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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
ALTERNATIVE EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
(AEP)

2113 Development in the Elementary and Middle School Child
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Admission to the Region 20 ESC Teacher Orientation & Preparation Program (TOPP).
An introduction to the cognitive, psychosocial, sociocultural, psychoanalytic, and moral theories of development from birth through adolescence. Topics also include atypical development, exceptionality, and learning challenges. Emphasis is on applications at the elementary school level. (Same as EDP 2113. Credit cannot be earned for both AEP 2113 and EDP 2113.)

3133 Principles of Learning and Classroom Management EC–4
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Admission to the Region 20 ESC Teacher Orientation & Preparation Program (TOPP).|
An introduction to the behavioral, social, cognitive, and constructivist views of learning. Examines various theories and models of classroom organization and management. Included are such topics as motivation, behavior modification, assertive discipline, views of intelligence, self-regulation, multicultural education and assessment, and grading. Emphasis is on early elementary grades EC–4. (Same as EDP 3133. Credit cannot be earned for both AEP 3133 and EDP 3133.)

3203 Learning and Development in the Secondary School Adolescent
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Admission to the Region 20 ESC Teacher Orientation & Preparation Program (TOPP).
An introduction to major theories of learning and development, with an emphasis on applications at the secondary level. Topics include individual and group differences, motivation, and secondary-level classroom management. (Same as EDP 3203. Credit cannot be earned for both AEP 3203 and EDP 3203.)

3303 Principles of Learning and Classroom Management (Grades 4–8)
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Admission to the Region 20 ESC Teacher Orientation & Preparation Program (TOPP).
An introduction to the behavioral, social, cognitive, and constructivist views of learning. Examines various theories and models of classroom organization and management. Included are such topics as motivation, behavior modification, assertive discipline, views of intelligence, self-regulation, multicultural education, assessment, and grading. Emphasis is on middle elementary grades 4 through 8. (Same as EDP 3303. Credit cannot be earned for both AEP 3303 and EDP 3303.)

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