SZk1032a Psychology in school

Faculty of Education
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/0/1. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Michaela Bucková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Jan Mareš, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Tereza Škubalová, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Rudolf Kohoutek, CSc.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. et Mgr. Jan Mareš, Ph.D.
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
Main ohjectives can be summarized as follows: to elaborate topics from educational psychology in education and teaching practice; to learn the history, current theories and methods of educational psychology in education and teaching practice; to analyze simple problems of student and teachers in education (individual projects, papers); make deductions based on acquired knowledge; to understand basic terms and theories.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to psychology in education and teaching practice.
  • 2. History of psychology in education and teaching practice.
  • 3. Current theoretical approaches and trends - eduacational psychology in education and teaching practice.
  • 4. Psychological methods in school practice (individual and group evaluation and assesment).
  • 5. Psychological research and education and teaching practice.
  • 6. Learning. Types. Theories. Overlearning. Transfer and interference.
  • 7. Results of learning (knowledge, skills and routines; competencies).
  • 8. Teaching practice from the psychological perspective.
  • 9. Academic achievment and failure.
  • 10. Examination, assesment and testing of students.
  • 11. Parenting styles.
  • 12. Personality of a current-school-pupil.
  • 13. Students (social) environment and its consequentions.
  • 14. Teacher in eduaction (personality, professional development, stress management etc.).
  • 15. Teacher and student relationships in eduacetion.
  • 16. Classroom climate and school climate.
  • 17. Misbehaviour and behavioral disorders in school practice.
  • 18. Creativity.
  • 19. Self-education.
  • 20. Mental health, counselling, therapy and interventions in education and school practice.
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
block seminar, class discusion, model situation, homeworks, reading
Assessment methods
credit - active participation (80% minimum), semestr paper accepted by teacher, written test (70% minimum)
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 4 units.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2014, recent)
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