Theoretical and methodological fundamental knowledge on contemporary developmental psychology, with particular reference to processes and mechanisms of pre-natal and infancy development, cognitive, linguistic, emotional and social development across childhood, school-age and adolescence.
Course Content - Last names L-Z
Theories and methods of contemporary developmental psychology. The different developmental domains, cognitive, affective, social and so on.
A crosscultural qualitative study addressed to the everyday life of young girls living in different cultural contexts.
Reference books for attending and not attending students:
Gillibrand R., Lam V., O'Donnell V. L., Tallandini M. A. (2013). Psicologia dello sviluppo. Milano, Pearson ed.
Bacchini D. (2011). Lo sviluppo morale. Roma, Carocci ed.
Barone L. (a cura di) ( 2009) Manuale di Psicologia dello sviluppo, Carrocci: Milano.
Gillen J. e Cameron A. (2014) Un giorno nella vita, SEID: Firenze .
Learning Objectives - Last names A-K
Knowledge and understanding.
The course aims to provide a fundamental knowledge on: a) the theoretical and methodological aspects of contemporary research in developmental psychology; b) the processes and mechanisms that regulate psychological development in cognitive, linguistic, emotional and social competence across the life span, with particular reference to risk and protective factors in typical or atypical development.
Applying knowledge and understanding.
The course will provide students the basic, theoretical and methodological, skills necessary to detect the main stages of psychological development over the life span.
Making judgments.
Particular emphasis will be paid to develop a critical attitude, and to teach students how to express their opinions and sustain their point of view in front of the group or of the class.
Communication skills.
The course will provide to the students the knowledge necessary to use a correct and apppropriate vocabulary.
Learning Objectives - Last names L-Z
Knowing theories, methods and domains of contemporary developmental psychology. Get in touch with qualitative methods of a crosscultural study.
Understanding the differences of developmental psychology from other psychological approaches.
Applying knowledge to everyday life of people, participating to different cultures and during their life span.
Getting tools for understanding the value of information about developmental psychology .
Communicating one's knowing in a specific and appropriate language.
Beeing able to read a scientific paper of developmental psychology.
Prerequisites - Last names A-K
none
Prerequisites - Last names L-Z
No specific ones
Teaching Methods - Last names A-K
Knowledge and understanding.
▶ Lectures.
Applying knowledge and understanding.
▶ Exercises in the class on observational activities, video and case study to identify the main stages of psychological development across childhood and adolescence.
Making judgments.
▶ Seminars and group discussion of specific topics that are part of examination program.
Communication skills.
▶ Use of a correct vocabulary, pertinent to specific topics.
Learning skills.
▶ Small tasks developed in autonomy.
Teaching Methods - Last names L-Z
Lectures.
Lectures with an expert of the Humanistic Library about how to retrieve on line and paper bibliographic information pertaining developemntal psychology.
Lectures with experts.
Oral questioning students working as an overview, at the beginning of every lecture
Type of Assessment - Last names A-K
Knowledge and understanding
▶Written test with multiple choices questions and open questions.
Applying knowledge and understanding.
▶ Test of the ability to recognize the major phases of development, starting from observations and clinical materials.
Making judgments.
▶ Deepening specific topics that are part of the examination program.
Communication skills.
▶ Use of a correct and appropriate vocabulary.
Type of Assessment - Last names L-Z
Written proof with 6 open ended questions in order to ascertain knowing an communicating contents. Oral voluntary proof, after passing the written one, in order to check how the student is able to argue and criticize.
Course program - Last names L-Z
Developmental psychology: theories and methods. Motor and perceptual development. Cognitive development. Communicative and linguistic development. Emotional and relational development. Social and moral development.
A qualitative observational crosscultural study, using the" A day in the life method " of one day of young girls of different cultures: notational systems, musicality, humor, feeding events, the search of safe places and relationships.