CODE 67621 ACADEMIC YEAR 2016/2017 CREDITS 8 cfu anno 1 SCIENZE DELLA FORMAZIONE PRIMARIA 9322 (LM-85 bis) - SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR M-PSI/04 LANGUAGE Italiano TEACHING LOCATION SEMESTER 1° Semester TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW The course introduces students to the study of psychological development; will be dealt with the theoretical aspects, even considered in historical perspective, the methods and techniques used. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES a) Providing a theoretical and methodological framework of reference for the study of developmental processes; b) promoting knowledge of psychological development, of the processes and mechanisms underlying it, of the causes determining it. LEARNING OUTCOMES (FURTHER INFO) As for the specific objectives relating to prepare teachers for preschool, the course aims to make to acquire knowledge and skills related to the main stages of development in preschool and some useful observational tools for educational settings. As for the specific objectives relating to prepare teachers for primary school, the course aims the students acquire knowledge and skills related to the main stages of the development of pre-school and school age, in order to facilitate understanding of school-age learning processes, useful for teaching and educational planning. The course is also aimed to provide an in-depth picture of the main processes involved in school learning. TEACHING METHODS Lectures and exercises, planned to be carried out using the aulaweb portal, will be provided. SYLLABUS/CONTENT The main stages of development will be discussed, with particular reference to the development of perceptual skills, cognitive, linguistic and relational in infancy and childhood. A reflection on the educational challenges to aspects of the development will be carried out. Monographic part of the course will consist of two texts specifically aimed at deepening the preparation for primary school and preschool: the key features that characterize the learning process are presented in the textbook "Psicologia dell'apprendimento e dell'istruzione" and an intervention - aimed at strengthening the control processes to be carried out in the kindergarten - is included in the text " Diamoci una regolata". RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Attending and non-attending students have to prepare the exam on these texts: R. Vianello, G. Gini, S. Lanfranchi, Psicologia, sviluppo, educazione, Torino, Utet, 2015. L. Mason, Psicologia dell'apprendimento e dell'istruzione, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2013 (capp. 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 e 11) M.C. Usai, L. Traverso, P. Viterbori, V. De Franchis, Diamoci una regolata! Guida pratica per promuovere l’autoregolazione a casa e a scuola, Milano, Angeli, 2012. Non-attending students will also have to prepare on this text: K. Asbury, R. Plomin, G come geni. L’impatto della genetica sull’apprendimento, Milano, Raffaello Cortina, 2015. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD MARIA CARMEN USAI Ricevimento: On wednesday 11-13, room 4A1. Exam Board MARIA CARMEN USAI (President) MIRELLA ZANOBINI LESSONS Class schedule DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Written and oral exam. ASSESSMENT METHODS For all students the exam includes a written test and, after passing that, in a oral exam. The written test is divided into multiple-choice questions on the manual and is intended to assess understanding of the topics covered in class, the acquired knowledge and the ability to use this information in the developmental observation. The oral exam aims to explore the acquisition of knowledge about monographs and possible complementary text (mandatory for non-attending students). Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 25/05/2017 09:00 GENOVA Scritto 25/05/2017 11:00 GENOVA Orale 08/06/2017 09:00 GENOVA Scritto 08/06/2017 11:00 GENOVA Orale 22/06/2017 09:00 GENOVA Scritto 22/06/2017 11:00 GENOVA Orale 13/07/2017 09:00 GENOVA Scritto 13/07/2017 11:00 GENOVA Orale 04/09/2017 09:00 GENOVA Scritto 04/09/2017 11:00 GENOVA Orale 18/09/2017 09:00 GENOVA Scritto 18/09/2017 11:00 GENOVA Orale