Unit DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY (CHILD 0-3)
- Course
- Philosophy and ethics of relationships
- Study-unit Code
- A002068
- Curriculum
- Filosofia e psicologia
- Teacher
- Giulia Cenci
- Teachers
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- Giulia Cenci
- Hours
- 60 ore - Giulia Cenci
- CFU
- 9
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2020
- Offered
- 2020/21
- Learning activities
- Affine/integrativa
- Area
- Attività formative affini o integrative
- Academic discipline
- M-PSI/04
- Type of study-unit
- Opzionale (Optional)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian
- Contents
- The main objective of the course is to provide students with knowledge about psychological development during the life span. The course will focus on the main theoretical approaches and methodologies using in development psychology, especially referring to the childhood period (0-3 years). The course covers main psychological theories of development; methods for developmental study; stages of physical, motor, perceptual, cognitive, linguistic, emotional, and social development; typical and atypical development. Finally, the course will describe the main contexts (family, school, peer group, culture) involved in development during the life span.
- Reference texts
- Santrock J.W. , Psicologia dello sviluppo, McGraw-Hill, 2017.
Baumgartner E., Il gioco dei bambini (2002, 2009), Carocci Editore, collana Bussole.
Piaget J., Lo sviluppo mentale del bambino (1964, ed successive), Einaudi
Bulgarelli D., Nido inclusivo e bambini con disabilità (2018), Erikson
Cannoni E., Il disegno dei bambini (2003), Carocci Editore, collana Bussole
Belacchi C., Gobbo C., Parlare con i bambini (2004, 2007), Carocci editore
D'Amico S., Devescovi A., Comunicazione e linguaggio nei bambini, 2012, Carocci Editore, collana Bussole - Educational objectives
- The main aim of the course is to provide students the disciplinary and epistemological knowledge of child development. It also intends to acquire methodological knowledge, study, and research procedures in the field of development.
The main skills will be:
• Identification of the features related to specific development and /or contexts in order to prepare specific educational responses;
• Recognize the different types of functioning in the child (eg typical and atypical development) and the different educational needs to provide individualized and effective educational responses;
• Reflective thought in educational practices.
The aim of the course will also be the promotion of communicative, relational, and critical-reflective skills. The last goal is the acquisition of specific skills in child development that allow the student to grasp the specificities of the educational profession to develop professional identity and responsibility. - Prerequisites
- To understand the contents of the course, students must have the basic notions of general psychology. It will be also required a basic level of English language to understand research articles and videos. Finally, the students must have basic skills of the main technological tools in order to produce presentations on specific topics.
- Teaching methods
- The predominant teaching method consists of lectures in the classroom supported by multimedia tools such as slide support or videos. There are also collective discussions and students’ presentations on specific research topics to promote greater autonomy.
- Other information
- For more information or to make an appointment, you can contact the professor at giulia.cenci@unipg.it
- Learning verification modality
- The final evaluation will consist of a written test, except where expressly indicated. The test will consist of 30 multiple choice questions with only one correct option and 1 open-ended question. The test will be passed with a minimum score of 18. Incorrect questions will not result in a deduction of the score. The exam will last 60 minutes. The test aims to guarantee the level of knowledge, as well as synthesis, achieved by the student. Students will also have the opportunity to make a presentation of research papers during the lectures, which will be considered in the final evaluation.
Students with disability and/or learning disabilities can choose between:
a) written test, consist of 30 multiple choice questions with only one correct option. The test will be passed with a minimum score of 18. Incorrect questions will not result in a deduction of the score. The exam will last 60 minutes.Students will also have the opportunity to make a presentation of research articles during the lectures which will be considered in the final evaluation.
b) oral exam, with a possible partition of the program, as previously agreed with the teacher. Students will also have the opportunity to make a presentation of research articles during the lectures which will be considered in the final evaluation. - Extended program
- 1. Introduction to developmental psychology;
2. Child development theories: psychoanalytic, behavioral, cognitive, ethological, environmental theory.
3. Method and research designs in developmental psychology.
4. Prenatal development.
5. Physical, motor, and perceptual development.
6. Cognitive development: the theories of Piaget, Vygotsky, Bruner.
7. Information processing approach: memory, attention, theory of mind, metacognition.
8. Psychometric approach and theories of intelligence.
9. Language development.
10. Emotional and affective development: emotions, attachment, and temperament.
11. The self and identity.
12. The family and parents.
13. Atypical developmental, ADHD and autism and learning disability
14. Children's play and drawing.
15. Social development, peers, friendship, and bullying.
16. Influence of culture and technology on development.