalid until you have successfully completed it. |
| Instructor | Self Study |
| Vendor | Stonebridge (Read more about Stonebridge accreditation.) |
| Course Certification | On completion of this course you will receive two qualifications: Qualification 1: Child Psychology Diploma issued by Stonebridge Associated Colleges, entitling you to use the letters SAC. Dip. (Child Psychology) Qualification 2: ASET Level 4 Child Psychology Award All students will receive a certificate in the mail on successful completion of their course. |
| Prerequisites/Audience | There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrolment on this course. It is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds. |
| Requirements/Materials Included | This program can be accessed and completed using either PC or Macintosh computers. You'll need an Internet connection of 28Kpbs or higher, and a Web browser. There are no required textbooks. |
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