2024
Child Development Psychology
Name: Child Development Psychology
Code: PSI01651L
5 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/130 hours
Scientific Area:
Psychology
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English
Regime de Frequência: Presencial
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
The Chil's Development curricular unit was designed with the purpose of endowing students with fundamental theoretical tools that would allow an integrative understanding of human development and the promotion of practical competences.
At the end of this curricular unit students will be able to:
- Describe the main theoretical models and research methods to study human development.
- Identify the impact of hereditary and environment in child's development
- Characterize the prenatal period
- Describe, in an systemic and integrative way, the developmental sequence and the acquisitions and processes involved
- Analyse and discuss the thematic approached in a reflexive and critical way.
At the end of this curricular unit students will be able to:
- Describe the main theoretical models and research methods to study human development.
- Identify the impact of hereditary and environment in child's development
- Characterize the prenatal period
- Describe, in an systemic and integrative way, the developmental sequence and the acquisitions and processes involved
- Analyse and discuss the thematic approached in a reflexive and critical way.
Contents
1. Introduction to theory and research in human development
1.1. Fundamental concepts and questions
1.2. Developmental questions
1.3. Theoretical perspectives
1.4. Research methods
2. Developmental bases
2.1. Hereditary vs environment
2.2. Prenatal development and newborn child
3. Motor development
3.1. Motor competences in childhood, in pre-school age and in school age
4. Cognitive development
4.1. Main theories and models
4.2. Child?s though characteristics
4.3. Language development
5. Psychosocial development
5.1. Emotional development
5.2. Social development
5.3. Identity, self concept and self esteem development
5.4. Gender development
6. Developmental contexts
6.1. Socialization process: family, daycare, preschool, school and other interactional contexts
1.1. Fundamental concepts and questions
1.2. Developmental questions
1.3. Theoretical perspectives
1.4. Research methods
2. Developmental bases
2.1. Hereditary vs environment
2.2. Prenatal development and newborn child
3. Motor development
3.1. Motor competences in childhood, in pre-school age and in school age
4. Cognitive development
4.1. Main theories and models
4.2. Child?s though characteristics
4.3. Language development
5. Psychosocial development
5.1. Emotional development
5.2. Social development
5.3. Identity, self concept and self esteem development
5.4. Gender development
6. Developmental contexts
6.1. Socialization process: family, daycare, preschool, school and other interactional contexts
Teaching Methods
Teaching methodologies
- Expositive: presentation of the fundamental themes and contents, using examples that facilitate the acquisition and understanding
- Critical reflection and analysis of practical situations
- Group work: exercises and case's discussion
Continuous evaluation process
1. Class participation (quotient rating - 10%)
2. Group work (quotient rating - 45%)
3. Written test (quotient rating - 45%)
Minimal score in each evaluation element is 7,5 values
Exam evaluation process
1. Group work (quotient rating - 50%)
2. Written exam (quotient rating - 50%)
Minimal score in each evaluation element is 7,5 values
- Expositive: presentation of the fundamental themes and contents, using examples that facilitate the acquisition and understanding
- Critical reflection and analysis of practical situations
- Group work: exercises and case's discussion
Continuous evaluation process
1. Class participation (quotient rating - 10%)
2. Group work (quotient rating - 45%)
3. Written test (quotient rating - 45%)
Minimal score in each evaluation element is 7,5 values
Exam evaluation process
1. Group work (quotient rating - 50%)
2. Written exam (quotient rating - 50%)
Minimal score in each evaluation element is 7,5 values
Teaching Staff
- Maria João Serrano Carapeto [responsible]
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