What abilities does a newborn possess? Is it possible to stimulate social skills? Over time in the field of developmental psychology and education, a lot of knowledge has been acquired about how we change and why. The study of this discipline constitutes a fundamental help for those who wish to support the development of the person over a lifetime.
At the end of the course students are requested to
- know the main approaches to the study of psychological development, the methods of investigation, the changes at the somatic, motor, perceptual, linguistic, cognitive, emotional, social and moral levels that are typically observed during development with particular attention to childhood, theories formulated to explain the changes in the different domains.
- use the acquired knowledge to orient oneself in scenarios similar to those in which you will find yourself operating
- use a specialized language
Traditional and innovative and active learning methods (individual and group activities). Self evaluation moment will be included.
The program includes: the definition of the discipline, the history of the discipline, the main theoretical approaches, methods of investigation, the knowledge gained up to now with respect to the psychological development throughout life (concerning the somatic and motor, the perceptual, the cognitive, the linguistic and communicative, the moral, the social and emotional domains), with particular attention to childhood.
Leman, P., Bremner, A., Ross, D.P., Gauvain, M. (2019). A cura di Sulla F., Traverso, L., Versari, A. Psicologia dello sviluppo. Connect Mc Graw Hill.
Slide and resources in aulaweb.
A text choosen in the list on aulaweb.
Ricevimento: Please send an email to laura.traverso@unige.it to fix an appointment.
LAURA TRAVERSO (President)
LOREDANA PARADISO (President Substitute)
Second semester
Written exam and oral exam.
After this course, useful knowledge must be acquired to describe what skills characterize us in the various life stages (eg such as perceptual abilities of a newborn), how do we change (for example, how do we develop language and communication skills?), and what theories have been formulated with respect to why we change (for example, the different theories concerning the cognitive development). The student should have acquired the ability to use this knowledge to understand a real situation that may be proposed or to envisage how to act in it.
The written exam includes a majority of multiple choice questions on the manual and on the slide (or resource on aulaweb). The oral exam includes a majority of questions on the choosen text and some questions on the manual and the slide (or resource on aulaweb).
Oral exam is possible only when written exam is passed.
The vote is the mean of the written and the oral exams.
Please visit regularly the web page of the course on aulaweb.
Please let the teacher know if you have a special education need.
