Overview
Lecturer
Ioana Cristina Todor
Seminar tutor
Ioana Cristina Todor
Type of course
Compulsory
Language of instruction
Romanian
Erasmus language
English
Domain
Education Sciences
Field of study
Pedagogy of primary and preschool education
Form of education
Full-time
Form of instruction
Class
Credit awarded by
Grade
Teaching methods
Lecture, conversation, exemplification, debate, case studies
Aims
To describe scientific methods used in psychology
To explain the main mechanisms underlying cognitive processes
To apply psychological knowledge in teaching and class management
To identify the relations between brain, cognition, emotion and behavior
To identify the psychological factors that influence the learning process
Course contents
1. From psyche to the cognitive system
2. Schools of thought in psychology
3. Sensation and perception
4. Attention and consciousness
5. Memory
6. Thinking and problem solving
7. Language and social communication
8. Learning
9. Motivation
10. Affective processes
11. Intelligence and creativity
12. Personality
13. Stress and coping
Learning outcomes
• conducting the teaching and learning process in preschool and primary school
• counseling and psycho-pedagogical support for various educational groups
• cooperation in interdisciplinary teams in order to carry out programs and projects in education
• life-long learning
Assessment
Written paper – 60%; Continuous assessment – 40%.
Recommended reading
Introduction to Psychology (6th ed)
Hilgard, E. R., Atkinson, R. C. & Atkinson, R. L.
Harcourt., New York, 2011 · xx
Psychology (8th ed.)
Myers, D.
Worth Publishers, New York, 2007 · xx
Encyclopedia of learning and memory
Squire, L. R. (Ed.)
Macmillan, New York, 2014 · xx
Psychology: The Science of Behaviour
Carlson, N., Buskist, W., Enzle, M., & Heth, D.
Allyn & Bacon, MA, 2002 · xx
Cognition: Theory and Applications (Fifth Edition)
Reed, S.K.
Wadsworth, Belmont, CA, 2000 · xx