Module for the Accelerated Initial Training of Primary Teachers: General Psychology

This module belongs to the training materials that the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training developed for the accelerated initial training of primary school teachers under the Education for All project (2008-2014). It was prepared by Caroline Mallebranche, coordinated by the ministry's teams and an international consultant, and revised in 2014 for the CIEP and FONHEP by Jacqueline Baussan and Françoise Cros. The module links psychology to teaching practice and targets three competencies in the reference framework for Haitian basic school teachers: facilitating learning, assessing learning, and managing the class group.

Part one covers the meaning of psychology, sensation and perception, memory, intelligence and motivation. Part two covers human development, general theories of development, and the development of the child from 0 to 3 years, 3 to 6 years, 6 to 12 years, and of the adolescent from 13 to 16 years.