Early Childhood Development (ECE102)

StraighterLine Early Childhood Development (ECE102) is ACE Credit–recommended (course code OOSL-0117) for 3 semester credits. Framed through educational psychology, you will trace biological, cognitive, and socioemotional changes from conception through early childhood; compare theories of development and language acquisition; examine families, peers, and schools as contexts for learning; connect classical and operant conditioning and behavior-analytic ideas to classroom practice; study attention, memory, and information-processing perspectives; explore social constructivist teaching and collaborative learning; analyze literacy, mathematics, and content-area instruction developmentally; contrast teacher-centered and learner-centered models and responsible uses of instructional technology; and discuss motivation and sociocultural supports for achievement. Uses Santrock, Educational Psychology (7th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2021), included digitally. Nine checkpoints, benchmarks, capstones, and an open-book cumulative benchmark; passing typically requires 70% or higher. No prerequisites. Membership required; transcript delivery included. Confirm transfer with your registrar.