ED630 Pre-Adolescents, Adolescents & Schooling

Course Competencies

Class
Reading
Assignments

Student
Case
Study

Data
Analysis

The student will develop a

knowledge base about
current research and
theories of how the brain
functions in the
educational process.

The student will become

familiar with theories of
intelligence, mediated
learning, sociocultural, and
multiple intelligences.

The student will connect

academic tasks to brain
function.
The student will use
cognitive research to
analyze his or her own
effectiveness in teaching.

Theory of
Intelligence
Research

Brain
Based
Lesson
Plans

The student will use

cognitive research to
analyze areas where
breakdowns in brain
processing may occur and
try strategies that might
help the student learn.

The student will describe

the compatibility of his or
her Christian world view
with brain based learning.