{"id":3545,"date":"2024-06-10T16:02:30","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T13:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ece.uth.gr\/?page_id=3545"},"modified":"2024-07-09T23:03:44","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T20:03:44","slug":"2nd-semester-development-and-learning-in-childhood-contemporary-approaches-and-applications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ece.uth.gr\/en\/studies\/postgraduate-studies\/postgraduate-programme\/2nd-semester-development-and-learning-in-childhood-contemporary-approaches-and-applications\/","title":{"rendered":"2nd Semester &#8211; Development and Learning in childhood: Contemporary approaches and applications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>ECTS Units<\/strong>: 12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Professor<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/ece.uth.gr\/en\/person\/sounoglou-marina\/\">Sounoglou Marina<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ece.uth.gr\/en\/person\/vitsou-magda\/\">Magda Vitsou<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>COURSE CODE A3-E<\/p>\n<p>SEMESTER OF STUDIES SECOND<\/p>\n<p>SELF-ENDED TEACHING ACTIVITIES<\/p>\n<p>Teaching activities include teaching the unit once a week<\/p>\n<p>TEACHING HOURS 3<\/p>\n<p>CREDIT UNITS 12<\/p>\n<p>COURSE TYPE Compulsory<\/p>\n<p>PREREQUISITE COURSES:-<\/p>\n<p>TEACHING and EXAMINATION LANGUAGE: Greek<\/p>\n<p>THE COURSE IS OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>ELECTRONIC COURSE PAGE<\/p>\n<p>(URL) https:\/\/eclass.uth.gr\/modules\/auth\/courses.php<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. LEARNING OUTCOMES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Learning results<\/p>\n<p>Upon successful completion of the course, the student will have acquired:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Familiarity with the developmental characteristics of the child and with contemporary views on the promotion of learning, creativity and aspects of the child&#8217;s development<\/li>\n<li>Familiarity with theories of creativity and developmental models that promote creativity through play<\/li>\n<li>Linking theory and practice so that knowledge of the principles of development and learning and their promotion can be applied to research and educational practice.<\/li>\n<li>Familiarity with research methods used to study development and learning.<\/li>\n<li>Development of skills in the implementation and writing of a small research study<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>General Skills<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information, using the necessary technologies<\/li>\n<li>Decision making<\/li>\n<li>Teamwork<\/li>\n<li>Work in an interdisciplinary environment<\/li>\n<li>Generating new research ideas<\/li>\n<li>Respect for diversity and multiculturalism<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrating social, professional and ethical responsibility and sensitivity to gender issues<\/li>\n<li>Exercise criticism and self-criticism<\/li>\n<li>Promotion of free, creative and inductive thinking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. COURSE CONTENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At the center of the course are issues of the child&#8217;s development and creative learning based on modern research data and new interpretive approaches. An attempt is made to familiarize the students with the developmental characteristics of the child and with the modern views on the promotion of learning.<\/p>\n<p>The course topics include the importance of cognitive and social-emotional processes during development and learning, creative thinking, children&#8217;s design, psycho-educational interventions to prevent and deal with learning and behavioral issues, social-emotional education of students, etc. .a.<\/p>\n<p>Issues such as children&#8217;s play and its contribution to the process of development and learning are also examined, but also the possibility of using play as a means of assessing and promoting children&#8217;s development and psychosocial adaptation.<\/p>\n<p>Issues of managing learning in classrooms, peer learning, as well as issues related to diversity are analyzed. Assessment for learning and alternative approaches have an important place in the course.<\/p>\n<p>The aim of the course is to connect theory and practice, so that the knowledge of the principles of development and learning and their promotion can be applied in research and educational practice.<\/p>\n<p>Critical reflection on early childhood teaching and learning<\/p>\n<p>Creativity in childhood<\/p>\n<p>Innovative Models of Creativity Development: Study and Comparison of Contemporary Programs<\/p>\n<p>Child and Play: Development, Evaluation<\/p>\n<p>Promoting the creativity and active participation of students by utilizing digital tools in the teaching process<\/p>\n<p>Play with Flexible Materials: Cognitive Developmental Benefits Based on the Reggio Emilia Philosophy in Early Educational Contexts<\/p>\n<p>Games Objects: pedagogical dimensions and applications in educational environments<\/p>\n<p>Children&#8217;s Drawing: A form of play<\/p>\n<p>Self-regulation of behavior and learning in children \u2013 Promoting learning skills<\/p>\n<p>Peer-to-peer learning<\/p>\n<p>Learning management in classrooms<\/p>\n<p>Diversity issues<\/p>\n<p>Assessment for learning<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. TEACHING AND LEARNING METHODS &#8211; ASSESSMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>DELIVERY METHOD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Face to face, Distance learning etc.<\/p>\n<p>Face to face<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Use of T.P.E. in Teaching, in Laboratory Education, in Communication with students<\/p>\n<p>e-class<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>TEACHING ORGANIZATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The way and methods of teaching are described in detail.<\/p>\n<p>Lectures, Seminars, Laboratory Exercise, Field Exercise, Literature Study &amp; Analysis, Tutorial, Internship (Placement), Clinical Exercise, Art Workshop, Interactive Teaching, Educational Visits, Study Preparation (Project), Writing Paper \/ Assignments, Artistic Creation, etc. etc.<\/p>\n<p>The student&#8217;s study hours for each learning activity as well as unguided study hours according to ECTS principles are listed<\/p>\n<p>Semester Workload Activity<\/p>\n<p>Lectures 50<\/p>\n<p>Interactive teaching 50<\/p>\n<p>Preparation of a study 75<\/p>\n<p>Writing assignments 125<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>STUDENT EVALUATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Description of the procedure<\/p>\n<p>Description of the evaluation process<\/p>\n<p>Assessment Language, Assessment Methods, Formative or Deductive, Multiple Choice Test, Short Answer Questions, Essay Development Questions, Problem Solving, Written Assignment, Report \/ Report, Oral Examination, Public Presentation, Laboratory Work, Clinical Patient Examination, Artistic Interpretation, Other \/ Others<\/p>\n<p>Explicitly defined evaluation criteria are mentioned and if and where they are accessible by students.<\/p>\n<p>2 written assignments<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. RECOMMENDED-BIBLIOGRAPHY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Suggested Bibliography:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Related scientific journals:<\/p>\n<p>Avgitidou, S., Tzekaki, M., &amp; Tsafos, V. (2016). Preservice teachers observe, intervene, and reflect: Suggestions for supporting their practice. Athens: Gutenberg.<\/p>\n<p>Bottrill, G. (2018) Can I Go and Play Now? Rethinking the Early Years. London and Los Angeles: Sage Publications.<\/p>\n<p>Diane, B. (2018) \u201cEarly childhood education for sustainability and the legacies of two pioneering giants\u201d, Early Years, 38 (2), 227-239.<\/p>\n<p>Fleer, M. (2018). The game in preschool age. From personal experiences to modern theories (M. Birbilis, Ed.-Es.). Thessaloniki: Sofia<\/p>\n<p>Gunilla, L. (2003) \u201cVygotsky&#8217;s Theory of Creativity\u201d, Creativity Research Journal, 15 (2-3), 245-251.<\/p>\n<p>Hirst, N. (2019) &#8220;Education for sustainability within early childhood studies: collaboration and inquiry through projects with children&#8221;, Education 3-13, 47 (2), 233-246.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson, J. &amp; Watts, A. (2018). \u201cChapter 3: The Forest School background\u201d, in Developing Creativity and Curiosity Outdoors: How to Extend Creative Learning in the Early Years (pp.). London and New York: Routledge.<\/p>\n<p>O&#8217;Donnell, A M., Reeve, J., &amp; Smith, J. K. (2021). Educational Psychology: Reflection for action. Gutenberg Publications.<\/p>\n<p>MacNaughton, G. (2020). Shaping preschool: perceptions of learning, curriculum and pedagogical context. Ambartzakis, M. (ed.). Athens: Pedio<\/p>\n<p>McNally, Shelley A. &amp; Ruslan Slutsky (2017) \u201cKey elements of the Reggio Emilia approach and how they are interconnected to create the highly regarded system of early childhood education\u201d, Early Child Development and Care, 187 (12), 1925-1937<\/p>\n<p>Xanthakou, G. (2011). Creativity and Innovation in School and Society. Interaction.<\/p>\n<p>Samuelsson, I.P. &amp; Maj Asplund C. (2008) \u201cThe Playing Learning Child: Towards a pedagogy of early childhood\u201d. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 52 (6), 623-641.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ECTS Units: 12 Professor: Sounoglou Marina, Magda Vitsou &nbsp; COURSE CODE A3-E SEMESTER OF STUDIES SECOND SELF-ENDED TEACHING ACTIVITIES Teaching activities include teaching the unit once a week TEACHING HOURS 3 CREDIT UNITS 12 COURSE TYPE Compulsory PREREQUISITE COURSES:- TEACHING and EXAMINATION LANGUAGE: Greek THE COURSE IS OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS &#8211; ELECTRONIC COURSE PAGE [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":192,"featured_media":188,"parent":2915,"menu_order":103,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3545","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ece.uth.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3545","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ece.uth.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ece.uth.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ece.uth.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/192"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ece.uth.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3545"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/ece.uth.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3545\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3548,"href":"https:\/\/ece.uth.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3545\/revisions\/3548"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ece.uth.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2915"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ece.uth.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ece.uth.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}