Course details

Educational Psychology

IPSO Acad. year 2020/2021 Winter semester 5 credits

Current academic year

Course represents introduction to psychological studies. It is focused on methodology of psychology, Personality psychology, social psychology, developmental psychology, cognitive and general psychology, pedagogical psychology and neurophysiological basis of human brain. Psychological testing, discussion above case studies are involved.

Guarantor

Jílek Martin, Ing. (UJAZ)

Language of instruction

Czech, English

Completion

Examination (oral)

Time span

  • 52 hrs lectures

Assessment points

  • 100 pts final exam (written part)

Department

Department of Foreign Languages (UJAZ)

Lecturer

Fiľová Petra, PhDr., Ph.D.
Jílek Martin, Ing. (UJAZ)

Subject specific learning outcomes and competences

Students define basic psychological terms, subjects of study of psychological subdisciplines. Students define all cognitive processes and states. Students explain psychological mechanisms of Freudian model of Personality, behavioristic model of personality and humanistic Rogerian model of Self. In aplication of case studies students interpret unappropriate behavior of young adolescent students in adecvate psychological terms and formulate suitable pedagogical intervention with major psychological profit of student.

Learning objectives

The course provides students basic orientation in the terminology of psychology and main psychological concepts. It should help them with forming of psychological insight into a problem that they will be able to use in their pedagogical praxis as well as in personal life.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Interest in the subject.

Study literature

  • Serfontein, G.: Potíže dětí s učením a chováním. Praha: Portál, 1999.
  • Míček, L., Zeman, V.: Učitel a stres. Brno: FFMU, 1992,  Opava: 1997.
  • Mareš, J., Křivohlavý, J.: Komunikace ve škole. Brno: MU, 1995.
  • Macek, P.: Adolescence. Psychologické a sociální charakteristiky dospívajících. Praha: Portál, 1999.
  • Hartl, P., Hartlová, H.: Psychologický slovník. Praha: Portál, 2000.
  • Kolář, M.: Skrytý svět šikanování ve školách. Praha: Portál, 1997.
  • Sternberg, R.J.: Kognitivní psychologie. Praha: Portál, 2002.
  • Čáp, J.: Rozvíjení osobnosti a způsob výchovy. Praha: ISV, 1996.
  • Plháková, A.: Učebnice obecné psychologie. Praha: Academia, 2003.
  • Electronic student-texts available on w (http://www.feec.vutbr.cz/UJAZ/evyuka.php.cz)ww.feec.vutbr.cz
  • Fontana, D.: Psychologie ve školní praxi. Přiručka pro učitele. Praha: Portál, 1997.
  • Čáp, J., Mareš, J.: Psychologie pro učitele. Praha: Portál, 2001.

Syllabus of lectures

  1. History of psychology. Subject, tasks, branches and methods of psychology.
  2. Socialization, social learning. Psychology of social groups.
  3. Communication. Assertive communication. Uniqueness of pedagogical communication.
  4. Theoretical questions of developmental psychology. Characteristics of stages of development.
  5. Personality from the psychological point of view, its structure.
  6. Cognitive processes I: the Biological foundation of the mind. Consciousness. Attention. Perception. Memory.
  7. Cognitive processes II: Thinking. Creativity. Learning.
  8. Motivational, emotional and volitional processes. Positive psychology.
  9. Educational psychology. The personality of the pedagogue. Methods and means of education.
  10. Social pathological phenomenon. Behaviour disorders.
  11. Causes of school failure. Specific learning disabilities.

Controlled instruction

The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.

Final test and oral examination.

Course inclusion in study plans

  • Programme BIT, 2nd year of study, Elective
  • Programme IT-BC-3, field BIT, 2nd year of study, Elective
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