PSA_022 Educational psychology I

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2012
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Alena Slezáčková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petra Knapovská (assistant)
PhDr. Kateřina Koros Bartošová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Veronika Tlapáková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Zdenka Stránská, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 10:50–12:25 C33, Tue 10:50–14:05 C51, Tue 12:30–14:05 C51, Tue 14:10–15:45 C51
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Prerequisites (in Czech)
PSA_033 Emotion and motivation && PSA_019 Developmental Psychology II && PSA_034 Social Psychology II && PSA_039 Psychology of personality II.
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
Psychological laws regarding changes in subjects, effected by educational process. At the end of the course students should understand the basic and latest knowledge of this special discipline. They will be able to apply the theoreticak information to practical settings of everyday learning, teaching, education and self-education.
Syllabus
  • 1. Educational psychology. Definition and subject of educational psychology. Educational psychology and related disciplines: general psychology, developmental psychology, social psychology, school psychology and education. Educational psychology as a part of psychological studies. Methods in educational psychology. Methods for collecting data: experiment, observation, survey, interview, anamnesis. Methods for exploring data: qualitative and quantitative approaches.
  • 2. The educational, behavioral, and psychological characteristics of a student. Basic paperwork and documentation. Evaluation and classification.
  • 3. Learning. Terminology, definition. Psychology of learning. Aspects of learning process and performance. Learning methods and strategies.
  • 4. Psychological theories of learning. Behaviorism, neobehaviorism, Gestalt theory, connectivism etc.
  • Laws of learning. Motivation. Interference and transfer of human learning. Yerkes-Dodson law. Exercise and effectiveness.
  • 5. Aspects of learning process and performance. Learning environment, resources and personality of teacher.
  • 6. Learning methods and strategies. Knowledge, skills and habits acquisition. Visual perception, abstract thinking and practice. Superlearning, problem-based learning, collaborative learning, overlearning, PQRST etc. Auto-regulation in learning process. Successful and unsuccessful students.
  • 7. Learning styles. Definition, classification and diagnosis of learning styles.
  • 8. Creativity. Definition. Development of creativity. The creative process and its components. Creative process in school.
  • 9. Intellectually gifted children. Recognition and development.
  • 10. Alternative school systems.
  • 12. Academic achievement: Evaluation, classification
  • 13. Coping with stress in school
Literature
    required literature
  • Psychologie výchovy a vyučování. Edited by Jan Čáp. 1. vyd. Praha: Univerzita Karlova - Vydavatelství Karolinum, 1993, 413 s. ISBN 80-7066-534-3. info
  • FONTANA, David. Psychologie ve školní praxi. Vyd. 2. Praha: Portál, 2003, 383 s. ISBN 8071780268. info
  • KOHOUTEK, Rudolf. Základy pedagogické psychologie. Brno: Cerm, 1996, 184 s. ISBN 808586794X. info
    recommended 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
  • HŘÍBKOVÁ, Lenka. Základní témata problematiky nadaných. Vyd. 1. Praha: Univerzita Jana Amose Komenského Praha, 2007, 72 s. ISBN 9788086723259. info
  • LOKŠOVÁ, Irena and Jozef LOKŠA. Tvořivé vyučování. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2003, 208 s. ISBN 8024703742. info
    not specified
  • DAŘÍLEK, Pavel and Pavel KUSÁK. Pedagogická psychologie. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Vydavatelství Univerzity Palackého, 1998, 234 s. ISBN 8070678372. info
  • KUSÁK, Pavel and Pavel DAŘÍLEK. Pedagogická psychologie. 2. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 2001, 234 s. ISBN 8024402947. info
  • Ďurič, L., Grác, J., Štefanovič, J.: Pedagogická psychológia. Bratislava 1988, 1990, 1991.
  • ĎURIČ, Ladislav and Jozef ŠTEFANOVIČ. Psychológia pre učitel'ov. 2. vyd. Bratislava: Slovenské pedagogické nakladateľstvo, 1977, 592 s. info
  • ĎURIČ, Ladislav and Mária BRATSKÁ. Pedagogická psychológia : terminologický a výkladový slovník. Edited by Viliam S. Hotár - Jozef Pastier. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Slovenské pedagogické nakladateľstvo, 1997, 463 s. ISBN 8008024984. info
  • VÁGNEROVÁ, Marie. Školní poradenská psychologie pro pedagogy. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Karolinum, 2005, 430 s. ISBN 8024610744. info
  • VÁGNEROVÁ, Marie. Psychologie problémového dítěte školního věku. 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 1997, 170 s. ISBN 8071844888. info
  • HŘÍBKOVÁ, Lenka. Nadání a nadaní : pedagogicko-psychologické přístupy, modely, výzkumy a jejich vztah ke školské praxi. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2009, 255 s. ISBN 9788024719986. URL info
  • PRŮCHA, Jan, Eliška WALTEROVÁ and Jiří MAREŠ. Pedagogický slovník. 6., rozš. a aktualiz. vyd. Praha: Portál, 2009, 395 s. ISBN 9788073676476. info
  • LOKŠA, Jozef and Irena LOKŠOVÁ. Pozornost, motivace, relaxace a tvořivost dětí ve škole : [teoretická východiska a praktické postupy, hry a cvičení]. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 1999, 199 s. ISBN 80-7178-205-X. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, exercises, class discussions.
Assessment methods
The course is closed by written test. Type of completion: colloquium.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1998, Spring 1999, Autumn 2001, Spring 2002, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018.
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