Lifespan and Education (5cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

Teaching on Mondays, weeks 44-51

Week 44
Mon 27.10.2025
9:30-14:30 Course info and study assignments.
Early interaction and attachment theory. Psychosocial development in childhood and adolescence. (Tiina)

Week 45
Mon 3.11.2025
9:30-12:00 Adulthood, late adulthood and lifelong learning. (Noora)
13:00-14:30 Starting of the pair work.

Week 46
Independent work on study assignment in pairs

Week 47
Mon 17.11.2025
9:30-12 Psychosocial basis of education and the ethical dimension of education. (Noora)
13:00-14:30 Independent work on study assignment in pairs

Week 48
Independent work on study assignment in pairs. Submit the pair assignment on ItsLearning by 30.11.

Week 49
Mon 1.12.2025
9:30-14:30 Workshop day (Tiina & Noora)

Week 50
Mon 8.12.2025
9:30-12:00 Exam (Tiina)

Week 51
Mon 15.12.2025
9:30-12:00 Retake exam (Noora)

Kindly be advised that attendance at opening lecture and workshop day on 1.12. is mandatory. One absence due to illness or other valid reasons is permissible, in such instances, compensatory assignment is required.

Objective

• you recognise individual and environmental factors that affect people’s growth, development and education
• you can describe the developmental tasks of different life phases
• you are familiar with theories on education, development and learning

Content

• the biological, psychological and social development of human beings
• the developmental tasks and challenges of different life phases: childhood, youth, adulthood and old age
• the psychosocial basis of education and supporting individuals’ growth and socialisation process
• early interaction and parent-infant bonding
• the ethical dimension of education

Materials

Exam material:
Lectures +
Lifespan development: a psychological perspective. 2019. Lally, M. & Valentine-French, S., Second edition. E-book available at https://nathalieyuen.quarto.pub/lifespan-development/

Chapter 1: Introduction to Lifespan Development
Chapter 4: Early Childhood
Chapter 6: Adolescence
Chapter 8: Middle Adulthood
Chapter 9: Late adulthood

Teaching methods

Individual work, pair work and group work.
Literature-based, lecture-based and learning assignment-based work. Activity-based learning.

Exam schedules

Course exam 8.12.2025 at 9:30 - 12:00.
The course re-take exam 15.12.2025 at 9.30-12.00.
The second re-exam if needed. Date will be informed later.

Pedagogic approaches and sustainable development

Individual work, pair work and group work.
Literature-based, lecture-based and learning assignment-based work. Activity-based learning.

Student workload

Lectures, pair assignment and participation on workshop day 2,5 ECT's
Exam 2,5 ECT's

Evaluation methods and criteria

Lectures, pair assignment and participation on workshop day
Exam

The assignment due dates and exam dates are mentioned in Itslearning platform. The exam is evaluated based on the exam evaluation scale.

Failed (0)

Student has not gained understanding on individual and environmental factors that affect people’s growth, development and education, developmental tasks of different life phases or theories on education, development and learning.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Student has some understanding on individual and environmental factors that affect people’s growth, development and education.
Student has some understanding on developmental tasks of different life phases. Student is able to find some connections between different life phases, development tasks and the abilities to tackle these development challenges.
Student has some understanding on theories on education, development and learning.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Student has understanding on individual and environmental factors that affect people’s growth, development and education.
Student has understanding on developmental tasks of different life phases. Student is able to find connections between different life phases, development tasks and the abilities to tackle these development challenges.
Student has understanding on theories on education, development and learning and is able to find connections between these aspects.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Student has deep understanding on individual and environmental factors that affect people’s growth, development and education.
Student has deeper understanding on developmental tasks of different life phases. Student is able to find connections between different life phases, development tasks and the abilities to tackle these development challenges.
Student has deep understanding on theories on education, development and learning and is able to find connections between these aspects.