 |  Child Psychology: A Contemporary Viewpoint, First Canadian Edition E. Mavis Hetherington,
University of Virginia
Ross D. Parke,
University of California
Mark Schmuckler,
University of Toronto at Scarborough
Schools, Technology, and Television
Learning Objectives
| Discuss the various roles that schools play in the development of children. |
| | | | Describe the ways in which the school size and organization affect achievement, participation, and self-concept. |
| | | | Summarize research findings on the effects of classroom spatial arrangements and organization on students. |
| | | | Explain the effects of teacher expectations, as well as the teacher's use of operant conditioning on classroom behaviour. |
| | | | Describe the benefits of techniques such as cooperative learning and peer teaching. |
| | | | Cite recent research identifying problems with primary readers. Identify aspects of whole language and literature-based approaches, and discuss some of the advantages and disadvantages of each. Finally, end with a discussion of some of the political implications of the use of these two approaches |
| | | | Discuss the ways in which computers are being used in the classroom, including possible benefits and problems with their use. |
| | | | Discuss factors that influence children's achievement motivation. |
| | | | Discuss desegregation and its positive and negative outcomes. Discuss other programs used to reduce racism in school. |
| | | | Define mainstreaming and discuss problems related to educating children with special needs in school settings. |
| | | | Describe changes in children's television viewing with age, and discuss both negative and positive effects of TV viewing. |
| | | | Identify the roles played by parents in modifying the effects of the TV viewing of their children. |
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2002 McGraw-Hill Higher Education