Psychology of Development

Code:

116

Acronym:

116

Instance: 2023/2024 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:	Sports Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LCD	171	First Degree in Sports Sciences (2011/2012)	1	-	3	30	81

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Esta unidade curricular visa formar profissionais para atuar nas áreas do Desporto e Educação Física, concentrando-se em:

(i) rever e aprofundar conhecimentos no desenvolvimento físico, cognitivo, sócioemocional e moral, através da análise crítica das principais correntes teóricas ao longo da vida;

(ii) sensibilizar os estudantes para a importância do conhecimento e da observação da criança, adolescente e adulto no seu processo de crescimento, desenvolvimento e envelhecimento, salientando as implicações práticas de forma a permitir a seleção, fundamentada e mais adequada, de metodologias a adotar nas diferentes situações práticas.

Learning outcomes and competences

O estudante deverá ser capaz de:

(i) avaliar a integração das influências hereditárias e ambientais no desenvolvimento;

(ii) analisar questões desenvolvimentais relacionadas com mudanças físicas/ biológicas, cognitivas, sócioemocionais e morais ao longo da vida;

(iii) examinar questões relacionadas com o desenvolvimento na vida adulta e no envelhecimento.

Working method

Presencial

Program

The development of human beings: from genetics to developmental contexts

Cognitive and emotional development: from intelligence to self-regulation

Beliefs and moral reasoning

Social learning and aggression

Challenges of adolescence

From young adult to elderly: developmental tasks in various domains of existence

Mandatory literature

Crain William; Theories of development. ISBN: 0-13-913476-X
Dacey John S.; Human development. ISBN: 0-697-36429-1
Rayner Eric; Human development. ISBN: 0-415-09887-4
Santrock John W.; Life-span development. ISBN: 0-697-36439-9
Sugarman Leonie; Life-span development. ISBN: 0-415-05163-0
Sprinthall Norman A.; Psicologia educacional. ISBN: 972-9241-37-6

Complementary Bibliography

Berryman Julia C. 070; A^Psicologia do desenvolvimento humano. ISBN: 972-771-507-9
Paul Maria Constança; Psicologia dos idosos. ISBN: 972-96044-2-8
Birren James E. 340; Handbook of the psychology of aging. ISBN: 0-12-101263-8
ULL; Developmental psychology. ISBN: 0012-1649
Piaget Jean; A Psicologia
ULL; Child Development. ISBN: 0009-3920
ULL; Infant and Child Development. ISBN: 1522-7227
ULL; Developmental Psychology. ISBN: 0012-1649
Thomas R. Murray; Comparing theories of child development. ISBN: 0-534-35579-X
Cohen Stanley 340; Life-span developmental psychology. ISBN: 0-89859-971-7

Teaching methods and learning activities

1.º Lectures
2.º Text-analysis, assignments
3.º Debates, class discussion
4.º Report-back sessions, giving students a chance to reflect on experience and learn autonomously

keywords

Social sciences > Psychological sciences

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Exame	25,00
Teste	40,00
Trabalho escrito	35,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	30,00
Frequência das aulas	30,00
Trabalho escrito	21,00
Total:	81,00

Eligibility for exams

Students will only be eligible for the final exam if:

i) they attend at least 75% of theoretical classes and 75% of practical classes

ii) their grades in each of the evaluations (i.e., theoretical and practical) are at least 47.5% of the final grade

Calculation formula of final grade

Theoretical Component (65% of the total final grade, 13/20 points):

i) Regular period: 3 tests, 65% (4/20 points, 4/20 points, 5/20 points).

ii) Make-up exam: final exam (65% - 13 points).

Practical Component: i) Group project - 35% of the final grade.

In any assessment component, the final grade cannot be lower than 47.5% (4.75 on a scale of 0 to 20) of the corresponding value.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Following the current legal provisions at the University of Porto and the Evaluation Standards issued by the Pedagogical Council of the Faculty of Sports, working students unable to meet the minimum attendance requirement of 75% in classes must contact the course instructor within a maximum period of 15 days from the date of the first class. This contact is essential to discuss their training and assessment.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

For students covered by legislation regarding special attendance arrangements, the completion of a special exam may be required to verify knowledge and skills related to the objectives and contents of the curricular unit. These students should contact the instructor during the first two classes.

Classification improvement

Students can improve their theoretical grade through exam.

The practical component does not include a re-assessment opportunity