Class Updates:

May 13:

• All scores, including essay exam scores for Exam 4 have been posted. Check the FAS Gradebook (link below) for your score.

• An error on two of the forms was detected and scores now reflect any extra points awarded due to scoring corrections..

• To determine your final grade, add together your three highest exam scores and check the grade/point distribution below.

• Questions about grading? Check my Policy on Grading.

Click here for FAS Gradebook.

 
Final point/grade distribution:
Based on total of three highest exam scores (lowest score dropped):

192-213     A
185-191     B+
170-184     B
164-169     C+
149-163     C
128-148     D

 Dr. Judith Hudson
e-mail: jhudson@rci.rutgers.edu
Office: Room 425 Tillett Hall, Livingston Campus
Office hours:  Friday, 11:20-12:00; 1:00-2:00 and by appointment
phone: (732) 445-3172

Shannon Kehle
email: smkehle@rci.rutgers.edu
Office: Room 319 Busch Psychology Bldg., Busch Campus
Office hours: Wednesday.  9-11 a.m.
phone (to leave message): 732-445-2576

TF2, 9:50-11:10 Lucy Stone Hall Auditorium, Livingston Campus

Textbook: Siegler, R., DeLoache, J., & Eisenberg, N. (2003). How Children Develop. Worth Publishers.

• Available at: New Jersey Books, 108 Somerset St., New Brunswick, 732-828-7401/7402

Reserve readings:

• Several articles are on electronic reserve for this class. To access these articles, go to the Rutgers libraries home page (http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/), click on link to IRIS (first entry listed under "Resources"), and then click on link to Reserve Desk (second tab on left at top of page).
• Enter either the course title or the Instructor's name (Hudson) to get to e-reserve articles. These are not listed in the same order as on the syllabus so you need to check the name of the author(s) and the title of the article you wish to view.

This course will provide you with an overview of the field of child development, concentrating on the period that begins with conception and ends at early adolescence. This course will provide students with an understanding of basic concepts in child development. We will:

(a) compare and contrast multiple perspectives and theoretical approaches;
(b) examine research strategies to investigate child development;
(c) review sequences and underlying processes in areas of physical, emotional, social, cognitive, and language development;
(d) consider the role of context and culture on development; and
(e) discuss applications of research and theory.

• Exams. There will be four multiple choice exams given during the semester. Exams will consist of 75 questions.

Essay versions of exams are available upon request.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About Exams

In determining final grades, each student's lowest score for  will be dropped. If a student is absent for one exam (even in emergency situations), that is the grade that will be dropped. THERE ARE NO MAKE-UP EXAMS except when a student has documented medical excuses for missing more than one exam.

• Readings. It is important that you complete the reading assignments in preparation for each class lecture. This will allow you to derive the greatest possible benefit from the lectures since your reading of the text and supplemental articles may suggest questions that you can have answered in class. There will be material covered in the readings that will not be covered in lecture but you should expect that it will be covered on the exams.

• Class Attendance. Regular class attendance is expected. Material derived from lecture and class discussions will constitute a significant portion of each exam. If you miss a class, you are responsible for getting notes from another student in the class. The instructor does not provide lecture notes or outlines to students who have missed classes.

The primary class format will be lecture, but there will also be regular focussed discussions of selected topics. In addition, there will be videotape presentations illustrating central features of child behavior and development.

THERE WILL BE NO MAKE-UP EXAMS FOR EXAMS except when a student has documented medical excuses for missing more than one exam If a student misses an exam due to illness or emergency, that exam score will be the one that is dropped from the final total. Students must provide documentation of two medical emergencies to qualify for a make-up exam.

THE ONLY WAY TO RECEIVE POINTS TOWARDS THE FINAL GRADE IS THROUGH PERFORMANCE ON EXAMS. Please do not ask the instructor for any extra credit assignments.

Cheating on exams is considered a Level Three violation of the Rutgers University Policy on Academic Integrity and will be dealt with in accordance with Rutgers Policy: "The sanction typically to be sought for all Level Three violations ...  is a minimum of a one semester suspension from the University."

Click her for more information on academic integrity policies relevant to this course.

Students with documented disabilities or special needs are encouraged to contact the instructor as soon as possible to discuss special arrangements that may be needed to facilitate successful completion of the course.

Click here (or on the cover below) to access the textbook companion web site including chapter reviews and practice tests

last updated 5/13/2003