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.
Study Plan
This information is intended exclusively for students already enrolled in this course.If you are a new student interested in enrolling, you can find information about the course of study on the course page:
Laurea in Scienze psicologiche per la formazione - Enrollment from 2025/2026The 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.
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Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)
TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Developmental and educational psychology (2022/2023)
Teaching code
4S02384
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
9
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
M-PSI/04 - DEVELOPMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Period
Sem. 1A, Sem. 1B
Learning objectives
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING 1. To know and understand the characteristics of the processes of development and learning in different psychological domains (motor-perceptual, cognitive, communicative-linguistic, emotional, relational-social), along the whole life course. 2. To know and understand the psychological theories on the processes of development and learning. 3. To know and understand the risk and promotion factors for the individual paths of development and learning. CAPACITA' DI APPLICARE CONOSCENZE E COMPRENSIONE 1. To take into account the behavior of individuals of a specific age within a specific context according to the acquired knowledge. 2. To apply the acquired knowledge in the process of assessment of the behavior of individuals and their interactions in educational contexts, both to identify risk indicators and to favor processes of social integration. 3. To take into account the relation between the characteristics of individuals of different ages (individual factors and competences) and characteristics of the context (family, social and cultural factors) to understand the individual differences in the processes of development and learning, and identify specific promotion factors.
Prerequisites and basic notions
Knowledge acquired during the first year of the course is a prerequisite.
Program
The syllabus includes:
- Basic aspects of developmental psychology and educational psychology
- Cognitive and linguistic development
- Social contexts and social development, moral development, and development of self
- Individual differences
- Sociocultural differences
- Exceptional students
- Behavioral and socio-cognitive approach
- Cognitive approach
- Complex cognitive processes
- Socio-constructivist approaches
- Learning and cognition in content areas
- Motivation, teaching and learning
- Emotions, teaching and learning
- Planning, instruction, technology and class management
- Evaluation in the class
- Emotions and disasters: the case of the Covid-19 pandemic
Bibliography
Didactic methods
The course will include frontal lessons, aiming at transmitting basic notions, integrated by cooperative learning, aiming at deepening the knowledge of specific aspects of the syllabus, in particular through the study of research papers. The content of the texts and the lessons is coherent with the syllabus. Further didactic materials are available from the teacher. Lessons will be recorded and they will be made available to the students.
During the whole academic year, in addition, the teacher will receive the students individually, at the times indicates in the website (it is not necessary to arrange specific appointments) which are constantly updated.
During the first lesson, the teacher will present the whole calendar of the didactic activities with dates and topics of the lessons, specifying the time and the rooms.
Learning assessment procedures
The exam is formed by a written part and an optional oral part. Both of them cover the whole syllabus. For the written part, there are 61 closed-ended questions. The duration of the written part is 60 minutes. The oral part is optional, and it consists of an integrative interview requested by the student, after passing the written part.
The exam will be equal for those students who attend and those who do not attend the lessons.
Evaluation criteria
The aim of the exam is to verify the extent to which the expected learning results are achieved, in terms of knowledge and understanding abilities, both theoretical and applied.
Criteria for the composition of the final grade
The evaluation of the exam is expressed in thirties. For the written part, there will be half point for each correct answer to the closed-ended questions. For the oral part, there will be maximum three points.
Exam language
Italiano
