PSMB017 Didactics of psychology I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Taught in person.
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
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Didactics of Psychology as one of the key disciplines in the preparation of psychology teachers provides students with an overview of current knowledge of the theory and practice of teaching the subject of psychology in secondary schools. The aim is to create a base of basic theoretical knowledge and practical experience necessary for the preparation and implementation of teaching psychology in various types of secondary schools.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course Didactics of Psychology I the student will be able to
- define the subject of didactics of psychology and explain the relationship between general didactics and didactics of psychology
- apply the knowledge of general didactics to the didactics of psychology
- characterize and define the basic didactic categories - concepts with a focus on possible specifics in the teaching of the subject of psychology
- characterise the basic organisational forms of teaching and justify their use in teaching psychology at secondary school
- propose and justify variations of teaching methods for the realisation of learning objectives in a chosen subject of psychology; be aware of the advantages and pitfalls of the application of individual teaching methods
- formulate learning objectives to make them functional, and work with learning objectives in the classroom
- design adequate methods of assessing student performance and outcomes in the subject of psychology
Syllabus
  • 1. Didactics of psychology as a frontier discipline, the emergence of didactics of psychology - prerequisites for its constitution. The subject of didactics of psychology. Relationship between general didactics and didactics of psychology.
  • 2. Teaching of psychology in the framework of secondary education. Specifics of teaching the subject of psychology. The current concept of psychology in secondary school education. Specific objectives of psychology in the educational process. Association of teachers of psychology. Ethical issues and principles in the teaching of psychology.
  • 3. Target group - the secondary school student as an agent of teaching.
  • 4. Psychology teacher. Preparation of teachers of psychology. Professional competences of a psychology teacher. Further education of teachers in the course of their professional career. Teacher self-reflection and self-diagnosis.
  • 5. Psychological foundations of didactic principles (principles). Basic system of didactic principles and their application in the subject of psychology.
  • 6. Teaching lesson, organizational forms of teaching psychology in secondary schools.
  • 7. Methods of teaching psychology, including digital means in remote and contact teaching, methods of online teaching and ways of developing IT competences of students.
  • 8. Didactic means in teaching psychology.
  • 9. Educational objectives in the subject of psychology.
  • 10. Assessment and classification in the subject of psychology. Methods of evaluation. Standards and target requirements in the subject of psychology in secondary schools.
Literature
    required literature
  • VAŠUTOVÁ, Maria and Veronika JEŽKOVÁ. Didaktika psychologie : vybrané kapitoly. Vydání: první. Ostrava: Universitas Ostraviensis. 212 stran. ISBN 9788074646812. 2015. info
  • SOKOLOVÁ, Lenka. Didaktika psychológie. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Univerzita Komenského. 161 s. ISBN 9788022328067. 2010. info
  • KALHOUS, Zdeněk and Otto OBST. Školní didaktika [Kalhous, Portál, 2002]. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál. 447 s. ISBN 80-7178-253-X. 2002. info
    recommended literature
  • Cyrusová, E. a kol.: Metodické pokyny pro výuku psychologie - cvičení. Praha, SZŠ 5. května 51, 1996.
  • Miškolciová, L.: Vybrané kapitoly z didaktiky psychológie. Banská Bystrica: Univerzita Mateja Bela, 2003, 2016.
  • SOKOLOVÁ, Lenka. Metódy vyučovania psychológie a osobnostného a sociálného rozvoja. Bratislava: Univerzita Komenského, 2015.
  • Lemešová, M.: Metodika vedenia sociálno-psychologického tréningu v prostredí školy. Bratislava: Univerzita Komenského, 2015.
  • PETTY, Geoff. Moderní vyučování. Vydání šesté, rozšířené a přepracované. Praha: Portál, 2013. 568 s. ISBN 978-80-262-0367-4.
  • Homola, M., Trpišovská, D.: Úvod do didaktiky psychologie. Olomouc, Rektorát UP v~Olomouci 1989.
  • Lemešová, M. a kol.: Psychológia zážitkom: Metodická príručka. Bratislava: Univerzita Komenského, 2015.
  • Šipoczová, A.: Psychológia na stredných školách: Študijný text na prípravu učiteľov psychológie na nové poňatie výchovy a vzdelávania, Bratislava: SPN, 1984.
  • Turek, I.: Didaktika. Bratislava, Iura Edition, spol. s~r. o. 2010.
  • Rozsypalová, M.: Ukázky z literárních děl k doplnění výuky psychologie na SZŠ. Praha: Institut pro další vzdělávání lékařů a farmaceutů v Praze, 1979.
  • Rozsypalová, M.: Metodické postupy ve vyučování psychologie na SZŠ. Brno, Institut pro další vzdělávání středních zdravotnických pracovníků 1987.
  • Homola, M., Žáková, H.: Příručka pro vyučování psychologie na SVVŠ. Ústí nad Labem, Metodické oddělení školské správy Severočeského KNV v~Ústí nad Labem 1968.
  • KOSÍKOVÁ, Věra. Psychologie ve vzdělávání a její psychodidaktické aspekty. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada. 265 s. ISBN 9788024724331. 2011. URL info
  • SKALKOVÁ, Jarmila. Obecná didaktika. 2., rozš. a aktualiz. vyd. Praha: Grada. 322 s. ISBN 9788024718217. 2007. URL info
  • ŠIL, Přemysl and Jana KAROLOVÁ. Já člověk : alternativní výuka psychologie pro střední školy. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Nakladatelství Olomouc. 286 s. ISBN 8071821756. 2004. info
  • VÍZDAL, František. Didaktika psychologie. 1. vyd. Brno: Univerzita Jana Evangelisty Purkyně. 134 s. 1987. info
  • BLAŠKOVIČ, Oskár and Tomáš PARDEL. Psychologie v obrazech a příkladech. Edited by Martin Jurčo. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1963. info
Teaching methods
lecture and seminar, group work, discussion, homework
Assessment methods
credit (written knowledge test - usually 10 questions rated 20 points, for successfully managing to be achieved at least 14 points - 70 %)
prerequisite to the credit: active participation in seminars - at least 80 %
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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