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

The tuition is in Finnish.
Instructions for the task are available in English and the task can be done in English.

Location and time

N/A

Learning materials and recommended literature

The tuition is in Finnish

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

Human Growth and Development, 3rd ed. 2016, Beckett & Taylor (Chapters 1-4: pages 1-84)

Alternative completion methods of implementation

Valmiit sosionomit tekevät opintojaksolla tehtävän. Tentti ei kuulu heille.

Internship and working life connections

N/A

Exam dates and retake possibilities

N/A

International connections

N/A

Student workload

N/A

Content scheduling

N/A

Further information for students

N/A

Assessment methods and criteria

N/A

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