PSYC1120-1

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

	Bachelor in psychology and education : speech and language therapy	3 crédits
	Master in speech and language therapy (120 ECTS)	3 crédits
	Master in psychology (120 ECTS)	3 crédits
	University certificate in clinical psychology with a focus on psychopathology	3 crédits

Lecturer

Laurence Rousselle, Eric Theunssens

Coordinator

Laurence Rousselle

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

This sequence of learning aims at describing the origins and the typical and atypical development of math competences. The following topic will be presented :

Evolution of numerical notation in the human species
Numerical Competence in Animals
Ontogenesis : inital state
Typical development of numerical skills
Numbers and fingers
Developmental dyscalculia
Math learning diasbilities and associated learning disabilities
Acquired math learning disabilities

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The objective of this course is to give students the necessary theoretical background in order to understand the field of numerical cognition. They will have to know the main developmental steps and the cognitive processes involved in numerical development. They will havbe able to recognize the main characteristics of mathematics learning disabilities and understand the factors that could contribute to the emergence of these disorders.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Ex-cathedra course with audio-visual support

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

Face-to-face. The class attendance is recommended.
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Assessment methods and criteria

Written examination: 3 parts

True-False: Core knowledge (based on the Introduction). For this part of the examination, the score is calculated as follows : one point for each correct response, -2 in case of error or no response.
Multiple Choice Questions : 20 questions ("For Guessing" SMART correction criteria : one point for each correct response, 0 point in case of no response, -1/number of propositions -1 in case of error )
Open-ended questions

All three parts must be validated (at least 10/20) in order to succeed the examination. When one of the parts is failed, the overall score for the examination is the score of the lower part .

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Lecturers :

ULG : Prof. Laurence Rousselle : laurence.rousselle@ulg.ac.be
HEL : M.A. Eric Theunssens : Eric.THEUNSSENS@hel.be

Assistantes :

Fanny Brévers : brevers@uliege.be
Céline Fortin : fortin@uliege.be

Items online

Slides
The slides will be posted on the dedicated course area on e-campus

Development and disturbances in arithmetics