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Jun 13, 2026
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2026-2027 University Catalog
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EDCI 44400 - Methods For Teaching Family And Consumer Sciences
Credit Hours: 4.00. The culminating on-campus teacher-education course for the Purdue University Family and Consumer Sciences program. The course builds and consolidates teacher-candidates’ knowledge and skills for teaching family and consumer sciences. Emphasis placed on standards-based instructional planning and materials; instructional strategies, including laboratories, assessment of student learning, and classroom management. Course includes field experiences. Program content requirements should be completed previous to or concurrent with this course.
Learning Outcomes
1. Establish a comprehensive knowledge base of standards in a range of family and consumer sciences content areas, with a corresponding knowledge base for integrating standards in other areas such as financial literacy, technology, English Language Arts, and mathematics.
2. Design and implement standards-based curriculum, teaching/learning strategies, and assessment of student learning to meet the needs of diverse learners.
3. Apply knowledge of student behavior, organizational skills, and classroom and laboratory management skills to create a safe, supportive, and productive learning environment.
4. Enable student learning of family and consumer sciences concepts and skills through instructional strategies and laboratory experiences that build student capacities for self-directed learning, critical-thinking, problem-solving, decision-making, leadership, and managent.
Credit Hours: 4.00
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