- Docente: Patrizia Selleri
- Credits: 8
- SSD: M-PSI/04
- Language: Italian
- Moduli: Patrizia Selleri (Modulo 1) Carlo Tomasetto (Modulo 2)
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 1) Traditional lectures (Modulo 2)
- Campus: Cesena
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in School and community psychology (cod. 0993)
Learning outcomes
At the end of course, the student knows:- socio-costructivist theory about teaching and learning; - theory about social judment in the school context; dynamics of social comparison; tecniques of research in social context; instruments for individual assessment
Course contents
First part: Patrizia Selleri (30 h)
Second part: Carlo Tomasetto (30h)
Readings/Bibliography
Ligorio B., Pontecorvo C. (2010) (a cura di) La scuola come contesto, Roma, Carocci.
Butera F. (2006) La meritocrazia a scuola: un serio ostacolo per l'apprendimento, Psicologia Sociale, 3, 431-448
Guiso L., Monte F., Sapienza P., Zingales L. (2008) Culture, Gender, and Math, Science, 320, 1164-1165.
Tomasetto, C., Alparone, FR, & Cadinu, M. (2011). Girls' math performance under stereotype threat. The moderating role of mothers' gender stereotypes. Developmental Psychology, 47, 943-947.
Good, J.J., Woodzicka, J.A., & Wigfield, L.C. (2010). The Effects of Gender Stereotypic and Counter-Stereotypic Textbook Images on Science Performance. Journal of Social Psychology, 150, 132-147.
Beilock, S.L., Gunderson, E.A., Ramirez, G., & Levine,
S.C. (2010). Female teachers ' math anxiety affects girls ' math
achievement. PNAS, 107, 1860-1863.
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Teaching methods
the course offers:
- academic lessons
- discussion of research
- illustration of psychological instruments
Assessment methods
For the assessment, student will answers to five open-questions in written form. Duration of the test: 2:30 hours
Teaching tools
Teaching tools are:
- links to relevant websites
- seminaries about interesting topics
Links to further information
Office hours
See the website of Patrizia Selleri
See the website of Carlo Tomasetto