Module: Lifespan Development

Latest Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2025 - 2026

Module Title	Lifespan Development
Module Code	EDU1073 (ITS: ES106)
Faculty	Policy & Professional Practice	School	DCU Institute of Education
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5

Description

This module aims to develop students' understanding of the theoretical framework of lifespan development within the context of the principal theories of learning. It also aims to integrate findings from child, adolescent and adult learning environments to examine how experience generates developmental change and growth to facilitate the promotion of individual differences with context of biological, cognitive, social, emotional and spiritual development

Learning Outcomes

1. Recognise that "development" continues throughout the lifespan and identify similarities and changes throughout development in the following contexts: Physical;Cognitive;Emotional;Social and Spiritual
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*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full time hours per semester
Lecture	24	No Description
Independent Study	101	No Description
Total Workload: 125

Section Breakdown
CRN	20353	Part of Term	Semester 2
Coursework	0%	Examination Weight	0%
Grade Scale	40PASS	Pass Both Elements	Y
Resit Category	RC1	Best Mark	N
Module Co-ordinator	Orna Farrell	Module Teacher	Jane O'Kelly, Sophie Butler

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Assessment Breakdown
Assignment	Students will be required to write a 2, 500 world essay on one aspect of development across the lifespan	100%	Week 1

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; RC1: A resit is available for both^* components of the module. RC2: No resit is available for a 100% coursework module. RC3: No resit is available for the coursework component where there is a coursework and summative examination element. ^* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a coursework/summative examination split; where the module is 100% coursework, there will also be a resit of the assessment

Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

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Indicative Reading List

Books:

Pinker. Steven: 2002, The Blank Slate: THe Modern Denial of Human Nature, Penguin Press, London,
Pinker. Steven.: 2002, The Language Instinct: The New Science of language and Mind, Penguin Press, London,
Lalor, A., De Roiste, A. & Devlin. M.: 2007, Young People in Contemporary Ireland., Gill and Macmillan,
Boyd. D. & Bee. H.: 2009, Lifespan Development, 5th, Pearson, United States,
Pressley. M. & McCormick C. B.: 2007, Child and Adolescent Development for Educators, Guilford Press, London,
Sugarman, L: 2001, Life-Span Development: Frameworkds, Accounts and Strategies., Psychology Press, New York,
Stuart-Hamilton, H.: 2006, THe Psychology of Ageing: An Introduction, Kingsley, London,
Berk, L.E.: 2010, Development through the Lifespan, 5th, Allyn & Bacon, USA,
Bar-On. R, Maree, J.G. & Elias, M.J.: 2007, Educating People to be Emotionally Intelligent., Prager, United States,

Articles:
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Other Resources

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