IPS07 Cognitive sciences in Education

Faculty of Education
Spring 2027
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jana Sklepníková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Tereza Škubalová, Ph.D. (assistant)
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
Prerequisites (in Czech)
!NOWANY( IPS06 Mental Health , IPS05 ADHD and PAS treatment , IPS08 Counselling psy and Patopsy ) && SOUHLAS
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 1 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/1, only registered: 0/1
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Abstract
The aim of this course is to provide students with theoretical knowledge of cognitive sciences in education and their application in teaching-learning process.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course the students should be able to:
- define basic concepts
- explaine the creation of the internal cognitive systems of pupils
- define and apply children´s naive theories in education
- describe learning strategies
- describe and explaine teacher´s approach to education
- diagnose an individual aspects of learning process in pupils
- apply ways of the effective reasonable learning and teaching
Key topics
  • 1. Learning theories of current education
  • 2. Teacher´s concept of instruction
  • 3. Student´s learning style
  • 4. Teacher´s approach to teaching
  • 5. Basic knowledge of memmory and learning proces
  • 6. Children naive theory in education
  • 7. Children naive theory and their changes
  • 8. Cognitive development theories in teacher´s practice
  • 9. - 10. Constructivism in education
  • 11.- 12. Effective approach to teaching-learning process
Study resources and literature
    required literature
  • MAREŠ, Jiří. Pedagogická psychologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2013, 702 s. ISBN 9788026201748. info
  • ŠKODA, Jiří and Pavel DOULÍK. Psychodidaktika : metody efektivního a smysluplného učení a vyučování. Vydání 1. Praha: Grada, 2011, 206 stran. ISBN 9788024733418. URL info
    recommended literature
  • KOSÍKOVÁ, Věra. Psychologie ve vzdělávání a její psychodidaktické aspekty. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2011, 265 s. ISBN 9788024724331. URL info
  • The Oxford handbook of school psychology. Edited by Melissa A. Bray - Thomas J. Kehle. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011, xx, 894. ISBN 9780199348404. info
  • PETTY, Geoffrey. Moderní vyučování. Translated by Štěpán Kovařík. Vyd. 5. Praha: Portál, 2008, 380 s. ISBN 9788073674274. info
  • ČÁP, Jan and Jiří MAREŠ. Psychologie pro učitele. Vydání druhé. Praha: Portál, 2007, 655 stran. ISBN 9788073672737. info
  • FONTANA, David. Psychologie ve školní praxi : příručka pro učitele. Translated by Karel Balcar. Vyd. 2. Praha: Portál, 2003, 383 s. ISBN 8071786268. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
topic presentation, class discusion, project work, reading
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
credit - active participation, written credit test (65% of right answers)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every week.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Studující si volí jen jeden povinně volitelný předmět z nabízených IPS05,IPS06,IPS07,IPS08 v semestru.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2025, Autumn 2026.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2027, recent)
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