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Course: Pedagogical Psychology

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Course title Pedagogical Psychology
Course code KKV/8PP
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Potměšilová Petra, doc. PhDr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Educational Psychology and its position in the system of psychological sciences 2. Cognitive processes and information processing 3. Pupil and learning 4. Pupil and teacher in educational situations 5. Classification 6. Motivation 7. Creativity 8. Emotion 9. Cooperation 10. School climate and climate in classes

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the subject is to: - Familiarize students witheducational psychology and its integration into the system of psychological sciences - show the basic aspects of the educational process from the perspective of psychology (cognitive processes, learning, personality of the student and teacher, student performance evaluation, motivation, rewards, punishments, creativity, cooperation, emotions, social climate of the school and the classroom) - lead students to think about the current state of education, school environment and psychological aspects of the educational process - lead students to the practical application of theoretical knowledge The subject innovation has been supported by the project Support of Interdisciplinary studies and Study Programmes Innovations at Palacký University in Olomouc, CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0091.
Students will be able to orientate in the most important theories and problems of pedagogical psychology (teacher's proffession, motivation, students' needs, classification, individual learning specialities, cognitive learning styles...) Students will be able to present and apply acquired knowledge in practice.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

- active participation in the seminars - fulfilments of given tasks - pass final test successfully (70% = passing) The student is required to work with the learning objects, which have been created for the concrete subject and are available for authorized students in LMS EDIS (edis.upol.cz/cmtf)
Recommended literature
  • Atkinson, R. L., Atkinson, R. C., Smith, E. E., Bem, D. J., Nolen-Hoeksema, S., Herman, E., Petržela, M., & Brejlová, D. (2003). Psychologie. Praha: Portál.
  • Čáp, J., & Mareš, J. (2007). Psychologie pro učitele. Praha: Portál.
  • Dařílek, P., & Kusák, P. (2001). Pedagogická psychologie. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého.
  • Fontana, D., & Balcar, K. (2010). Psychologie ve školní praxi: příručka pro učitele. Praha: Portál.
  • Heidbrink, H., & Müller, O. (1997). Psychologie morálního vývoje. Praha: Portál.
  • Child, D. (2004). Psychology and the teacher. London: Continuum.
  • Krejčířová, D., & Langmeier, J. (2006). Vývojová psychologie. Praha: Grada Publishing.
  • Miller, M. D., Linn, R. L., & Gronlund, N. E. (2013). Measurement and assessment in teaching. Boston, Mass: Pearson.
  • Plháková, A. (2004). Učebnice obecné psychologie. Praha: Academia.
  • Slavin, R. E. (2012). Educational psychology: theory and practice. Boston, Mass: Pearson.
  • Svoboda, M., Krejčířová, D., & Vágnerová, M. (2009). Psychodiagnostika dětí a dospívajících. Praha: Portál.


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Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 30.04.2025 23:58. Data created for academic year 2024/2025