Educational Psychology

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

Lecture method, group discussion and practical assignments. Audiovisual and IT resources.

Learning Outcomes

The unit of Educational Psychology aims to enable the study of the relationship between psychology and education, including the approach of the historical-epistemological fundamentals and the current context of the discipline, seeking to highlight the contribution of psychological theories to the educational practice, namely the theories of development, its scope and limits, and the contribution of research in education for the knowledge in psychology

Objectives and competences:

- To know the status and scientific field of Educational Psychology

- To understand the specificity of educational processes and their interaction with the processes of development and learning

- To understand the differences between theories of learning and theories of development and their interrelation

- To know the scope and limits of the development theories for the reasoning of the educational practice

- To distinguish different categories of psychological research in education.   

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Introduction to Psychology of Education [Unit 1]:

• Definition and object of Psychology of Education.

• Basic and applied dimension of Psychology of Education.

• Scientific field of Psychology of Education and intra-and interdisciplinary relationships.

Psychology and education [Unit 2]:

• Theories of development and education.

• Teaching theories and models of school learning.

• Educational practices as generators of new problems and psychological theories.

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Other: 20.0%
Mini Tests: 80.0%

Bibliography

Alexander, P. A., & Wine, P. H. (2006). Handbook of educational psychology (2nd ed.). Erlbaum.

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Coll, C. (1988). Conocimiento psicológico y práctica educativa:Introducción a las relaciones entre psicología  y educación. Barca Nova

Houdé, O. (2006). 10 leçons de psychologie et pédagogie. PUF.

Miranda,G., & Bahia, S (2005). Psicologia da educação: Temas de desenvolvimento, aprendizagem e ensino. R

Moore, A. (2000). Teaching and learning:Pedagogy, curriculum and culture. RoutledgeFalmer.

Pressley, M. , & Mc Cormick, C. (1995). Advanced educational psychology for educators, researchers and policymakers. Harper Collins.

Raposo, N. V. (1995).Estudos de psicopedagogia (2ª ed.). Coimbra Editora.

Martin, J.,& Torok-Gerard, S. (2019). Educational Psychology: History, Practice, Research, and the Future. Santa Barbara, Califórnia: Praeger.