DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY: COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
| Title | ΑΝΑΠΤΥΞΙΑΚΗ ΨΥΧΟΛΟΓΙΑ: ΓΝΩΣΤΙΚΗ ΑΝΑΠΤΥΞΗ / DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY: COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT |
| Code | Υ01 |
| Faculty | Education |
| School | Early Childhood Education |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Zoe Bablekou |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600024250 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Epistīmṓn Proscholikīs Agōgīs kai Ekpaídeusīs (2024-sīmera)
Registered students: 299
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Instructors from Other Categories |
|
| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600277696
|
| Section | Instructors |
|---|---|
| 1. 1ο Τμήμα (ΑΕΜ που λήγουν σε: 1, 3, 5, 7 και 9) | Kornilia Hatzinikolaou |
| 2. 2ο Τμήμα (ΑΕΜ που λήγουν σε 0, 2, 4, 6 και 8) | Kornilia Hatzinikolaou |
Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600277696
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=6884
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful course completion, students will be able to: 1. define the major theories of child development, with an emphasis on cognitive development, 2. identify the basic developmental parameters of children's behavior in the nursery school, at home, as well as in everyday activities, 3. understand cognitive development during each age phase, using the theories taught as a tool, and 4) comprehend and identify the basic developmental aspects of children's cognitive operations (memory, language, thinking, and learning).
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Adapt to new situations
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Introduction to the study of human development. Fundamental questions – research methods in
developmental psychology.
Grand theories: Behavioral (or learning) theories (Pavlov, Skinner, Bandura). Piaget’s theory of intellectual development and the NeoPiagetians. Sociocultural theories (Bronfenbrenner,
Bruner, Vygotsky).
Modern theories: Information processing theory (Klahr, Siegler). Evolutionary theories. Systems theories (dynamic systems, ecological systems). Cognitive development in privilefed domains. Theory theory.
Cognitive development in infancy (sensory-motor, cognitive change), interaction with the world.
Cognitive development in early childhood (language, memory, thought).
Cognitive development in middle childhood (memory, reading, writing, math, intelligence).
Keywords
cognitive development, Piaget, Vygotsky, Skinner, Bandura, Pavlov, cognitive developmnet in infancy, early childhood and middle childhood
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
- Audio
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
Use of information and communication technology during classes, communication with the students and evaluation.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | ✓ | |||
| Reading Assigment | 51 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 35 | ✓ | |||
| Total | 125 |
Student Assessment
Description
Evaluation consists of one mid-term and one final written exam. The evaluation criteria are communicated in the beginning of each semester through the course's page on the elearning platform.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Lightfoot, C., Cole, M. & Cole, S.R., (Γεν. Επιστ. Επιμ. Ζ. Μπαμπλέκου). Η ανάπτυξη των παιδιών (2022). Εκδόσεις Gutenberg. Αθήνα.
Lightfoot, C., Cole, M. & Cole, S.R., (Gen. Ed. in Greek, Z. Bablekou) The development of children (2022). Gutenberg. Athens.
Additional bibliography for study
Feldman, R.S. (Γεν. Επιστ. Επιμ. Η. Μπεζεβέγκης). Εξελικτική Ψυχολογία-Διά Βίου Ανάπτυξη (2019). Εκδόσεις Gutenberg. Αθήνα.
Μπαμπλέκου Ζ. (2003). Η ανάπτυξη της μνήμης: Γνωστική διαδρομή στην παιδική ηλικία. Εκδόσεις Τυπωθήτω. Αθήνα.
Εξειδικευμένη βιβλιογραφία που ανακοινώνεται κατά τη διδασκαλία συγκεκριμένων θεματικών.
Feldman, R.S. (Gen Ed. E. Besevengis). Development across the life span (2019). Gutenberg. Athens.
Bablekou, Z. (2003). Memory development: A cognitive route through childhood. G. & K. Dardanos Publishers. Athens.
Specialized references during classes.
Last Update
28-07-2025
