This course aims to help educators understand the characteristics of adolescents from psychological points of view. It covers the following topics: the emergence of adolescence, classic and contemporary theories, physiological and sexual development, intellectual and cognitive development, self-concept and identity formation, emotional adjustment, moral development, peer and friendship group, socialised anxiety, views on work, life, marriage and family, and adolescent problems related to parenting, schooling and social change. Lectures, group discussions, reading assignments and research projects are employed to equip pre- and in-service teachers with professional insights into the psychological well-being of teenagers (aged 10 to 18, senior primary to high school years).

CILO-1: The students can understand the developmental theories of adolescents. CILO-2: They can understand the characteristics of adolescents from psychological perspectives.