Child Development: Prenatal To Childhood-Practical

Paper Code: 
24CEFE102
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
This course will enable the students to –
 
1. Understand the concept of development
2. Examine the physical, motor, and sensory development from prenatal to childhood
3. Evaluate cognitive development during childhood years from different theoretical perspectives.
4. Understand the socio-emotional development during childhood years.
5. Apply the knowledge of various domains of development in understanding the developmental delay in children and plan intervention accordingly
 

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course

Learning outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment

Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

EFE 102

Child Development: Prenatal to Childhood

(Practical)

 

The students will be able to –

 

CO6: Appraise the importance of prenatal care and developmental needs during prenatal and childhood years.

CO7: Develop skills to assess the development during infancy and childhood

CO8: Design and develop teaching-learning materials for holistic development of children

CO9: Investigate the cultural/local practices related to pregnancy, child birth and mother-new born care

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Team teaching

 

Learning activities for the students:

Self learning assignments, Effective questions, , Topic  presentation, Giving tasks,

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Presentation

 

60.00
Unit I: 
Contents
 
• Film viewing and discussion on process of Ovulation, fertilization  child birth& reflexes - Report Writing
• Assessment of new born child  through APGAR test 
• Plan& conduct infant stimulation program and observing its impact..
• Anthropometric measurement of children from birth to 8years. Studying inference as per WHO norms
• Assess the development of infant and children through checklist
• Plan and develop teaching aid to facilitate development of child in different domains
• Visit to child clinic 
• Cultural/ local practices observation related to pregnancy, child birth and mother-newborn care 
• Analysis of Mother-child protection card
 
Essential Readings: 
Suggested Text Books 
• Santrock, W. John (2007). Life Span Development, Sixth Edition, McGraw Hill, New York
• Berk, L.E (9th Edition) Child Development, London: Allyn and Bacon
 
References: 
Suggested Reference Books: 
• Papalia, D.E.andolds, S.W.Human Development McGraw Hill,19
• Singh, A. (Ed). 2015. Foundations of Human Development: A life span approach. New Delhi: Orient BlackSwan. 
 
E-Resources 
• Mother-child protection card available at the ministry of women and child development website (www.wcd.nic.in)
• Guidebook for Planning and Organization of Preschool Education Activities in Anganwadi Centers by NIPCCD. Available from https://www.nipccd.nic.in/file/cmu/ECCE/pse.pdf 
Reference Journals: 
• Indian Journal of Human Development., https://journals.sagepub.com/home/jhd
 
Academic Year: 
2023-2024
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