(in Polish) Psychologia-wykład

pedagogical qualifications

The aim of the lecture is to present psychological knowledge in an approach that has an application value for future teachers, i.e. helps to apply psychological knowledge to understand another person (student/ward), the course of mental processes and behavior in a specific environment/social context.

The aim of the lecture is to present psychological knowledge in an approach that has an application value for future teachers, i.e. helps to apply psychological knowledge to understand another person (student/ward), the course of mental processes and behavior in a specific environment/social context. In addition, the lecture is to provide basic knowledge about atypical development and common upbringing difficulties. The content of the lecture should contain examples illustrating the described issues. The lecture covers the following topics: psychology as a science - psychological theories and their verification; main fields of psychology and their usefulness in the teacher's work; cognitive and emotional processes; emotions and cognition - mutual influence, emotions and learning, emotions and motivation, emotions and self-control and self-regulation; temperament and personality as determinants of individual differences and individual functioning; learning processes - main regularities in the light of basic learning theories and their psychological consequences (personality changes, cognitive, emotional, social development); motivation to act - genesis, types, ways of arousing motivation important for learning and upbringing; development throughout life - factors of development, developmental change, development from conception to death (including the theory of attachment and the development of attachment); stages of child development important from the perspective of school education; social perception in terms of development and the role of the teacher in its development; verbal and non-verbal communication as the basis of interaction and interpersonal relationship; an individual in a group - roles, norms, structure, group processes, group management and the functioning of an individual; the process of socialization and upbringing at various stages of life, including the acquisition of moral norms; educational environments (family, school as a system with an open and hidden program and as an educational institution); the role of culture in shaping the personality and patterns of behavior of an individual; developmental crises throughout human life as a factor conducive to problem behavior of an individual and as an introduction to psychoprophylaxis of the profession; selected developmental disorders and educational problems of students with special educational requirements in subsequent stages of development from the perspective of the teacher's needs and his cooperation with a school and educational psychologist.

A detailed program of the lecture will be given at the first class.

1. Schaffer, D. R., Kipp, K. (2015), Psychologia rozwoju od dziecka do dorosłości. Gdańsk: Harmonia Universalis.

2. Strelau, J. (2016). Różnice indywidualne. Historia, determinanty, zastosowania. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Scholar.

3. Strelau, J., Doliński, D. (red.). (2016). Psychologia: podręcznik akademicki. Gdańsk: Gdańskie Wydawnictwo Psychologiczne.

4. Zimbardo, P. G., Gerrig, R. J. (2015). Psychologia i życie. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN.

A detailed list of obligatory texts will be given at the first class.

After completing the course, the student knows and understands:

1. basic concepts of psychology (B.1.W.1)

2. differences in intelligence, temperament, personality and cognitive style (B.1.W.1)

3. the process of student development in childhood, adolescence and early adulthood: physical, motor and psychosexual development, development of cognitive processes (thinking, speech, perception, attention and memory), socio-emotional and moral development) (B.1.W2. )

4. disharmony and developmental disorders in students, behavioral disorders (B.1.W2.)

5. theory of social perception and communication: social behavior and its determinants, stereotypes, prejudices, stress and coping with it (B.1.W3.)

6. learning process: learning models, learning difficulties, their causes and strategies for overcoming them, barriers and difficulties in the communication process (B.1.W4.)

7. issues of self-reflection and self-development: teachers' own resources, stress and teacher burnout (B.1.W5.)

The final grade for the course consists of the results of 2 partial tests.

Allowable number of absences: 2.