Overview

A course intended to provide students with a sound undertsanding of child psychology for application in a variety of child care and teaching support roles.

Course Contents

• The First Year of Life

• The Formation of Attachments

• Consequences of Breakdowns in Attachments

• The Home, Family and School

• Basic Principles of Research Methods

• The Development of Visual Perception

• The Development of Language and Communication

• Intelligence and Intelligence Testing

• The Nature/Nurture Debate in the Study of Intelligence

• Data Collection and Interpretation

• How Children Think

• Learning Theory – How Behaviour is Acquired

• Freud’s Psychodynamic Theory – An Alternative Approach

• Moral Development

• The Development of Gender Roles

• Aggression in Children

• Methods Used in Child Development Research

• Play

• Learning in School

• Behaviour Modification

For a full description of the syllabus please download the full details at the top of the page

Study Method

The course is designed for study by distance learning at work or at home.  Students receive course manual, assignments and studyguide plus tutor support by mail and email.  You can start at any time and plan your studies over a period of up to one year from the time of enrolment. 

Course Duration

Students may register at any time and have a full year to complete their studies.  The course will take around 90 hours of study to complete.

Assessment

Each element is followed by a written assignment, which is submitted and then marked by your tutor.  There is no external examination required.

Course Certification

At the end of this course successful learners will receive a Certificate of Achievement from ABC Awards and Certa Awards and a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the components the learner has completed as part of the course).

This course has been endorsed by ABC Awards and Certa Awards for its high-quality. The Quality Licence Scheme, endorses high-quality, non-regulated provision and training programmes. This course and/or training programme has been endorsed by the Quality Licence Scheme for its high-quality, non-regulated provision and training programmes. This course and/or training programme is not regulated by Ofqual and is not an accredited qualification. Your training provider will be able to advise you on any further recognition, for example progression routes into further and/or higher education. For further information please visit the Learner FAQs on the Quality Licence Scheme website.

Purchasing

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