Course

Course Summary

Credit Type:

Exam

ACE ID:

DANT-0065

Organization's ID:

SS490; ST490

Organization:

Prometric Inc, DSST Credit-by-Exam

Location:

Prometric DSST exams are offered at colleges, universities or military bases that are not owned by Prometric.

Length:

2 hours

Dates Offered:

Credit Recommendation & Competencies

Level	Credits (SH)	Subject
Upper-Division Baccalaureate	3	developmental psychology

Credit is recommended for candidates scoring 400 or above

Description

Objective:

This exam was developed to enable schools to award credit to students for knowledge equivalent to that learned by students taking the course. DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology is a multiple-choice exam designed to evaluate whether candidates possess the knowledge and understanding that would be gained by taking a college course in lifespan developmental psychology which includes the following content: models and theories; ethical issues; biological development; perception, learning and memory; cognition and language; social, emotional, and personality development; social behaviors; adjustment to life changes and stresses; and bereavement and loss.

Skills Measured:

The skills measured include the study of lifespan development (12 percent); biological development (18 percent); perception, learning and memory (15 percent); cognition and language (20 percent); and social, emotional and personality development (35 percent).

Instruction & Assessment