Studying at the University of Verona

Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.

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Bachelor's degree in Educational Sciences - Enrollment from 2025/2026

The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.

CURRICULUM TIPO:

3° Year   It will be activated in the A.Y. 2026/2027

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1 module between the following
Final exam
3
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Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 2°- 3°
Between the years: 1°- 2°- 3°

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Teaching code

4S009630

Credits

1

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

NN - -

Period

Sem. 1A, Sem. 1B

Erasmus students

Not available

Courses Single

Not Authorized

Learning objectives

Knowledge and understanding
At the end of the workshop, the students will:
1. Know the Early Childhood Education system, the main regulations and the functions of the educator in ECEC (Early Childhood Education and Care).
2. Understand the role and posture of the trainee towards educational staff, children and families.
3. Understand the essential ethical issues of educational work.
4. Know how to use the tools of observation, journal writing and case study as resources for learning in an internship situation.

Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
At the end of the workshop, the students will:
1. Be able to analyze the functioning of the services in which the internship activity will take place in the field.
2. Develop awareness of personal motivation to work in a specific educational setting.
3. Refine the mastery of critical and reflective thinking in getting to know different educational contexts and methodologies.3. Refine the mastery of critical and reflective thinking in getting to know different educational contexts and methodologies.

Prerequisites and basic notions

Enrollment in the second year of the course

Program

- Learning through experience.
- The educator's reflective capacity.
- Approaching work methodologies: observation, planning, and documentation in the nursery school.
- A brief legislative overview of the history of nursery schools.
- National guidelines for early childhood education services. - Pedagogical guidelines for the integrated 0-6 system.
- Space as a third educator: materials, heuristic contexts, and continuity between inside and outside.
- The value of the educational project and its implementation.
- The relationship with families.
- "Care" in the educational profession.

Didactic methods

Experiential methods are planned that encourage learning, reflection and sharing among students:
- Workshops
- Subgroup work
- Individual work
- Case studies.
Some professionals with experience in early childhood services will also be invited to share their experiences as educators and help achieve the objectives of the indirect internship.

Learning assessment procedures

A self-assessment process will be proposed, starting from the course objectives, including an individual-reflective component and a group-planned component.
Sharing of subgroup projects and final assessments will be an integral part of the student evaluation process.

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE

Evaluation criteria

Approved - Not Rated

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

Approved - Not approved

Exam language

italiana

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