This theoretical early childhood education course explores different aspects of educational psychology, including topics studied in the field and careers one may pursue. It covers the relevant fields of psychology, including child development theories, learning and child psychology. We explain how to apply developmental psychology in education and provide an overview of child psychology to benefit parents and anyone who works with young children.
| Course Category | Child Development, Education |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Recognize the role of teachers and parents in children’s education • Summarize the benefits of educational psychology for teachers • Apply educational psychology theory to shape children's minds in their early years • Define ‘educational psychology’ and discuss its significance • Outline the developmental theories in the context of early childhood • Discuss the importance of development theories • Explain why educating children is so vital • Review child developmental psychology in the context of early years learning • Define the concept of ‘learning in psychology’ • Identify the nature of an education psychologist's work • Analyze the three types of learning defined in psychology • Outline the role and scope of educational psychology in learning environments |
| Course Code | 910 |
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