EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY: APPLICATIONS AND INTERVENTIONS OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY
Stampa
Enrollment year
2022/2023
Academic year
2023/2024
Regulations
DM270
Academic discipline
M-PSI/04 (PSYCHOLOGY OF DEVELOPMENT AND PSYCHOLOGY OF EDUCATION)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF BRAIN AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
Course
PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Curriculum
PERCORSO COMUNE
Year of study
Period
2nd semester (19/02/2024 - 08/06/2024)
ECTS
9
Lesson hours
54 lesson hours
Language
Italian
Activity type
WRITTEN AND ORAL TEST
Teacher
ZANETTI MARIA ASSUNTA (titolare) - 6 ECTS
TAMBURNOTTI ELISA - 3 ECTS
Prerequisites
A good knowledge of the main theories of developmental psychology.


To take the exam, it is compulsory to have taken the Developmental Psychology exam
Learning outcomes
The course aims to present and analyze the most recent theoretical perspectives of the discipline through the analysis of cognitive, affective and relationship components of the individual in relation to his specific context, focusing on the relationship between psychological development and education.
Specifically, the course will present the main epistemological conceptual frameworks and the methodological approaches of educational psychology in relation to specific issues of the school context, such as the main psychological functions underlying learning, school motivation, social and relaizonal diennsione learning, as well as the role of the teacher within the educational relationship.

The following areas will be deepened, with specialized modules: socio-emotional development, bullying and cyberbullying, giftedness and potential development, orientation and media education.
Course contents
The course will be organized in modules: a basic module and 5 specialized modules.
Also will be proposed the SEMINAR "Interventions and tools for school psychology" by Elisa Tamburnotti.

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BASIC MODULE
- The psychology of education
- The nature of childhood
- The individual differences
- Biological and environmental influences
- Educational contexts (family, peer, school)
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SPECIALIST MODULES
Child social and emotional development (SEL)
- Developing relations with peers
- The development of self and emotions
- Emotional self-regulation
Bullying and Cyberbullying
- Aggressive and dysfunctional behaviour
- Prevention pathways
Giftedness and development of potential
- Cognitive assessment
- Socio-emotional assessment
- Effective learning environments
Orientation routes
- Analysis of the constructs of the Self: self-efficacy, locus, coping
- Decision making
- Assessment and list of competences
Media education
- Raising children and adolescents in the digital world: instructions for use
- Theories and Techniques of Media Education
- Introduction to digital distance learning
- Digital Media Literacy: Strategies to recognise and address online disinformation
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SEMINAR "Interventions and tools for school psychology"
- Welfare at school and school psychology
- Wellness experiences in the classroom
- Adolescence and malaise
- Projects and activities for primary and secondary education
- Planning an intervention in school psychology
Teaching methods
Lectures and seminars with presentations, case-histories, workshops and discussion of papers.

The lessons will be in presence and will be guaranteed the use of the material related to the lessons and consult the slides or other teaching material from the university platform KIRO.

There will be a differentiation of the program and of the evaluation methods between attending and non-attending students.
Reccomended or required readings
WRITTEN EXAM: COMPULSORY MANUAL FOR ALL (ATTENDING AND NOT)

Zanetti M.A. (edited by) Psicologia dell'educazione. Teorie, metodi, strumenti , second edition , Milano: Pearson,2020


ORAL INTEGRATION: COMPULSORY READINGS two to choose from

Cornoldi C, Molinari L., The school psychologist, Bologna: Il Mulino, 2019

Zanetti M.A. (edited by) Bambini e ragazzi ad alto potenziale, Roma: Carocci, 2017

Zanetti M.A. Tamburnotti E. My son is brilliant, Florence: Giunti 2021

Zanetti M.A. (edited by) Creativity A skill to be cultivated inside and outside school, Rome: Carocci 2022

Zanetti M.A., Tamburnotti E. A brilliant school. How to recognize, accompany and enhance students and students plusdotato, Milan: Gaia Edizioni Scuola, 2023


For specialized modules (attending students) specific bibliographical information will be provided.
Assessment methods
The exam consists of a written test (up to 15 points) and an oral test (up to 15 points) relating to all the contents of the program.
Students who attend classes regularly (at least two thirds) can replace the oral exam with a seminar activity on one of the proposed modules: the work will be presented and discussed in class with a series of slides (evaluated up to 5 points) and will be accompanied by a short report (up to 10 points).
Participation in the Seminar (Interventions and tools for school psychology) may be subject to evaluation: the papers will be able to acquire a bonus of up to 2 points.

The final vote is expressed in 30th and corresponds to the sum of the partial votes.

During the exam we will evaluate how the student has integrated the knowledge acquired and then the level of achievement of the educational objectives of the course. The assessment will also take into account communication skills and the use of an appropriate scientific language.
Students can view their correct assignment within two months from the date they were taken.
In case of non-acceptance of the vote, only one possibility of refusal shall be granted.
Further information
Reception professor: Wednesday 11.00-13.00 at the office in Piazza Botta, 11, furthermore, within the context of the University's activities for Innovative Teaching and in order to promote inclusion, the professor guarantees up to 2 hours of office hours per week, to be agreed with the professor himself.

e-mail: zanetti@unipv.it
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