Ch 3: The Self, Social, and Moral Development

Erikson’s theory, assumptions underlying it, personality crises at the different ages
Marcia’s identity statuses
Self esteem, self concept, how they develop
Self-fulfilling prophecy, learned helplessness
Gender differences in timing of Puberty and impact of puberty on physical self-esteem
Moral development theories and the different levels and stages of moral reasoning
Research on Kohlberg’s theory
Bronfenbrenner's Bioecological Model of Human Development

Ch 4: Learner Differences and Learning Needs

The different models and theories of intelligence (Spearman’s, Thurstone’s, Cattell’s, Sternberg’s, Gardner’s, Guilford’s)
Intelligence quotient
Current way of computing intelligence test scores
Limitations of group ability tests
Average intelligence scores in the population
Binet’s test, Wechsler’s test, the Kaufman Assessment Battery for children (K-ABC)
Impact of intervention programs like the head-start preschool program. Nutrition model, inoculation model
Dimensions of giftedness and research on the gifted
Fluid, crystallized, simultaneous, sequential intelligence
Divergent, convergent thinking
Creativity, Torrence’s Test
Test bias, how defined?
Impulsive, reflective style, deep-processing, surface processing
Different types of disabilities
ADD, ADHD
The practice of labeling