Course details

Educational Psychology

IPSO Acad. year 2010/2011 Winter semester 5 credits

Current academic year

Guarantor

Language of instruction

Czech, English

Completion

Examination

Time span

  • 52 hrs lectures

Department

Study literature

Fundamental literature

  • Čáp, J., Mareš, J.: Psychologie pro učitele. Praha, Portál, 2001. (CS)
  • Fontana, D.: Psychologie ve školní praxi. Příručka pro učitele. Praha, Portál, 1997. (CS)
  • Hartl, P., Hartlová, H.: Psychologický slovník. Praha, Portál, 2000. (CS)

Syllabus of lectures

  1. History of psychology. Subject, tasks, branches and methods of psychology.
  2. Socialization, social learning. Psychology of social groups.
  3. Communication. Assertive communication. Uniqueness of pedagogical communication.
  4. Theoretical questions of developmental psychology. Characteristics of stages of development.
  5. Personality from the psychological point of view, its structure.
  6. Cognitive processes I: Biological foundation of the mind. Consciousness. Attention. Perception. Memory.
  7. Cognitive processes II: Thinking. Creativity. Learning.
  8. Motivational, emotional and volitional processes. Positive psychology.
  9. Educational psychology. Personality of pedagogue. Methods and means of education.
  10. Social pathological phenomenons. Behaviour disorders.
  11. Causes of school failure. Specific learning disabilities.

Course inclusion in study plans

  • Programme IT-BC-3, field BIT, any year of study, Elective
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