AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

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

TEACHING METHODS

Students will be encouraged to participate actively, and they can choose to do group activities that will be considered as a part of the final exam.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

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.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

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. 

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