EDUC 2080 - Foundations of Learning and Human Development of Diverse Learners

Credits: 4
Hours/Week: Lecture 4 Lab 0
Internship hours per week 0
Course Description: This course presents theories of learning and human development, specifically as they relate to diverse learners. Topics include assessment and accommodations, universal design for learning, motivating students served by special education, and strategies to enhance learning. This course is a requirement in the Minnesota State Special Education Transfer Pathway AS degree and meets Minnesota Standards of Effective Practice and Special Education Core Skills.
MnTC Goals
None

Prerequisite(s): Course placement into college-level English and Reading OR completion of ENGL 0950  with a grade of C or higher OR completion of RDNG 0940  with a grade of C or higher and qualifying English Placement Exam OR completion of RDNG 0950  with a grade of C or higher and ENGL 0090  with a grade of C or higher OR completion of ESOL 0051  with a grade of C or higher and ESOL 0052  with a grade of C or higher.
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: None

Major Content
1. Learning

1. Instincts vs reflexes
2. Forms of learning
   1. Classical conditioning
   2. Operant conditioning
   3. Observational learning
3. Language and learning

2. Students’ experiences and the impact on development and learning

1. Cognitive
2. Linguistic
3. Social
4. Emotional
5. Physical development

3. Motivation

1. Intrinsic
2. Extrinsic
3. Instincts
4. Drive reduction
5. Self-Efficacy
6. Social motives
7. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs

4. Influence and impact of use and misuse of drugs, alcohol, and technology

1. Alcohol
2. Drugs
3. Nicotine
   1. Tobacco
   2. E-cigarettes
4. Technology
   1. Gaming
   2. Phone
   3. Social media
   4. Cyberbullying

 
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, students will be able to:

1. explain how learned behaviors are different from instincts and reflexes.
2. define learning.
3. define three basic forms of learning - classical conditioning, operant conditioning, and observational learning.
4. explain the relationship between language and learning.
5. describe cognition.
6. describe how schemata are organized and constructed.
7. describe situational verses dispositional influences on behavior.
8. explain the influence of use adn misuse of tobacco, alcohol, drugs, and technology on student life and learning.
9. define intrinsic and extrinsic motivation.
10. explain how instincts, drive reduction, self-efficacy, social, and emotional motives hav all been proposed as theories of motivation.
11. explain the basic concepts associated with Maslow’s hierachy of needs.

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