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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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Cognition in infancy: Basic cognitive processes, Higher cognitive processes; Conceptual development; The development of casual reasoning; Mnemotechnic strategies, Metamemory and cognitive development, Logical thinking, Piaget's theory of logical development; The "what" and "why" of children's cognition.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
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Learning outcomes
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The course is designed for students interested in deeper knowledge of cognitive development of children and the work with foreign scientific literature.
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Prerequisites
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Excellent knowledge of German language - active and passive, written and spoken. Passive knowledge of English.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance
Active participation in the course, presentation, written paper.
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Recommended literature
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Goswami, U. So Denken Kinder. Einführung in die Psychologie der kognitiven Entwicklung.
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