The MA in Child Study and Education: Course Descriptions
- HDP2200H: Child Study: Observation, Evaluation and Reporting
- HDP2201Y: Childhood Education Seminar
- HDP2210Y: Introduction to Curriculum
- HDP2220Y: Teaching Practicum
- HDP1201H: Child and Adolescent Development
- HDP2202H: Childhood Education Seminar II: Advanced Teaching
- HDP2211H: Theory and Curriculum I: Language and Literacy
- HDP2212H: Theory and Curriculum II: Children's Epistemologies in Mathematics
- HDP2221H: Advanced Teaching Practicum I
- HDP2222H: Advanced Teaching Practicum II
- HDP2230H: Designing Educational Programs
- HDP2280H: Introduction to Special Education and Adaptive Instruction
- HDP1285H: Psychology and Education of Children with Learning Disabilities
- HDP1209H: Research Methods and Thesis Preparation in Human Development and Applied Psychology
Course Descriptions
HDP2200H
Child Study: Observation, Evaluation and Reporting
A course designed for students to learn the skills and knowledge fundamental
to a developmentally oriented systematic study of children. This is done
through observing, recording, interpreting, and reporting in a professional
manner the behaviour and development of children in diverse practice and
research settings. A range of methods from direct observation to standardized
testing will be surveyed. The role of the practitioner as critical inquirer
will be emphasized.
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HDP2201Y
Childhood Education Seminar
A seminar examining the teaching-learning interaction between adults
and children in preschool, primary, and junior educational settings. Emphasis
is on the integration of teaching practice with principles of child development
and learning theory. This seminar draws on the students' experiences from
practicum placements.
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HDP2210Y
Introduction to Curriculum
A study of education techniques, and the role of the teacher in designing,
evaluating, and implementing curricula for children aged three to twelve.
Basic areas of the elementary curriculum will be introduced, including
arts (drama, music, physical education, and visual arts), communications,
mathematics, and science.
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HDP2220Y
Teaching Practicum
Students are placed in classrooms in the Institute's Laboratory School,
in public and separate schools, and in other settings. Students are under
the joint supervision of an associate teacher on site and an academic staff
member at the Institute of Child Study. There are two practicum sessions,
each providing 144 hours of practicum experience in 2, six-week, half-day
blocks. For further information, please check on the Practicum web page.
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HDP1201H (half course)
Child and Adolescent Development
This course addresses factors involved in child development (preschool
period, early school years, intermediate years, adolescence) and the problems
of each period. As well, preventive and remedial phases of mental health
are examined.
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HDP2202H (half course)
Childhood Education Seminar II: Advanced Teaching
This seminar will provide for discussion of topics and issues that
emerge during students' internships (Advanced Teaching Practica I and II).
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HDP2211H (half course)
Theory and Curriculum I: Language and Literacy
A detailed study of the design, implementation, and evaluation of the
elementary curriculum in the area of communications (speaking, listening,
reading, writing). The practical problems of curriculum design are informed
by theoretical considerations of children's linguistic development from
infancy onwards, and of the differences between oral and written language.
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HDP2212H (half course)
Theory and Curriculum II: Children's Epistemologies in Mathematics
A detailed study of the design, implementation, and evaluation of the
elementary curriculum in the area of science and mathematics. The practical
issues are informed by theoretical considerations of children's cognitive
development from infancy onwards, particularly in the ways in which implicit
knowledge becomes explicit, and naive theories become formalized.
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HDP2221H (half course)
Advanced Teaching Practicum I
Second year Child Study and Education students carry out two internship
placements each lasting eight weeks. Internships may be in classes from
preschool through grade six. Through these internships students consolidate
teaching skills under the supervision of a mentor teacher on site and a
staff member from the Institute of Child Study. Each internship provides
a total of 176 practicum hours. For further information, please check on the Practicum web page.
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HDP2222H (half course)
Advanced Teaching Practicum II
Description as for HDP2221H. For further information, please check on the Practicum web page.
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HDP2230H (half course)
Designing Educational Programs
An educational program consists of a sequence of learning activities
carried out over an extended period of time to accomplish a number of long-term
learning goals. The main goal of this course is to help students learn
how to plan educational programs that can accommodate a variety of children
and achieve a variety of learning goals.
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HDP2280H (half course)
Introduction to Special Education and Adaptive Instruction
A critical analysis of current issues related to philosophy, practice,
administration, integration and inclusion, and instructional and classroom
adaptations.
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HDP1285H (half course)
Psychology and Education of Children with Learning Disabilities
Characteristics of children with learning difficulties, their identification,
and suggested remedial programs. Emphasis is placed on the concept of learning
disability and on the educational implications of the research literature
in the field.
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HDP1209H (half course)
Research Methods and Thesis Preparation in Human Development and Applied
Psychology
This course focuses on the four quantitative research methods most
frequently used in psychology (observation, experiments, questionnaires,
and semi-structured interviews) as well as their rationales and the implications
of their use. The four main statistical methods of analysis - chi square,
analysis of variance, correlation, and regression - will be reviewed and
applied to specific pieces of research. The preparation and writing of
a dissertation proposal will be addressed.
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