Class Psychology of Development

Developmental theories can help social educators understand the transformations of human beings throughout their lives and how human development works at all stages of their development throughout life. Studying aspects of human development (cognitive, affective and psychosocial) allows students to understand how human beings develop and learn throughout their life cycle, which can bring benefits in practice as future social educators. Furthermore, it stimulates the active participation of students in socio-educational research projects, promoting the integration of theoretical and practical knowledge with a scientific basis.

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Concept of Development and Learning. Nature versus Culture Neoteny - the biological inheritance of human development The socialisation process - the social heritage of human development Stages of psychosocial development in E.H. Erikson Information processing model. Human Memory and Emotions Development of numerical cognition – how the child learns mathematics The study "Emotions and Early Numerical Skills: Early Identification and Intervention". Training and workfield preparation in children from 5 to 7 years old.

The exposition of theoretical contents, use of the interrogative method, debate of ideas, demonstrative method with videos, reflection activities and specific discussions, summaries, construction of conceptual maps, and deconstruction of scientific articles, podcasts and study case report in a practical-feedback-review dialectic.     

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