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Course ListingsFall 2012Child DevelopmentCD 0146APPLIED DATA ANALYSISA second course in statistics. Methods of exploratory data analysis,general linear model techniques (regression, correlation, and ANOVA),and analysis of categorical data (contingency table analysis). Hands-onwork using Excel and SPSS software with real data from the social andbehavioral sciences. Will develop skills in interpreting researchfindings.Prerequisites: Introductory statistics course with a social andbehavioral science focus. In addition to normal class time, meets forfive additional 2-hour computer lab sessions.Sections00311 CD 014601 13+ Parker, Sean 1.0 Preq. Intro StatsW/ Soc/behavFocusCD 0151ADV INTELL DEV YNG CHILDContemporary theory and research on the development of intellectualprocesses from infancy through adolescence. Comparescognitive-developmental theories and research to psychometric,information-processing, and other approaches. Topics includeassessment procedures, theoretical interpretations, research results,and implications for applied work with children. Outside-of-class"metahobby" project required. For graduate students and seniors.Prerequisites: For graduate students and seniors.Sections00312CD 015101 2 Feldman, David 1.0 Preq: Sr,gradStatusCD 0155DEVELOPMENT OF LANGUAGE(Cross-listed as LING 155). Human language is examined as a form ofcommunication and compared with animal signal systems. Other topicsare phonological, syntactic, and semantic development; language,culture, and thought; language and social class; and language andbilingualism.Sections00313 CD 015501 H+ Gidney, Calvin 1.0 C/lst Ling155CD 0157THEORIES SPIRITUAL DEV(Cross-listed as REL 157.) The nature of spiritual development asunderstood by various cultures and religions. Studies major works bypreeminent philosophers and psychologists in the field, includingCassirer, Kohlberg, Oser, Fowler, Freud, and Erikson. Examines theimagery and thought in aesthetic creations. Provides case studies ofindividuals and communities as illustrations of different theoreticalperspectives.Sections03891 CD 015701 12+ Scarlett, W. Ge 1.0 Cross ListedW/rel.157CD 0158CREATIVITYEvaluation of what is known about the creative person, process, andproduct; and the conditions requisite for expression of creativepotential, especially extreme potential.Prerequisites: CD 1 or PSY 1.Sections00314CD 015801 3 Feldman, David 1.0 Preq:cd 1 OrPsy 1 OrConsentCD 0163INFANCYA survey of current research and theories in the area of childdevelopment through the first two years. Students will have theopportunity to observe newborn and infant behavior. Topics coveredinclude genetic inheritance; development of sensory and motorsystems; perception; early learning; early social interaction; attachment,including normative and atypical development. Emphasis placed onexperimental evidence and methods as well as application.Sections00315 CD 016301 D+ Easterbrooks, M 1.0 Preq: Jr, Sr OrGrad Status &Cd 1, Psy 1CD 0170SEM: EARLY/ELEM EDUCStudy of various interpretations of 'best practices' in early childhood andelementary education as they correspond to contemporary theories ofchild development and learning. Analysis of education within specificcultural, historical, and political context(s), as they inform notions ofdevelopmentally appropriate practices. Major emphasis on socioculturaltheory and concept of teaching as collaborative inquiry and reflectivepraxis. Observations at the Eliot-Pearson Children's School and avariety of other settings in the greater Boston area. Assignmentsinclude individual as well as small team projects; all students willdevelop a personal philosophy statement.Sections00317 CD 017001 6 Mcwayne, Christ 1.0 Grad Status OrConsentCD 0171CURRIC FOR YNG CHILDCurriculum design and implementation for the preschool, kindergarten,and lower-elementary-school-age child. Focus on interface betweentheories of teaching and learning, authentic assessment strategies, andproject-based curricula as means of responding effectively to the needsand potentials of diverse populations of young children. Utilization anddevelopment of materials, documentation processes, and technology inthe Curriculum Resource Laboratory.Sections00318 CD 017101 8 Smith, Cynthia 1.0 Consult Instr.forClassrm.placementCD 0173CURIC YNG CHILD,M,SC,TCHCurricula for Young Children: Math, Science, Technology.Sections00319 CD 017301 ARR Bers, Marina U. 1.0 Meets T4:10-7:10pCD 0191DEV PSYCHOPATHOLOGY&ADAPSurvey of approaches to understanding and helping children andadolescents with emotional, cognitive, and behavioral problems.Intensive consideration of conceptual frameworks and perspectives thatdescribe and explain problems in childhood and adolescence.Understanding problems in the contexts of age groups and importantsettings. A holistic and developmental-contextual understanding ofchildren's problems.Prerequisites: CD 1 or PSY 1.Sections00320CD 019101 8+ Modry-mandell, 1.0 Preq:jr,sr, Cd 1Or Grad StatusTufts University Course Listings, Fall 2012Page 37