Course: Educational Psychology for Secondary School

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Course title Educational Psychology for Secondary School
Course code KPS/PPSSS
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
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
Lecturer(s)
  • Lohrová Kateřina, PhDr. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Kosíková Věra, PhDr. et PaedDr. Ph.D.
  • Buršíková Dana, Doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Pedagogical psychology and its tasks, the subject of Pedagogical psychology. Research methods in pedagogical psychology. Diagnostic methods in pedagogical psychology. Diagnostic methods of examining the personality of the pupil in the pedagogical process at secondary school. 2. Personality of the pupil and its structure from the point of view of school - school ability, school success, school failure. Causes of inconvenience. 3. Learning theory, patterns and types. 4. Individual learning traits - cognitive style, learning style, influencing (not affecting) learning styles. Styles of pupils learning - types, theoretical starting points. Diagnosis of pupils' learning styles. 5. Self-regulation of learning - theoretical approaches, metacognition and learning, creation of metacognitive skills in teaching. 6. Teaching profession - views on teaching Preparation for professional vocation, characteristics of teachers' professions. Teacher personality, teacher's teaching concept, teaching style. 7. The personality of the secondary school teacher and his competence. Development of pedagogical and social-psychological skills - specifics of pedagogical work at elementary school, coping with disturbing behavior of children in class. 8. Motivation and willingness in school - selected theoretical approaches, types of motivations, specifics of motivation procedures in children at elementary schools, development possibilities (causal attribution, relationship standards, flow). 9. School assessment - principles, functions, forms of assessment, self-evaluation. Teacher perceptions - teacher attitudes and expectations towards pupils, causal attribution. 10. Communication at school. Teacher and pupil interaction (teacher interaction styles, concept of professional role, etc.) Principles of effective pedagogical communication. 11. Climate of school classes - definition of the concept, basic climate dimension, diagnostics. School culture, school climate. 12. Sociocultural background of pupil, theory of socio-cultural disability. 13. Common learning. Pupils with special educational needs at secondary schools. Gifted pupil (pupil with dual exceptionality).

Learning activities and teaching methods
Students' portfolio, Seminar classes, Individual study, Students' self-study, Self-study of literature, Lecture
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 7 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 20 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 secondrary 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 secondary school students.
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Self-study of literature
Individual study
Students' portfolio
One-to-One tutorial
Skills
Seminar
Discussion
Collaborative instruction
Cooperative instruction
Competences
Practicum
Task-based study method
Skills demonstration
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Seminar work
Continuous assessment
Test
Skills
Individual presentation at a seminar
Group presentation at a seminar
Competences
Skills demonstration during practicum
Recommended literature
  • BERTRAND, Y. Soudobé teorie vzdělávání. Praha : Portál, 1998. ISBN 80-7178-216-5.
  • ČÁP, J., MAREŠ, J. Psychologie pro učitele. Praha : Portál, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7367-273-7.
  • Fisher, Robert. Učíme děti myslet a učit se : praktický průvodce strategiemi vyučování. Vyd. 3. Praha : Portál, 2011. ISBN 978-80-262-0043-7.
  • FONTANA, D. Psychologie ve školní praxi: příručka pro učitele. Praha:Portál, 2014. ISBN 978-80-262-0741-2.
  • Holeček, Václav. Psychologie v učitelské praxi. Vyd. 1. Praha : Grada, 2014. ISBN 978-80-247-3704-1.
  • 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.
  • P Kirschner, C 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.
  • Zvírotský, Michal. Sebevýchova : teorie a praxe pedagogického ovlivňování sebe sama. Vydání 1. 2020. ISBN 978-80-271-2425-1.


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