SZk1029a Educational Psychology

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/0/.7. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Michaela Bucková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Jan Mareš, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Tereza Škubalová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. et Mgr. Jan Mareš, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jitka Sekaninová
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Education
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
At the end of the course students should be able to: develop the basic theoretical background; apply the knowledge of educational psychology into pedagogical practice; understand basic concepts and terms in educational psychology; apply adequately the basic methods of educational psychology; learn how to recognize learnings styles and strategies of the pupils; recognize and explain the causes of school failure of pupils.
Syllabus
  • 1. Subject and development of educational psychology.
  • 2. Educational psychology in the system of sciences and humanities.
  • 3. Methodology a methods educational psychology.
  • 4. The relationship of learning, development and education.
  • 5. Personality of a pupil.
  • 6. Pupils with difficulties.
  • 7. Psychology of learning.
  • 8. Psychology of creativity.
  • 9. Psychology of teaching.
  • 10. Learning styles a strategies.
  • 11. School success and failure.
  • 12. Psychohygiene of education.
  • 13. Psychology of the teacher's personality.
  • 14. Psychology of education.
  • 15. Family, school and development.
  • 16. Patopsychology of education.
  • 17. Psychosocial climate of a school.
  • 18. Perspectives of educational psychology.
Literature
  • Handbook of educational psychology. Edited by Patricia A. Alexander - Philip H. Winne. 2nd ed. London: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2006, xx, 1055. ISBN 0805859713. info
  • STERNBERG, Robert J. and Wendy M. WILLIAMS. Educational psychology. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 2002, xxiii, 616. ISBN 0321011848. info
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion, homeworks, reading
Assessment methods
written tests (60% minimum)
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 8 units.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2015, recent)
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