MNPP081 Educational Psychology

Faculty of Medicine
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
3/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Evžen Řehulka, CSc. (lecturer)
PhDr. Mgr. Iva Žaloudíková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
MVDr. Halina Matějová (assistant)
PhDr. Mgr. Leona Mužíková, Ph.D. (assistant)
PaedDr. Jan Šťáva, CSc. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Evžen Řehulka, CSc.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: PhDr. Mgr. Iva Žaloudíková, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Education
Timetable
Wed 7:30–10:05 učebna 35
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Its main objectives can be summed up as follows: to develop the basic theoretical background. At the end of this course student should be able: - to apply the knowledge of educational psychology into pedagogical practice; - to understand basic concepts and terms in educational psychology; - to define learning styles and strategies of the pupils; - to analyze the causes of school failure of pupils.
Syllabus
  • 1. Subject of educational psychology.
  • 2. Methodology a methods educational psychology.
  • 3. The relationship of learning, development and education.
  • 4. Personality of a pupil.
  • 5. Pupils with difficulties.
  • 6. Psychology of learning.
  • 7. Psychology of creativity.
  • 8. Psychology of teaching.
  • 9. Learning styles a strategies.
  • 10. School success and failure.
  • 11. Psychohygiene of education.
  • 12. Psychology of the teacher's personality.
  • 13. Psychology of education.
  • 14. Family, school and development.
  • 15. Psychosocial climate of a school.
Literature
    required literature
  • ČÁP, Jan and Jiří [pedagog] MAREŠ. Psychologie pro učitele [Čáp, 2001]. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2001, 655 s. ISBN 80-7178-463-X. info
  • KOHOUTEK, Rudolf. Základy pedagogické psychologie. Brno: Cerm, 1996, 184 s. ISBN 808586794X. info
    recommended literature
  • FONTANA, David. Psychologie ve školní praxi : příručka pro učitele. Translated by Karel Balcar. Vyd. 3. Praha: Portál, 2010, 383 s. ISBN 9788073677251. info
  • PETTY, Geoffrey. Moderní vyučování. Translated by Štěpán Kovařík. Vyd. 5. Praha: Portál, 2008, 380 s. ISBN 9788073674274. info
  • Psychologie výchovy a vyučování. Edited by Jan Čáp. 1. vyd. Praha: Univerzita Karlova - Vydavatelství Karolinum, 1993, 413 s. ISBN 80-7066-534-3. info
Teaching methods
lectures, reading, project work
Assessment methods
written exam (65% of correct answers)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, spring 2019, spring 2020, spring 2021, spring 2022.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2014, recent)
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