OVERVIEW

Participation in this workshop stimulates the acquisition of those skills useful to monitor the development of boys and girls in the 0-3 range through observation.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The laboratory aims to provide students with the knowledge and skills to use some observational tools for providing information on several specific domains of development in children aged 0-3 years.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of the workshop, students are expected to be able to: 

- distinguish among different types of observation;

- plan an observational project; 

- set up an observation sheet;

- use a standardized tool to monitor diverse developmental domains;

- use the information obtained from the observation work in order to support the development of boys and girls.

TEACHING METHODS

- Brief frontal lesson;

- Individual and group works; 

- Video watching;

- Analysis of specific cases.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The program includes the study of topics such as free and guided observation; observation-related biases; observation tools (e.g., observation sheets, checklists, and standardized observation scales).  

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Fontaine A.M. (2017) a cura di Molina, P. L' osservazione al nido. Guida per educatori e professionisti della prima infanzia. Erickson. 

Slides and resource uploaded and reported on aulaweb (http://www.aulaweb.unige.it/). 

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

LESSONS

LESSONS START

2 semester

The lessons will take place from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM:

Group 1

Thursday 5/3/2026    
Thursday, 12/3/2026
Thursday, 19/3/2026
Thursday, 26/2/2026  

Group 2 

Thursday 16/4/2026;    
Thursday, 23/4/2026  
Thursday, 30/4/2026  
Thursday, 7/5/2026  

Class schedule

INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUES FOR OBSERVATION OF DEVELOPMENT

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Frequency, individual and group works will be considered. 

Exam schedule

FURTHER INFORMATION

Please visit regularly the web page of the course on aulaweb (https://2025.aulaweb.unige.it/).