Learning in Early Childhood (5 ECTS)

Learning outcomes

Students will be able to support and guide children’s growth, development and learning. They will know how to support and enrich children’s play. They will detect and identify children’s different individual and group needs and take them into account in activity planning and implementation. Students will apply different methods of support and early childhood support practices.

Content

Theories of child development and concepts of learning. Zone of proximal development. Exploratory learning. Observation, documentation and support of children’s development and activities. Peer relationships. Play, theo-ries of play, and the significance of play in children’s learning.

Teaching methods

The tuition is in Finnish and in English, interactive lectures, small group activities, study visit, reading for the exam

Location and time

N/A

Learning materials and recommended literature

Dowling M. (2010). Young children's personal, socilat & emotional development. Sage.
Elena Bodrova (2008) Make believe play versus academic skills: a Vygotskian approach to today’s dilemma of early childhood education, European Early Childhood Education. Research Journal, 16:3, 357-369.
Hakkarainen, P., Bredikyte. M. & al. Narrative environments for play and learning (NEPL)" guidelines for kindergarten and school teachers working with 3-8 years-old-children. 2017.
English additional material will be announced before study unit begins.

Alternative completion methods of implementation

-

Internship and working life connections

Informed later

Exam dates and retake possibilities

Exam 08.12.2021 12.45 - 16.00 MPB1005

Re-exams will be informed later

International connections

Informed later

Student workload

5x 27h = 135 h

Content scheduling

N/A

Further information for students

The schedule:
20.10.2021 08.30 - 11.45 MPB1005 Orientation lecture
26.10.2021 12.30 - 16.00 MPA1010 Seminar (in Finnish)
04.11.2021 12.45 - 16.00 MPA2028 Lecture
09.11.2021 08.30 - 11.45 MPA2028 Lecture
11.11.2021 08.30 - 11.45 MPA2028 Lecture
17.11.2021 12.45 - 16.00 MPA2028 Lecture
18.11.2021 08.30 - 16.00 MPA2030, MPB1045, MPBK030, MPBK029, MPA2022 Hymykylä Seminar / family event
03.12.2021 08.30 - 11.45 MPA2028 Presentation of the assignment (obligatory)
08.12.2021 12.45 - 16.00 MPB1005 Exam

The tuition is both in English and in Finnish.
The lecture is mainly in Finnish, but the materials are in both languages. Students can use the language of their choice in discussions, assignments and exams.

You need to book time for the assignment as well. Some of lectures may include independent work. This is informed in orientation lecture.

- In case student has a decision on special support arrangements affecting the course student needs to contact the teacher in charge right after enrollment period.

Assessment methods and criteria

exam 70%, assignment 30%.
Evaluation is based on the study units objectives and contents. Active participation is required 50% minimum.

Evaluation scale

0-5

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