Course detail

Pedagogical Psychology

FEKT-XPC-PEPAcad. year: 2025/2026

Course represents introduction to psychological studies. It is focused on methodology of psychology, Personality psychology, social psychology, developmental psychology, cognitive and general psychology, pedagogical psychology and neurophysiological basis of human brain. Psychological testing, discussion above case studies are involved.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Entry knowledge

The subject knowledge on the secondary school level is required.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Final test and oral examination.
The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.

Aims

The course provides students basic orientation in terminology of psychology and main psychological concepts. It should help them with forming of psychological insight to a problem that they will be able to use in their pedagogical praxis as well as in personal life.
Students define basic psychological terms, subjects of study of psychological subdisciplines. Students define all cognitive processes and states. Students explain psychological mechanisms of Freudian model of Personality, behavioristic model of personality and humanistic Rogerian model of Self. In aplication of case studies students interpret unappropriate behavior of young adolescent students in adecvate psychological terms and formulate suitable pedagogical intervention with major psychological profit of student.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Čáp, J., Mareš, J.: Psychologie pro učitele. Praha: Portál, 2001.
Fontana, D.: Psychologie ve školní praxi. Přiručka pro učitele. Praha: Portál, 1997.

Recommended reading

Čáp, J.: Rozvíjení osobnosti a způsob výchovy. Praha: ISV, 1996.
Hartl, P., Hartlová, H.: Psychologický slovník. Praha: Portál, 2000.
Kolář, M.: Skrytý svět šikanování ve školách. Praha: Portál, 1997.
Macek, P.: Adolescence. Psychologické a sociální charakteristiky dospívajících. Praha: Portál, 1999.
Mareš, J., Křivohlavý, J.: Komunikace ve škole. Brno: MU, 1995.
Míček, L., Zeman, V.: Učitel a stres. Brno: FFMU, 1992, Opava: 1997.
Plháková, A.: Učebnice obecné psychologie. Praha: Academia, 2003.
Serfontein, G.: Potíže dětí s učením a chováním. Praha: Portál, 1999.
Sternberg, R.J.: Kognitivní psychologie. Praha: Portál, 2002.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPC-AMT Bachelor's 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme BPC-APE Bachelor's 0 year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme BPC-AUD Bachelor's

    specialization AUDB-ZVUK , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization AUDB-TECH , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme BPC-BTB Bachelor's 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme BPC-ECT Bachelor's 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme BPC-IBE Bachelor's 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme BPC-MET Bachelor's 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme BPC-SEE Bachelor's 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme BPC-TLI Bachelor's 0 year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme MPC-AUD Master's

    specialization AUDM-TECH , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization AUDM-ZVUK , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme MPC-BTB Master's 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme MPC-EAK Master's 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme MPC-EEN Master's 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme MPC-EKT Master's 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme MPC-EVM Master's 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme MPC-IBE Master's 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme MPC-JAE Master's 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme MPC-KAM Master's 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme MPC-MEL Master's 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme MPC-SVE Master's 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme MPC-TIT Master's 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme BPC-NCP Bachelor's 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme MPC-NCP Master's 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme BIT Bachelor's 2 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme BIT Bachelor's 2 year of study, winter semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

52 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

I. Systems of psychology.
II. Social psychology and psychology of communication.
III. Developmental psychology
IV. Personality psychology
V. Cognitive psychology
VI. Pedagogical and school psychology 

 

E-learning texts

P. Filová: KAPITOLY Z PEDAGOGICKÉ PSYCHOLOGIE, FEKT VUT Brno, 2015.
Psychologie -skripta1.pdf 3.39 MB