PSB_202 Didactics of psychology II

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Zdenka Stránská, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Zdenka Stránská, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jarmila Valchářová
Timetable
Mon 11:40–13:15 C51
Prerequisites
PSA_0SZ Comprehensive Examination && PSB_78 Didactics of psychology I
PSB_78 Didactics of psychology I
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
Didactics psychology: This course is open to students, interested to teach psychology on secondary schools. The goal is to introduce them into the content as well as various forms of teaching in respect to different types of secondary schools, learning of effective teaching methods. Course serves to gain an insight into the structure of content thought (didactical analysis of the content). Visits of classes and independent teaching at secondary schools are an integral part of this course.
Upon successful completion of the course Didactics of psychology II
- student will be able to list all documents and materials from which the teacher builds in preparation for the lesson
- student control procedures that can be used for the preparation of teacher responsible for teaching
- student will be able to do and justify the preparation of the lesson on a selected topic in psychology
- student will be able to apply theoretical knowledge from psychological and pedagogical disciplines for teaching psychology in secondary schools - having regard to the profile of the teaching of psychology by the types of secondary schools and their focus of study
Syllabus
  • 1. The status of psychology in the content of secondary education. Profiling by the types of psychology teaching secondary school - secondary vocational schools, secondary technical schools, grammar schools. School plan. Curriculum. Time thematic plan. Textbook. Framework educational programs (FEP for grammar school education, FEP for secondary vocational education), school curricula.
  • 2. Cross-curricular relationships and the creation of knowledge.
  • 3. Planning of teaching, preparing teachers for teaching (2 phases: perspective - long-term, current - direct, written preparation for lesson psychology - its components).
  • 4. Observation and analysis of the teaching process - classroom lesson in psychology (criteria for observation of lessons, protocol on the observation during the lesson, analysis of lessons).
  • 5. Psychological concept - its types and relationships between concepts. Defining and explaining psychological concepts.
  • 6. Selection and arrangement of subject matter in psychology.
  • 7.
  • a) Explication of the subject of psychology and its basic methods.
  • b) Explication of psychological science disciplines and their tasks in practice.
  • c) Explication of the nature of mental life.
  • d) Explication of sensation (sensory processes) and perception; simple psychological experiments to demonstrate some principles and specific process of perception.
  • e) Explication of imagination (imagination and fantasy); simple psychological experiments.
  • f) Explication of memory; simple psychological experiments.
  • g) Explication of learning; simple psychological experiments.
  • h) Explication of attention; simple psychological experiments.
  • ch) Explication of thinking and language; simple psychological experiments.
  • i) Explication of emotions and feelings; simple psychological experiments.
  • j) Explication of voluntary act, will.
  • k) Explication of human activity.
  • l) Explication of personality.
  • etc.
  • Note: Other areas of interest from No. 7 are suggestions for work in seminars, serve as a practical preparation for teaching in their lessons in the psychology of teaching practice in secondary schools. Student shall prepare a preparation for a lesson in secondary school psychology (according to the recommended outline) - select a theme of your choice. With this topic the student will perform in the seminar. His lesson will be analyzed by other students and also made self-reflection acting student.
Literature
  • Homola, M., Trpišovská, D.: Úvod do didaktiky psychologie. Olomouc 1989.
  • Homola, M., Žáková, H.: Příručka pro vyučování psychologie na SVVŠ. Ústí nad Labem 1968.
  • KALHOUS, Zdeněk and Otto OBST. Školní didaktika [Kalhous, Portál, 2002]. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2002, 447 s. ISBN 80-7178-253-X. info
  • Rozsypalová, M.: Metodické postupy ve vyučování psychologie na SZŠ. Praha 1987.
  • SKALKOVÁ, Jarmila. Obecná didaktika. 2., rozš. a aktualiz. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2007, 322 s. ISBN 9788024718217. URL info
  • ŠIL, Přemysl and Jana KAROLOVÁ. Já člověk : alternativní výuka psychologie pro střední školy. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Nakladatelství Olomouc, 2004, 286 s. ISBN 8071821756. info
  • VÍZDAL, František. Didaktika psychologie. 1. vyd. Brno: Univerzita Jana Evangelisty Purkyně, 1987, 134 s. info
  • PAULÍNOVÁ, Lea. Psychologie pro Tebe. 2., dopl. vyd. Praha: Informatorium, 1998, 123 s. ISBN 8086073300. info
Teaching methods
lecture (one hour a week) and seminar (one hour a week)
Assessment methods
conditions for completing the course: active participation in seminars - at least 80 %, term paper: process of preparation per hour of teaching psychology in secondary school the recommended curriculum (select a theme of their choice student) and performance of student (future teacher) with this topic at the seminar
oral exam (includes themes of the course Didactics of psychology I and II)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1998, Spring 1999, Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019.
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