The Human Brain

• Nature vs. Nurture
• Development of the Human Brain
• Lower-Level Structures of the Brain
• Cerebral Cortex
• Cerebral Hemispheres and Lobes of the Brain
• The Limbic System
• Neuroplasticity

Physical Development

• Physical Development in Childhood
• Physical Development in Adolescence

Cognitive Development

• Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development
• Constructivism and Social Constructivism
• Constructivism and Social Constructivism in the Classroom
• Human Language Development

Learning and Motivation

• Defining Motivation
• Evolutionary Theory of Motivation
• Temporal Motivation Theory
• Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
• Motivating Students
• Incentive Theory of Motivation and Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic Motivation
• Achievement and Cognition in Motivation

Social and Moral Development

• Erickson’s 8 Stages of Psychosocial Development
• Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development