2019-2020 / PSYC0027-1

Child psychology: Emotional and cognitive development

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

 Master in anthropology (120 ECTS)5 crédits 
 Bachelor in ancient and modern languages and literatures5 crédits 
 Bachelor in ancient languages and literatures : classics5 crédits 
 Bachelor in information and communication5 crédits 
 Bachelor in modern languages and literatures : German, Dutch and English5 crédits 
 Bachelor in history of art and archaeology : general5 crédits 
 Bachelor in history5 crédits 
 Bachelor in modern languages and literatures : general5 crédits 
 Bachelor in history of art and archaeology : musicology5 crédits 
 Bachelor in ancient languages and literatures : Oriental studies5 crédits 
 Bachelor in philosophy5 crédits 
 Bachelor in French and Romance languages and literatures : general5 crédits 
 Bachelor in psychology and education : speech and language therapy3 crédits 
 Bachelor in psychology and education : general3 crédits 

Lecturer

Laurence Rousselle, Marie Stievenart

Substitute(s)

Laurie Loop

Coordinator

Marie Stievenart

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

Using reference materials and clinical illustrations, this course focusses on child development and studies various theoretical concepts in developmental psychology. It then covers the main areas of child development (motor, cognitive and social).

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The objective of this course is to provide students with the knowledge necessary to understand child development.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

None

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

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

Presentations by the teaching staff of various themes.
Reading chapters with in-class integration exercises.

Recommended or required readings

K. Berger. (European adaptation of Boulard A. and Born M. in 2012) Psychologie du développement. De Boeck.
Each chapter presented in class includes bibliographical references.

Assessment methods and criteria

The exam is in two parts

  • A multiple-choice questionnaire (-0.5 points for a wrong answer, 0 for no answer), worth 75%.
  • A fill-in-the-blanks text (0 points for wrong answers and no answers) worth 25%.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session

Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning

Assessment subjects

No modification.

Assessment methods

Only QCM.

Contacts

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session

Assessment subjects

Similar to January session.

Assessment methods

Similar to June session, without negative points.

Contacts