Course: Applied Psychology

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Course title Applied Psychology
Course code USP/NP1AP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
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)
  • Pospíšilová Helena, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
- Analysis of student preconcepts in relation to the subject matter. - Psychology of learning. - The relationship of learning to other mental processes and functions. - Learning styles. Learning self-regulation. - Psychological aspects of education. Work with reward and punishment. - Motivation in pedagogical situations. Influencing cognitive and performance motivation of children. - Teacher. Psychological aspects of a teacher's personality in preschool education. - Teacher's social skills and their development. - Reflective techniques of teacher work. Autoregulation. - Mental hygiene in the work of teachers in preschool education. - School class as a social group. Psychosocial climate of class. - School as a social institution. Psychosocial climate of a school. - Selected social pathological phenomena. (bullying, CAN syndrome)

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Analysis of a presentation
  • Participation in classes - 42 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 50 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 30 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 28 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
unspecified
unspecified
learning outcomes
to define the term learning
to define the term learning
to describe the relationship of learning to other psychological processes and functions
to describe the relationship of learning to other psychological processes and functions
to define the terms cognitive style, learning style, self-regulation of learning
to define the terms cognitive style, learning style, self-regulation of learning
to describe the principles of reward and punishment work
to describe the principles of reward and punishment work
to define the concept of achievement motivation, aspiration
to define the concept of achievement motivation, aspiration
Skills
to explain the concept of learning, distinguish types of learning
to explain the concept of learning, distinguish types of learning
to estimate children's cognitive style
to estimate children's cognitive style
to apply rewards and punishments appropriately in their teaching work
to apply rewards and punishments appropriately in their teaching work
to estimate the level of aspiration of children
to estimate the level of aspiration of children
to choose an adequate level of difficulty of the tasks with regard to the level of aspiration of the children
to choose an adequate level of difficulty of the tasks with regard to the level of aspiration of the children
teaching methods
Knowledge
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Analysis of a presentation
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Analysis of a presentation
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
assessment methods
Oral examination
Oral examination
Analysis of seminar paper
Analysis of seminar paper
Recommended literature
  • Fontana, D. Psychologie ve školní praxi: příručka pro učitele. Praha: Portál, 2003.
  • Jedlička, R., Koťa, J., & Slavík, J. Pedagogická psychologie pro učitele: psychologie ve výchově a vzdělávání.. Praha: Grada, 2018.
  • Kohoutek, R. Základy užité psychologie. Brno: CERM, 2002.
  • Kolář, M. Bolest šikanování. Praha: Portál, 2005.
  • Lašek, J. Sociálně psychologické klima školních tříd a školy. Hradec Králové: Gaudeamus, 2007.
  • Lazarová, B. Netradiční role učitele: o situacích pomoci, krize a poradenství ve školní praxi. Brno: Paido, 2008.
  • Mareš, J. Pedagogická psychologie. Praha: Portál, 2013.
  • Nováčková, J. Mýty ve vzdělávání: o škodlivosti některých zaběhaných představ o učení, škole a výchově a cestách, jak je překonat. Kroměříž: Spirála, 2008.
  • Pacholík, V., Nedělová, M., & Šmatelková, N. Rozvíjení sociálních dovedností dětí prostřednictvím pohybových her. Zlín: Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně, 2016.
  • Vágnerová, M. Současná psychopatologie pro pomáhající profese.. Praha: Portál, 2014.


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