Università Roma Tre

The course related to the observation as a systematic technique for gathering information on child behavior. It includes the history of this methodology in developmental psychology; the different types of observation; the characteristics of the different observational strategies; the validity and the reliability; the practical planning of observation. To allow student's acquisition of the skills necessary to use observation, different tools will be presented relating to different aspects of child development (cognitive, communicative and linguistic, social and relational, etc.).

Course topics:
Method and theory of observation
• Myths and reality about observation
• Observation as a way to collect information
• Different types of observation
Observation in practice
• Observer quality
• Validity of the observation
• Data recording techniques
Observational tools
• Cognitive development
• Communication and linguistic development
• Social and interpersonal development
• Emotional development
 

Aureli T., Perucchini P., Osservare e valutare il comportamento del bambino, il Mulino, Bologna 2014
D’Odorico e Cassibba, Osservare per educare, Carocci
To do exercises use the book by Cassibba e Salerni, Osservare i bambini: Tecniche ed esercizi, Carocci.

The book by Aureli T., Perucchini P., "Observing and evaluating the child's behavior", editor il Mulino, Bologna 2014, provides online material accessible on the www.pandoracampus.it platform. By buying the printed volume, you can access the edition on Pandoracampus for 6 months using the code on the second cover page.
It is also possible to purchase online only the entire book or a selection of chapters directly on the platform.