42437 - Social Dynamics and Learning

Learning outcomes

At the end of the training activity, the student: - knows the socio-constructivist teaching-learning theories; - will know the theories on the production of evaluation judgments in school contexts; - will know the investigation methodologies related to teaching-learning and assessment processes; - will be able to master the relationships between theoretical contributions and methods and tools; - will be able to understand the operational implications deriving from an adequate use of the devices

Course contents

1. MODULE 1 (Prof. Carlo Tomasetto)

 

• Motivation and learning
• emotion and cognition
  
• social inequalities and achievement gaps
• social development, stereotypes and prejudice
• gender development and sex education programs
• prosocial behaviors, aggressive behaviors and bullying

2. MODULE 2 (prof.ssa Martina Benvenuti)

 

• tecnologie and child development, teaching and learning processes
• socio-constructivist approach and construction of work skills
• Activity theory
• Study planning and method
• school evaluation and coping with failure

Readings/Bibliography

Santrock, J.W. (2021). Psicologia dell'Educazione. Milano, McGraw-Hill (chapters 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15).

study materials and articles discussed during the lectures will be part of the exam materials and will be available on the Virtuale Platform.

Teaching methods

in-presence lectures

small-group works

Assessment methods

Oral exam with 4 open-answer questions.

Evaluation criteria will be as follows:

• 7.5 points: exhaustive presentation/complete answer
• 5-7 points: exhaustive presentation/complete answer, with minor incomplete or imprecise information
• 2-4 points: sufficient presentation/complete answer with significant contents missing or incorrect
  
• 0-2 points: missing or almost completely inconsistent presentation/answer

Students from international mobility programs may choose to have their oral assessment in Italian, English, or French language.

participation in class activities will contribute up to 20% to the final course grade

Teaching tools

Additional resources will be available through the Virtuale platform

students with learning disabilities will have additional resources depending on individual plans agreed up with the SERVICE FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AND SLD [https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en] 

Office hours

See the website of Carlo Tomasetto

See the website of Martina Benvenuti