Class Learning and Development

The course unit Learning and Development falls within the field of Human Development and Learning Psychology, providing future Computer Science/Informatics teachers with the theoretical and theoretical-practical foundations on the cognitive, socio-emotional and motivational processes underlying students' learning and development. As part of the Master's degree programme, its relevance lies in linking this scientific knowledge to teaching practice, equipping future teachers to respond critically and appropriately to their students' learning needs.

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PC1 - Introduction: Development and Learning 1 - Concepts 2. the human being: a learning being PC2 - Perspectives on Development 1.Ecological and Contextualist Theories 2.J. Piaget: Cognitive development 3.E. Erikson: Psychosocial development 4. Adolescent psychosocial development PC3- Learning Paradigms and Processes Learning paradigms 1.Behaviourism vs Cognitivism vs Constructivism 2. learning processes 3.Cognition, social cognition and learning Bandura: Social Learning Theory Piaget: Assimilation and accommodation Bruner: Structure Ausubel:Meaningful learning and concept maps 4. Kolb: Experiential learning Brain and learning: Memory, forgetting, retention and information processing Motivation, emotions and learning: Concept, general goal orientations and emotional regulation PC4-. The classroom environment 1. productive learning environments 2. types of teacher feedback.

The methodologies adopted (dialogic exposition, case studies, practical activities and debates) constitute an innovative support to the teaching-learning process, promoting the articulation between theory and practice and critical reflection.

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