My favorite Section – Human Development:
One of my favorite topics in Psychology and one of the best topics to start after the Biology unit. This unit is far less complicated and is a good extension of Biology. This is a good unit to use a lot of different video clips and other visual aids to help with the explanation of material. There are a lot of research being conducted along with findings that are very intriguing, such as Scents and its biological effects along with perception. The developmental stages are very important for the students to remember – Rathus book is not too clear on Erikson’s life stages. It is easy to see which students are parents with all of their questions and examples of their children and parenting. A lot of their input is very relevant and prime examples of attachment and stages of learning. I feel as of their comments are not off topic and enhance the discussion; sometimes comments can get way off topic and time consuming.
Wolf’s Late… again:
Good person to set a point – don’t come in late and if you do, do not walk down the aisles and disrupt class while trying to find a seat. Hopefully this will discourage late arrivers from now on.
Use it or lose it:
We are learning so much about development that can change the way we live and the choices we should make (i.e. which habits should be changed and behavior to adjust). We are given a valuable gift of education to improve our well-being. This unit teaches use crucial information that can improve the way we live and transform our lives to be long and healthy ones.
Quiz on Parenting Styles and Language Formation:
Good to test Tuesday’s material and the class seemed to have learned the different parenting styles. A lot of good exercises with the quiz questions and the schemas yet another good exercise to warm the class up. I feel as if the video clips and the screaming simian examples are good tools to use to keep the class engaged and focused. (Seems like the Human Development unit has a lot of use for video clips and other such examples). The group exercise on the social development stages went very smoothly, the class seemed to have whizzed through it, and the groups of three worked well and swiftly.