78862 - Psychology of Education

Learning outcomes

The student knows the changes in cognitive processes and socio-affective in the life cycle. The student also knows the learning styles and social learning contexts: family, school, community, workplace. It acquires the capacity of designing educational, preventive and health promotion interventions at different stages of the life cycle aimed at families, schools and health professionals operators.

Course contents

Cognitive development in the life cycle.

Socio-emotional development in the life cycle.

Learning styles and strategies to enhance learning.

Educational and preventive interventions for health promotion.

Readings/Bibliography

Text:

Santrock J. W. (2017). Psicologia dello Sviluppo (3rd ed.). Milano: McGraw-Hill (only the parts indicated by the professor).

At the beginning of the course the pages of the chapters 1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 15 will be indicated together with some materials that will be inserted in the online platform that students can access with their institutional userid and password.

Teaching methods

Lectures and work in small groups.

Assessment methods

The examination aims to assess:
- Knowledge of the topics exposed in the texts and during the lessons;
- Knowledge of the specific terminology used in the texts;
- Mastery of the knowledge acquired for application purposes in preventive and educational projects.

The examination will be in a written form with 3 written open questions and will last 1h30. Alternatively,  the students can write a project on a topic agreed with the professor during the course. The students should send the project to the professor about one week before the day of the exam and present and discuss it the day of the exam. 

The deepened and complete knowledge of the topics of the program, expressive mastery with analytical and synthesis skills and specific language for the discipline, and the ability to reflect on the application of the acquired knowledge for preventive and educational projects will be evaluated with excellent evaluation. The mnemonic knowledge of the topics of the program, a correct but not articulated expression of the concepts and / or a language not always specific for the discipline, and a mechanical reflection on the application of the acquired knowledge for preventive and educational projects will lead to discrete evaluation; a not deepened knowledge of the topics of the program with some gaps and / or with a language not specific to the discipline and the lack of reflection on the application of the knowledge acquired for preventive and educational projects will lead to a just sufficient evaluation. A very poor knowledge of the topics of the program with significant gaps, non-specific language for the discipline and lack of orientation and reflection with respect to the study materials and the transfer of this knowledge for preventive and educational projects will lead to insufficient evaluation.

The student is required to complete the online registration (Almaesami) within the terms in order to be admitted to the exam. In the case of technical problems the student is required to promptly contact the Segreteria Studenti and email prof. Sansavini (within the terms) who will consider the request and decide about the admission.

 

Teaching tools

Slides, texts and videos.

Office hours

See the website of Alessandra Sansavini