$79
Plus membership
3 Credits
All courses include:
eTextbooks
2 to 3-day turnaround for grading
Multiple chances to improve your grade
On-demand tutoring & writing center
Student support 7 days a week
$79
Plus membership
3 Credits
All courses include:
eTextbooks
2 to 3-day turnaround for grading
Multiple chances to improve your grade
On-demand tutoring & writing center
Student support 7 days a week
Life-Span Development
$79
Plus membership
3 Credits
About This Course
ACE Approved 2020
Our Life-Span Development online course provides a general survey of human growth and development theory and science from biological, cognitive, and social perspectives.
What You'll Learn
Define key issues, stages, and theories in developmental science from a lifespan perspective.
Discuss the biological, physical, cognitive, emotional, and social factors that influence human development across the lifespan.
Explain major methods of data collection and research design in lifespan developmental psychology.
Apply key concepts from lifespan developmental psychology to personal experiences.
Compare and contrast major developmental theories as they explain key tasks in each stage of human development.
Integrate reflective thought and scientific reasoning to develop novel and relevant research questions.
Critique exemplars of current developmental science in terms of strengths and areas for improvement.
Predict / hypothesize potential outcomes of research questions on the basis of existing knowledge.
Your Life, Your Schedule, Your Education
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Life-Span Development dives into each stage of the human life-cycle and is considered against each lens, providing you with an important framework for which to consider human development from birth and infancy to adulthood and ultimately, death.
There are no prerequisites to take Life-Span Development.
| Topic | Subtopics |
|---|---|
| The LifeSpan Perspective |
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| Beginnings |
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| Infancy |
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| Early Childhood |
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| Middle and Late Childhood |
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| Reading and Remembering |
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| Adolescence |
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| Early Adulthood |
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| Middle Adulthood |
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| Late Adulthood |
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| Endings |
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Your score provides a percentage score and letter grade for each course. A passing percentage is 70% or higher.
Assignments for this course include:
- 10 Reflective Responses
- 4 Graded Exams
- 1 Graded Midterm
- 1 Graded Final
The required eTextbook for this course is included with your course purchase at no additional cost.
Santrock, John W. Life-Span Development. 19th edition. McGraw-Hill, 2024. ISBN 9781266347344
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