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Renee L. Ha
PSYCH 306
Seattle Campus
Overview of past and present theoretical and research-based approaches to biological, cognitive, and social development from the prenatal period to early adolescence. Prerequisite: 2.0 in PSYCH 202; 2.0 in PSYCH 209.
Class description
Psychology 306 is a course in Developmental Psychology. The goals of this course are: 1. To present the scientific and theoretical approaches to studying the development of behavior. 2. To understand what we have learned about psychological development from conception through adolescence by using these methods.
Student learning goals
General method of instruction
Psychology 306 is primarily a lecture course. There will be a few films or group discussions related to lecture and textbook materials. Exams will include questions from the textbook, lecture, films and topics of group discussion.
Recommended preparation
A statistics course is not required, but is desirable. Introductory Psychology and Research Methods are required courses.
Class assignments and grading
1. There will be three exams. Each will primarily cover the assigned readings, films, lectures and quiz sections for the preceding period, but a basic retention of previous materials will be assumed. Exams will contain a variety of fill-in-the-blank, short answer and essay questions. Each exam will be worth 50 points.
2. There will be a writing assignment discussed and turned in during quiz sections. This assignment will involve reviewing primary literature in developmental psychology to test a novel hypothesis. The assignment will be worth a total of 50 points. More specific guidelines on this assignment will be presented by your quiz section instructors during sections.
Grading Scale: There is no extra credit in this course. Your final grade will be calculated from the total points on exams. Your grade will be calculated as follows:
1. Score = (Points / 200) * 100 2. Decimal score = (Score - 55) / 10 (a score of less than 62 receives a 0.0)
For example, a course-end total of 188 points would produce a score of: (188 / 200) * 100 = 94.00 Therefore, your decimal score, reported to the registrar, would be: (94.00 - 55) / 10 = 3.90
You can calculate your grade point average on a per-exam basis by dividing your score by the total possible number of points in step one. The other steps are identical to calculating your final grade.
