| CODE | 55980 |
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| ACADEMIC YEAR | 2022/2023 |
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| SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR | M-PSI/04 |
| LANGUAGE | Italian |
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| SEMESTER | 1° Semester |
| TEACHING MATERIALS | AULAWEB |
The course introduces students to the basic knowledge of Developmental Psychology and promotes a scientific approach, both by relating theories and learned topics to research results, and through the presentation of the main research design and methodologies.
The course is aimed to lay out the foundations for the acquisition of a suitable method of study, along with other basic courses and with the orientation activities provided by the Department for the first-year students.
Provide a theoretical and methodological framework for the study of development processes; study the links between facts, theories and methods, with particular attention to observational methods .
At the end of the course, students will develop the following skills: 1) critical knowledge of the main theories of psychological development; 2) ability to associate skills and psychological processes to the appropriate age and developmental stage; 3) critical knowledge of research methods and design in developmental psychology; 4) knowledge of observation methods and techniques and their role in studying and assessing children’s development; 5) communication skills and appropriate use of technical vocabulary and language.
The course will consist mainly in lectures, in which contents will be exemplified by means of real-life, clinical and educational examples and research results. An active participation of the students will be encouraged.
Opportunities for in-depth learning, excercises, group discussions and exam simulations will be provided during the course.
The course will be organized in three parts:
Part 1. Developmental psychology: definitions; developmental stages relating to cognitive, language, social and affective development; research methods and design in developmental psychology
Part 2. Critical analysis of the main developmental theories (Piaget's theory of cognitive development and neo-Piagetian perspectives; psychoanalytic theories; Vygotsky and the sociocultural approach; the social learning theory; human information processing theory)
Part 3. Child observation: theories; introduction to methods and tools in child observation.
Lectures will be delivered in Italian. English bibliography is provided and the exam can be taken in English.
Part 1.
J. W. Santrock, K. Deater-Deckard, J. Lansford, D. Rollo, Psicologia dello sviluppo, IV edizione, Mc Graw Hill, 2021. (esclusi capitoli 12, 13, 14, 15) (J. W. Santrock, K. Deater-Deckard, J. Lansford, Child development, 15th edition, Mc Graw Hill, 2021)
Part 2.
P. Miller, Teorie dello sviluppo psicologico, Il Mulino, 2011. (esclusi capitoli VI, VII, VIII) (P. Miller, Theories of developmental psychology, Worth Publishers, 2016)
Part 3.
E. Baumgartner, L'osservazione del comportamento infantile: teorie e strumenti (nuova edizione). Roma, Carocci, 2017.
Slides and other materials, retrievable at www.aulaweb.unige.it
Office hours: Monday 12-13 at DISFOR, 4th floor, room 4A8 or by appointment on Teams, by writing at paola.viterbori@unige.it Tel. 01020953747 email: paola.viterbori@unige.it
PAOLA VITERBORI (President)
MARIA CARMEN USAI
I semester (approx. from Oct. 1st to Dec. 18)
Written exam, including multiple choice questions and open ended questions. To pass the exam, students are required to get a score of at least 18 in both multiple choice and open ended questions.
To take the written exam, students are required to register online by selecting the entry "Esame scritto".
To register the evaluation, students are required to register online on one of the following exams by selecting the entry "Registrazione."
The written test aims to ascertain contents and skills acquired. In particular, the multiple choice questions will focus on specific contents (e.g. developmental stages, developmental theories, methods and tools in child observation). open ended questions will also evaluate critical skills, communication skills and appropriate use of technical vocabulary and language.
| Date | Time | Location | Type | Notes |
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| 11/01/2023 | 09:00 | GENOVA | registrazione | |
| 11/01/2023 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Scritto | |
| 11/01/2023 | 10:00 | GENOVA | Orale facoltativo | |
| 25/01/2023 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Scritto | |
| 25/01/2023 | 09:00 | GENOVA | registrazione | |
| 25/01/2023 | 10:00 | GENOVA | Orale facoltativo | |
| 08/02/2023 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Scritto | |
| 08/02/2023 | 09:00 | GENOVA | registrazione | |
| 08/02/2023 | 10:00 | GENOVA | Orale facoltativo | |
| 17/05/2023 | 09:00 | GENOVA | registrazione | |
| 17/05/2023 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Scritto | |
| 17/05/2023 | 10:00 | GENOVA | Orale facoltativo | |
| 31/05/2023 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Scritto | |
| 31/05/2023 | 09:00 | GENOVA | registrazione | |
| 31/05/2023 | 10:00 | GENOVA | Orale facoltativo | |
| 21/06/2023 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Scritto | |
| 21/06/2023 | 09:00 | GENOVA | registrazione | |
| 21/06/2023 | 10:00 | GENOVA | Orale facoltativo | |
| 12/07/2023 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Scritto | |
| 12/07/2023 | 09:00 | GENOVA | registrazione | |
| 12/07/2023 | 10:00 | GENOVA | Orale facoltativo | |
| 06/09/2023 | 09:00 | GENOVA | registrazione | |
| 06/09/2023 | 09:00 | GENOVA | Scritto | |
| 06/09/2023 | 10:00 | GENOVA | Orale facoltativo |
Students are invited to check regularly the e-learning platform Aulaweb (www.aulaweb.unige.it) where materials and information about the present course are constantly updated.