Overview
Lecturer
Ioana Cristina Todor
Seminar tutor
Ioana Cristina Todor
Type of course
Compulsory
Language of instruction
Romanian
Erasmus language
English
Domain
Education Sciences - Masters
Field of study
Psycho-pedagogy of Early Education and Small Schooling
Form of education
Full-time
Form of instruction
Class
Credit awarded by
Grade
Teaching methods
Lecture, conversation, exemplification, learning through discovery, debate, case studies
Aims
To apply learning theories and models in preschool and primary school education
To explain the contemporary theories of learning
To describe learning experiences in each stage of development
To identify behavioral, cognitive and social factors that influence the learning processes in early childhood
To critically analyze the thoretical models of learning applied in early education
Course contents
1. General principles and controversial issues of learning
2. Learning theories applied in early education
3. Learning experiences in early childhood
4. Learning experiences in kindergarten
5. Learning experiences in primary school
Learning outcomes
• conducting the teaching and learning process in preschool and primary school
• counseling and psycho-pedagogical support for various educational groups
• cooperation in interdisciplinary teams in order to carry out programs and projects in education
• life-long learning
Assessment
Written paper – 60%; Continuous assessment – 40%.
Recommended reading
Educational Psychology
Wolfson, L.M.
Pearson, London, 2011 · xx
. Early Years Study 3: Making decisions. Taking Action
McCain, M., Mustard, F. & McCuaig, K.
Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation, Toronto, 2011 · xx
Educational Psychology. Second edition.
Cline, T., Gulliford, A. & Birch, S. (Eds)
Routledge, New York, 2015 · xx
Handbook of educational psychology
David C. Berliner, Robert C. Calfee
Routledge, New Jersey, 2013 · xx
Caring and learning together: A cross-national study of the integration of early childhood education and care into education
Kaga, Y., Bennett, J. & Moss, P.
UNESCO, Paris, 2010 · xx