Childhood Growth and Development (5 ECTS)

Learning outcomes

Students will become familiar with the various stages of human development and the factors affecting them: early childhood, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and old age. Students will learn the basic knowledge of childhood development.

Content

The key development theories related to early childhood development. Physical, psychological, cognitive and social development and growth in childhood.

Teaching methods

Learning Assignment.
Observation task.
Independent wokr.

Location and time

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Learning materials and recommended literature

Kirjasta Nurmi,J.-E., Ahonen, T., Lyytinen, H., Lyytinen, P., Pulkkinen, L. ja Ruoppila, I. Ihmisen psykologinen kehitys -> ennen vuotta 2014 ilmestyneistä painoksista sivut 10-123 (sisällöllisesti varhaislapsuus ja keskilapsuus). Uusimmasta vuonna 2014 ilmestyneestä painoksesta s.14-112 JA 115-129. JA 139-141.

Santrock, John W.(2009). Child development. McGraw Hill. Sections 2 and 4, pages 51-178 and 303-412.

Alternative completion methods of implementation

No

Internship and working life connections

Visit in ECE

Exam dates and retake possibilities

N/A

International connections

N/A

Student workload

5 credits, 135 h student work

Content scheduling

Independent work, return no later than 31.1.2022.

Further information for students

Independent work.
Return the assignment no later than 31.1.2022.

Assessment methods and criteria

Approved completion of the study task.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Assessment:
Assessment criteria as the attachment of the curriculum.
The teacher of the study unit informs the assessment criterias in the beginning of the study unit.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Assessment:
Assessment criteria see the attachment.
The teacher of the study unit informs the assessment criterias in the beginning of the study unit.