SZk1029a Educational Psychology

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/0/.7. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Michaela Bucková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Jan Mareš, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Tereza Škubalová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. et Mgr. Jan Mareš, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jitka Sekaninová
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Education
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
At the end of the course students should be able to: develop the basic theoretical background; apply the knowledge of educational psychology into pedagogical practice; understand basic concepts and terms in educational psychology; apply adequately the basic methods of educational psychology; learn how to recognize learnings styles and strategies of the pupils; recognize and explain the causes of school failure of pupils.
Syllabus
  • 1. Subject and development of educational psychology.
  • 2. Educational psychology in the system of sciences and humanities.
  • 3. Methodology a methods educational psychology.
  • 4. The relationship of learning, development and education.
  • 5. Personality of a pupil.
  • 6. Pupils with difficulties.
  • 7. Psychology of learning.
  • 8. Psychology of creativity.
  • 9. Psychology of teaching.
  • 10. Learning styles a strategies.
  • 11. School success and failure.
  • 12. Psychohygiene of education.
  • 13. Psychology of the teacher's personality.
  • 14. Psychology of education.
  • 15. Family, school and development.
  • 16. Patopsychology of education.
  • 17. Psychosocial climate of a school.
  • 18. Perspectives of educational psychology.
Literature
  • Handbook of educational psychology. Edited by Patricia A. Alexander - Philip H. Winne. 2nd ed. London: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2006, xx, 1055. ISBN 0805859713. info
  • STERNBERG, Robert J. and Wendy M. WILLIAMS. Educational psychology. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 2002, xxiii, 616. ISBN 0321011848. info
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion, homeworks, reading
Assessment methods
written tests (60% minimum)
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2015, recent)
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