Psychology of Development and Learning

Year
1
Academic year
2018-2019
Code
02024980
Subject Area
Foundational Knowledge in Education
Language of Instruction
Portuguese
Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face
Duration
SEMESTRIAL
ECTS Credits
5.0
Type
Compulsory
Level
2nd Cycle Studies - Mestrado

Recommended Prerequisites

No prerequisites.

Teaching Methods

Content development will include both theoretical and empirical approaches. Lectures will be complemented with student work (research and essays). Practical strategies will include case study and problem solving. Simulation and video strategies will enhance skills development.

Learning Outcomes

Understanding the complexity and interdependence of development and learning processes, according to main psychological perspectives.

Understanding adolescence and teaching activity based on scientific knowledge in the fields of developmental and educational psychology.

Analyzing cognition and learning theories in their contributions to teaching management.

Developing skills that facilitate educational interactions and the promotion of adolescents' learning and development.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Introduction

1.1. Main concepts and perspectives on development

1.2. Complexity and dynamics of development and learning processes

2. Adolescent development and educational implications

2.1. Cognitive and sociocognitive development: abstraction and formal operations (Piaget), adolescent egocentrism (Elkind), social cognition (Selman)

2.2. Psychosocial development: factors and processes, identity development (Erikson) and statuses (Marcia)

3. Cognition, learning and teaching

3.1. Cognition and learning theories: Piaget, Bruner, Ausubel, Gagné e Novak

3.2. Learning conditions and processes. Motivation, atention, memory and information processing. Self-efficacy (Bandura), attributions (Weiner), learning styles (Kolb) and metacognitive processes (Flavell).

Head Lecturer(s)

Maria da Piedade Simões Santana Pessoa Vaz Rebelo

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Resolution Problems: 10.0%
Cases analysis: 10.0%
Synthesis work: 30.0%
Exam: 50.0%

Bibliography

Eccles, J.; Roeser, R. (2011). Schools as developmental contexts during adolescence. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 21, 225-241.

Klein, S. (2012). Learning: principles and applications. Thousand Oaks: SAGE (6th ed.).

Learner, R.; Steinberg, L. (2009) (Eds.). Handbook of adolescent psychology. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons (3rd ed.).

Miranda, G.; Bahia, S. (2005). Psicologia da educação: temas de desenvolvimento, aprendizagem e ensino. Lisboa. Relógio d’Água.

Sadowski, M. (Ed.) (2008). Adolescents at school: perspectives on youth, identity and education. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press.

Santrock, J.  (2013). Adolescência. Amgh Editora.

Sprinthall, N.; Collins, W. (2008). Psicologia do adolescente. Lisboa. FCG (4ª ed.).

Steinberg, L. (2013). Adolescence. McGraw-Hill (10th ed.).

Weiner, I.; Lerner, R.; Easterbrooks, M.; Jayanthi, M. (2013). Handbook of psychology. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons (2nd ed.).