Human development at different stages of life - main changes and possible forms of support WF-PS-HDDS-ER
Lecture topics:
1. Introduction to the psychology of human development.
2. Basic theories of human development.
3. Prenatal period.
4. Early childhood - infancy and toddlerhood.
5. Middle childhood/preschool age.
6. Late childhood/school-age.
7-8. Adolescence.
9. Early adulthood.
10. Middle adulthood.
11. Late adulthood.
12-14. Selected forms of supporting human development.
15. Summary.
(in Polish) E-Learning
(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych
Subject level
Learning outcome code/codes
Type of subject
Course coordinators
Term 2024/25_L: | Term 2023/24_L: |
Learning outcomes
Knowledge:
- Student understands the specificity of human development psychology and forms of support
- Student differentiates the main theories of human development and defines basic concepts
- Student has knowledge of various concepts and theories in the field of developmantal psychology, knows how to identify them
Skills:
- Student classifies the regularities inscribed in harmonious human development
- Student individually describes a given area of human development from the perspective of the theories learned
Competence
- Student is aware of the need to take into account the specificity of diagnostic needs and social and cultural conditions when selecting methods
- Student is aware of the importance to conduct scientific research or diagnosis in accordance with the ethical norms
ECTS description:
lecture attendance - 30 h
lecture preparation - 50 h
literature - 40 h
consultations - 10 h
preparation for exam and presentation - 50 h
Total hours: 180 [180/30=6]
ECTS points: 6
Assessment criteria
Assessment method:
Written exam in the form of a test (50%) and presentation (50%).
Assessment criteria:
for grade 5 (very good): the student has acquired and understands very well the
the role of psychological processes and the directions of their development; the student is very well versed in forms of supporting the psycho-social functioning of children, adolescents and adults
for grade 4 (good): the student has acquired and understands well the the role of psychological processes and the directions of their development; the student is well versed in forms of supporting the psycho-social functioning of children, adolescents and adults
for grade 3 (satisfactory): the student has acquired and understands sufficiently the the role of psychological processes and the directions of their development; the student is sufficiently versed in forms of supporting the psycho-social functioning of children, adolescents and adults
for grade 2 (fail): the student has not acquired and does not understand the role of psychological processes and the directions of their development; the student is not versed in forms of supporting the psycho-social functioning of children, adolescents and adults
Practical placement
Not applicable.
Bibliography
The literature will be provided in-class.
Additional information
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