Course: Educational Psychology for Secondary School

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Course title Educational Psychology for Secondary School
Course code KPS/PPSZS
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Šťastná Magda, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Lomská Kateřína, PhDr. et PaedDr. Ph.D.
  • Slachová Jana, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Hradská Valeria, PhDr. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Kukanová Darina, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Educational psychology as the psychology of learning and the teacher's professional practice. The subject matter of educational psychology and its relationship to other psychological and pedagogical disciplines. 2. Attention, working memory, and cognitive load in learning. 3. Long-term memory, knowledge, and understanding. 4. Student motivation for learning. 5. Failure, attribution, and the self-regulation of motivation. 6. Metacognition, strategies, and the self-regulation of learning. 7. Emotions, the teacher-student relationship, and psychological safety. 8. Social and group processes in the classroom. 9. Psychological effects of assessment and teacher expectations. 10. Errors, feedback, and self-assessment. 11. Psychology of communication and cooperation in schools. 12. Conflict and professional collaboration in schools. 13. Teacher psychology and the long-term sustainability of the profession.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Students' portfolio, Seminar classes, Individual study, Students' self-study, Self-study of literature, Lecture
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 40 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 10 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
fundamental orientation in psychological terminology of general, developmental and social psychology .
Skills
- properly use and apply basic psychological terminology to specific situations
- create a presentation, or a paper that will be presented to the group
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
- describe individual methods of pedagogical psychology, - compare the different types of learning and define their main features, - explain the laws and conditions of learning, - focus on the motivation of the elementary school pupil and to define the causes of the disability, - characterize the psychological aspects of testing and evaluation, - define the specifics of pedagogical communication, - become acquainted with the methods of teacher self-diagnosis, - describe the children with special educational needs at elementary schools, - characterize the psychological aspects of inclusion.
Skills
- Properly use professional terminology, explain the functioning of basic pedagogical-psychological processes in practice, - identify the causes of childs´ poor school performance and propose remedies, - effective use of psychological tools and methods designed for school practice, - use rules for proper pedagogical communication, - recognize a child with special educational needs and propose a procedure for further education, - apply knowledge from the area of teacher self-diagnosis, - working with pupils from a socio-cultural environment, - develop metacognitive skills of elementary school pupils.
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Discussion
Lecture
Self-study of literature
Individual study
One-to-One tutorial
Skills
Seminar
Discussion
Cooperative instruction
Collaborative instruction
Competences
Practicum
Students' portfolio
Task-based study method
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Seminar work
Continuous assessment
Test
Skills
Combined exam
Individual presentation at a seminar
Group presentation at a seminar
Competences
Skills demonstration during practicum
Combined exam
Recommended literature
  • Fisher, Robert. Učíme děti myslet a učit se : praktický průvodce strategiemi vyučování. Vyd. 3. Praha: Portál, 2011. ISBN 978-80-262-0043-7.
  • Fontana, David. Psychologie ve školní praxi : příručka pro učitele. Vydání čtvrté. 2014. ISBN 978-80-262-0741-2.
  • Hrabal, Vladimír; Pavelková, Isabella. Jaký jsem učitel. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7367-755-8.
  • Jedlička, Richard; Koťa, Jaroslav,; Slavík, Jan. Pedagogická psychologie pro učitele : psychologie ve výchově a vzdělávání. Vydání 1. 2018. ISBN 978-80-271-0586-1.
  • Mareš, Jiří. Pedagogická psychologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2013. ISBN 978-80-262-0174-8.
  • Paul A. Kirschner, Carl Hendrick. How learning happens: Seminal works in educational psychology and what they mean in practice. London. 2020.
  • Šeďová, Klára; Švaříček, Roman,; Šalamounová, Zuzana. Komunikace ve školní třídě. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2012. ISBN 978-80-262-0085-7.
  • Vágnerová, Marie. Psychologie školního dítěte. 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 1997. ISBN 80-7184-487-X.


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