Course details

Pedagogical Psychology

XPC-PEP FEKT XPC-PEP Acad. year 2022/2023 Summer 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

Language of instruction

Czech

Completion

Credit+Examination

Time span

  • 52 hrs lectures

Department

Lecturer

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

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

The subject knowledge on the secondary school level is required.Interest in psychology is required.

Study literature

  • viz elektronické texty pro daný obor na www.feec.vutbr.cz
  • Plháková, A.: Učebnice obecné psychologie. Praha: Academia, 2003.
  • Čáp, J.: Rozvíjení osobnosti a způsob výchovy. Praha: ISV, 1996.
  • Sternberg, R.J.: Kognitivní psychologie. Praha: Portál, 2002.
  • Kolář, M.: Skrytý svět šikanování ve školách. Praha: Portál, 1997.
  • Hartl, P., Hartlová, H.: Psychologický slovník. Praha: Portál, 2000.
  • Macek, P.: Adolescence. Psychologické a sociální charakteristiky dospívajících. Praha: Portál, 1999.
  • Tegze O.: Neverbální komunikace. Praha: Computer Press, 2003.
  • Vybíral, Z.: Psychologie lidské komunikace. Praha: Portál, 2000.
  • Mareš, J.: Styly žáků a studentů. Praha: Portál, 1998.
  • Mareš, J., Křivohlavý, J.: Komunikace ve škole. Brno: MU, 1995.
  • Vališová, A.: Asertivita v rodině a ve škole. Bratislava: KU, 2002.
  • Míček, L., Zeman, V.: Učitel a stres. Brno: FFMU, 1992, Opava: 1997.
  • Serfontein, G.: Potíže dětí s učením a chováním. Praha: Portál, 1999.

Fundamental literature

  • Čáp, J., Mareš, J.: Psychologie pro učitele. Praha: Portál, 2001.
  • Fontana, D.: Psychologie ve školní praxi. Přiručka pro učitele. Praha: Portál, 1997.

Syllabus of lectures

General psychology and the personality psychology.
Ontogenesis with special regard to the development period.
Characteristic and comparison of development changes during the pubescence and adolescence
Educational process from the psychology point of view
Personality of an university lecturer
Personality of an university student
Psychology of an examination at high school and university
Mental hygiene - the art of relaxation for work and personal life.

Progress assessment

Final test and oral examination (both - min. 80% points).

Teaching methods and criteria

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.Teaching methods: preaching, discussion.

Controlled instruction

80% presence in lectures. 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.

Course inclusion in study plans

  • Programme BIT, 2nd year of study, Elective
  • Programme BIT (in English), 2nd year of study, Elective
  • Programme IT-BC-3, field BIT, 2nd year of study, Elective
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