Important Note
All Semester II bachelor and master psychology courses and examinations (2020-2021) will be offered in an on-line format.
If it is safe and possible to do so, supplementary course meetings may be planned on-campus. However, attendance at these meetings will not be required to successfully complete Semester II courses.
All obligatory work groups and examinations will be offered on-line during Central European Time, which is local time in the Netherlands.
Information on the mode of instruction and the assessment method per course will be offered in Brightspace, considering the possibilities that are available at that moment. The information in Brightspace is leading during the Corona crisis, even if this does not match the information in the Prospectus.
Entry requirements
None
Description
Developmental and Educational Psychology focuses on processes of development, maturation and learning throughout childhood and youth (prenatal to approximately 21 years old).
Course objectives
At the end of this course, the student can:
1) define the key terms of developmental and educational psychology (i.e, the terms for the important concepts, theories and research methods) and apply them to examples;
2) indicate the major social, emotional, cognitive and language developments that may be expected in children; and
3) indicate the major influences on development in children (i.e., the underlying mechanisms of change).
Timetable
For the timetables of your lectures, work group sessions, and exams, select your study programme. Psychology timetables
Registration
Course
First year psychology students are automatically enrolled for courses, but do need to register themselves for the exam.
Other students do not only need to register for exams themselves, but also for lectures and work group sessions. For information on registration periods consult the bachelor course registration
Examination
Students are not automatically enrolled for an examination. They can register via uSis from 100 to 10 calendar days before the date; students who are not registered will not be permitted to take the examination.
Consult the first year guide in the info for first year students International Bachelor in Psychology
Mode of instruction
8 2-hour lectures
4 2-hour work group sessions
Assessment method
The assessment consists of an exam and a so-called ‘second assessment component’. Both address all learning objectives, and both lead to a constituent grade.
The exam consists of 48 four-choice questions, divided into 8 sets of 6 questions. The 8 sets correspond to the 8 weeks of the course. The weight of the exam grade in the final grade is 70%.
The second assessment component consists of study questions and workgroup assignments. The weight of the second assessment grade in the final grade is 30%.
The Institute of Psychology uses fixed rules for grade calculation and compulsory attendance. It also follows the policy of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences to systematically check student papers for plagiarism with the help of software. Disciplinary measures will be taken when fraud is detected. Students are expected to be familiar with and understand the implications of these three policies.
Literatuur / Reading list
Siegler, R., Saffran, J. R., Gershoff, E., Eisenberg, N., & Leaper, C. (2020). How Children Develop. 6th edition; INTERNATIONAL EDITION; ISBN:9781319324483. New York: Worth Publishers. Price hardcover 74,11. Price ebook 55,13
Contact information
Dr. Ili Ma i.ma@fsw.leidenuniv.nl