Psychology of Education
Code
722141062
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Sociologia
Credits
10
Teacher in charge
João Nogueira
Weekly hours
3 letivas + 1 tutorial
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
To acquire the psychological foundations for the work of the educator.
The student should be able to use theoretical models in the understanding of the phenomena of education, article reading, analysis and evaluation of practical cases and the creation of alternative courses of action in educational intervention.
Prerequisites
Subject matter
Psychology as a science. The psychology of learning and development as basis for the work in education. Communication, discipline and classroom management: Kaplan´s task analysis model. Behavioral models of learning (classical conditioning and operant conditioning). Bandura´s Social cognitive theory. Cognitive development and intelligence. Piaget´s theory. Socio-cognitive and emotional development. The theory of instruction of Jerome Bruner.
Bibliography
Arends, R. I. (2008). Aprender a ensinar (7ª ed.). Lisboa: McGraw-Hill.
Curwin, R. L. & Mendler, A. N. (2000). Discipline with dignity. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall.
Kaplan, J. S. (1995). Beyond behavior modification: A cognitive-behavioral approach to behavior management in the school (3rd ed.). Austin, TX: PROED.
Pajares, F. M.(2009). http://www.uky.edu/~eushe2/Pajares/self-efficacy.html
Petty, G. (2009). Evidence-based teaching (2nd ed.). Cheltenham, Uk: Nelson Thornes.
Skinner, B. F. (1989). Questões recentes na Análise Comportamental. Campinas: Papirus.
Tauber, R. T. (1999). Classroom management (3rd ed.). Westport, Connecticut: Bergin & Garvey.
Veiga, F. H. (coord.)(2013). Psicologia da educação: Teoria, investigação e aplicação. Lisboa: Climepsi.
Wong, H. K, & Wong, R.T. (1998). The First days of school. Mountain View, CA: H.K. Wong.
Woolfolk, A. (2012). Educational psychology (12th ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
Teaching method
Teacher lectures.
Discussion in class. Paper Presentations.
Visioning and discussing educational situations.
Evaluation method
The assessment includes the presentation of a paper to the class in Pecha Kucha mode - 20 slides x 20 seconds (group work: 30%), a task analysis of an individual case (individual work: 65%) and a final self-evaluative reflection (5%).