Psychopedagogy of young children 2300-N1PPRD

Methodological dilemmas of pre-school child as an object of research of many scientific disciplines.
Childhood, seen from different perspectives (historical perspective, socio cultural, political and social, vertical, horizontal).
Different cultural patterns of satisfying the child’s needs and their relationship with the models of education.
Contexts of child development, ecological approach to development model by U. Bronfenbrenner.
Exploring and monitoring of child development, documentation as a result of evaluation.
The importance of evaluation in kindergarten for a teacher.
Dynamic and contextual understanding of the quality of education, the role of standards in determining the quality of education.

Type of course

obligatory courses

Mode

Classroom

Prerequisites (description)

Familiarizing students with selected topics of early childhood education. Presenting a critical and reflective way to analyze the specific problems associated with the development and education of children in preschool.

Learning outcomes

The students will know:
- the process of child development at preschool age and its main stages,
- how to characterize the basic developmental needs of children in this age group and assign them to appropriate educational and teaching activities,
- about modern trends in various solutions for preschool education.
The students will be able to:
- critically analyze the different aspects of childhood,
- apply the selected evaluation tools to monitor the child's behaviour in different situations, educational and behavioural.
The students will have an attitude to critically evaluate their attitude in relation to the child.