Ateneo - UPO

To foster students' understanding of psychological functioning in order todevelop the basic skills needed to recognize the psychological variables thatco-determine educational phenomena.Pedagogues who have shaped the history of education,analysis of selected planning and reference modelsfor establishing a professional educational relationship.

- use of slides- sections of chapters selected by the instructor- viewing and discussing videosFor the pedagogy section: materials will be provided during classGiorgio Chiosso: *I significati dell'educazione* (Ed. Mondadori)

.To acquire the theoretical frameworks explaining the various cognitive functions addressed in general psychology. To foster an understanding of cognitive functioning through these frameworks. To enable students to discuss relevant models and theories competently, using scientific concepts and terminology. To become familiar with and navigate the main models and theories of pedagogy.To be able to independently develop a basic pedagogical project, suitable for both research and educational practice.To acquire the ability to select and organize basic pedagogical tools related to the patient-practitioner relationship.

No specific scientific or psychological knowledge is required beyond that provided by any high school.

In-class lectures supported by audiovisual aids.Flipped classroom,pedagogical workshops, focus groups.

Students with disabilities, Specific Learning Disorders (SLD),
or Special Educational Needs (SEN) may request specific services
and tools by contacting the Student Career Development and Coordination and Student Services Staff
and by consulting the dedicated page on the University website:
https://uniupo.it/it/servizi/servizi-studentesse-e-studenti-condizione-di-fragilit%C3%A0-disabilit%C3%A0-dsa-bes

Once they have established contact with the University staff, students with disabilities, SLD, or SEN
may contact the course instructor to discuss the specific arrangements for exams and other teaching-related matters

Student assessment will consist of a single exam at the end of the course. The exam will be written and will include both closed-ended and open-ended questions.

Pedagogy between research and action,
the reality of education between pedagogy and common sense,
importance of human learning, the pedagogy of learning,
cooperative learning, theories of education and training,
the pedagogy of values, the situation of women and children today, Ai
Integration of the “gender dimension”: Giovani, istituzioni e territori, Franco Angeli, open reading

Introduction to psychology and research methods: the historical foundations of the emergence of psychology as a scientific discipline will be presented, along with the main approaches to the study of psychology. Research methodologies specific to experimental psychology and cognitive neuroscience will also be introduced.

- Verbal and non-verbal communication (with practical exercises).

- Helping relationships: intervention strategies, methods, and styles.

- Practitioner burnout: personal experiences and processing.

- Biopsychosocial approach.

- Emotions.

- Empathy/active listening.

- Overview of: Attention (presentation of key theoretical models and mechanisms involved in selecting environmental information for subsequent processing); Memory (analysis of key theoretical models—memory systems—and the mechanisms of encoding, storage, and retrieval that allow us to remember experiences and recall them to guide our behavior); Language (analysis of key theoretical models and the functions of language that enable communication and knowledge sharing).

- Aspects of mindfulness/virtual reality.

Ability to apply knowledge and understanding: Having acquired the reference theoretical models that explain the various areas covered.
Self-learning, independent judgment,
communication skills, ability to acquire knowledge and understanding.