Teaching code

4S008124

Credits

6

Coordinator

Chiara Sita'

Language

Italian

Courses Single

Not Authorized

Moodle Seminars 0

The teaching is organized as follows:

Learning objectives

Knowledge and understanding Module 1: Early childhood education 1. At the end of the course the students will possess the knowledge of the roots and the main conceptual references of the early childhood education, with particular focus on the concept of care. 2. Students will know the essential elements of the Italian and European services for early childhood (0-3). 3. Students will have developed an adequate understanding of the critical issues concerning the meaning of education in the 0-6 age range, starting from the analysis and elaboration of their images of child, family, learning, educational relationships. Module 2: Early childhood pedagogy laboratory 1. Students will have a deep understanding of the main theories and approaches in early childhood education. 2. Students will be able to identify and analyze their enactment and their connections with the developmental theories. Applying knowledge and understanding Module 1: Early childhood education 1. At the end of the course, the students: will be able to outline a pedagogical analysis of educational practices and models in childcare services. 2. Students will be able to contextualize their educational intervention in relation to the needs of the child and the environment and to self-evaluate in the exercise of educational practice. Module 2: Early childhood pedagogy workshop 1. The students will learn to use the pedagogical concepts and framework they have learned to assess a child’s learning process and to analyze educational environments and practices 2. The students will learn to use the pedagogical concepts and framework they have learned to interact with parents.

Prerequisites and basic notions

The course is grounded on the first year competences in the areas of child development, general pedagogy and history of education in early childhood.

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Criteria for the composition of the final grade

The final grade is the result of the weighted average of the grades, expressed in thirtieths, relating to the course and the workshop.
COURSE MODULE For those attending, the assessment of learning takes place through an intermediate test that includes questions on the contents and questions on pedagogical analysis of cases. During the course, students will have the opportunity to practice and experiment with the skills assessed in the two tests. For non-attending students, who will take the exam in the sessions established by the teaching calendar, the exam includes a written test that assesses the same type of skills (knowledge, understanding, ability to perform pedagogical analysis supported by theories and reference authors) starting from a written test with mixed questions (multiple choice, open questions, analysis of images, excerpts from projects, etc.).
WORKSHOP MODULE Written report (see the Workshop Syllabus)