Children's Development: Conception to 3 Years

Course aim

To familiarise students with the sequence of children’s development from conception to 3 years of age, as well as the influences and processes involved in very young children’s development.

Course content

Students will develop an understanding of theories, themes and principles of child development. Students will learn about sequences of physical, social, emotional, communicative and cognitive development from conception to three years of age, the processes involved and the influences on development. Students will focus on the critical importance of environments (including the roles of sensory stimulation, of language input, of families and culture, of nutrition, and of protection from harm) for developmental outcomes. Students will develop understandings about the value of objective observations, will acquire techniques for documenting objective observations, and will be able to use their observations to assess individual children’s development and recommend developmental supports.

Textbook(s)

Berk, L. 2022, Infants and children: Prenatal through middle childhood. International student edition, 9th ed., SAGE

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
EDUC 1044	Professional Experience 1: Introduction to Educators' Practices (Birth-3 years)

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Seminar	2 hours x 12 weeks
Lecture (Online)	1 hour x 12 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, ONLINE
External (Online activities)	3 hours x 12 weeks
INTERNAL, MT GAMBIER
Seminar	2 hours x 12 weeks
Lecture (Online)	1 hour x 12 weeks
INTERNAL, WHYALLA
Seminar	2 hours x 12 weeks
Lecture (Online)	1 hour x 12 weeks
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Seminar	2 hours x 12 weeks
Lecture (Online)	1 hour x 12 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Contribution, Report, Test/Quiz

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.