Course Syllabus
Child and Adolescent Learners and Learning Principles
Desired Learning Outcomes (DLO)
Course Contents /
Subject Matter
I. Child and
Adolescent
Development: An
Overview
1. Understand the nature of
child and adolescent learners
2. Differentiate growth and
development
3. Define human
development
4. Explain the 14 learner –
centered principles
5. Discuss the basic concepts
of human development
6 Discuss the points of view
of the theorists about child
and adolescent development
7. Identify the major theories
of child development
8. Identify the major tenets of
the biological and
psychodynamic perspective
A. Learner Centered
Psychological
Principles
B. Basic Concepts and
Issues on Human
Development
II – Foundational
Theorist of Child
Development
Textbooks / References
Kail, Robert V.(2016)
.Children and Their
Development. Mind 7th
Edition. Pearson
Education South Asia
PTE.LTD. Singapore.
Corpuz, Brenda B.
et.al.(2018).
Teaching and Learning
Activities (TLAs)
Assessment
of Tasks (ATs)
Resource
Materials
Time
Table
Group Discussion
Picture Analysis
Observing
Lecture
Discussion
Quizzes
Video clip Analysis
Case Analysis
Picture Analysis
Quizzes
Narrative
Report
Reaction
Paper
Oral
Recitation
Major Exam
Online
resources
One
week
The Child and
Adolescent Learners
and Learning
Principles.Quezon
City.Lorimar Publishing
Inc.
Bergin, Christi C. (2012)
Child and Adolescent
Development in Your
Classroom. Wadsworth
Cengage Learning. USA
Three
weeks
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Desired Learning Outcomes (DLO)
9. Explain each
developmental theory
10. Draw principles of
teaching and learning from
developmental theories
11. Trace the physical
development of infants to
high school learners
12. Describe the structure
and functions of the brain
13. Analyze the age trends
in brain development
14. Explain that age
affects growth and motor
development
15. Compare individual
and group diversity in
growth and motor
development
16. Explain contemporary
health challenges
Course Contents /
Subject Matter
A. Ways of Thinking
about Children
B. Developmental
Theories and other
Relevant theories
C. Physical
Development and
Health
Textbooks / References
Teaching and Learning
Activities (TLAs)
Assessment
of Tasks (ATs)
Resource
Materials
Corpuz, Brenda B.
et.al.(2018).The Child
and Adolescent
Learners and Learning
Principles. .:Quezon City
Lorimar Publishing Inc
Think-Pair Share
Individual Activity
Research Work
Group discussion
KWL Chart
Reflection response
Interactive Learning
Brainstorming
Making
Conclusions
Narrative
Report
Deducing
insights from
the
discussions
made
Answering
Exercises
through the
use of
gamification
Reaction
papers
Rubric
Online
resources
Bergin, Christi C. (2012)
Child and Adolescent
Development in Your
Classroom. USA.
Wadsworth Cengage
Learning.
http://www.mhhe.com/hs
sl/child/images/martorell
_ch5.pdf
Time
Table
https://www.nck12.com/s
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=477&dataid=931&FileN
ame=Physical_Develop
ment.pdf
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