EPS 406 Issues in Human Development & Learning in the Middle School and High School Years Professor M C. Smith

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Course Requirements Participation (17%) 10 brief article summaries (14%) 3 “Spot checks” (21%) On-line discussions (6%) 3 Learning Projects/Papers (21%) –APA format for papers –3 Class presentations (21%)

Learning Project Options Group A –1. Summary of published research article –2. Critique of popular film on adolescent life –3. Critique of web sites that address concerns of adolescents –4. Analysis of adolescent literature (fiction) Group B –5. Topical paper on adolescence –6. Critique of parent “self-help” book –7. Critique of self-help book for adolescents –8. Observation of parent-adolescent interactions

Learning Project Options Group C –9. Interview with a middle-school teacher –10. Interview with an adolescent, years old –11. Interview with family and social services professional –12. Survey study of adolescents

Structure of the class Tuesdays: –Instructor topic presentations Thursdays: –Student learning project presentations

An introduction to... Adolescent learning and development

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