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Educational Psychology

Educational Psychology

Code	9019
Year	1
Semester	S1
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	TP(30H)
Scientific area	Educação
Mode of delivery	Face to face.
Work placements	Not applicable.
Learning outcomes	To understand the contribution of educational psychology for the process of teaching and learning, building a comprehensive perspective of human development, of learning and teaching-learning processes involved. To demonstrate knowledge of theoretical approaches that explain how we learn. To explain the implications of the processes of learning to justify pedagogical procedures and strategies of educational action. To build a comprehensive perspective of socio-cognitive variables that have an impact on motivation and learning. To develop skills of bibliographic search, synthesis and interpretation of scientific literature in the field of educational psychology. To develop interpersonal relationship skills.
Syllabus	1. The educational psychology to teacher training 2. Human development 2.1. human development: introductory concepts 2.1. cognitive development in childhood and adolescence 2.2. psychosocial development in childhood and adolescence 3. theories and learning processes: definition, framework and applications 3.1. concept of learning and its evolution 3.2. behaviourism and school learning 3.2.3. implications for educational practice 3.3. social learning by observation or modeling 3.3.1. implications for educational practice 3.4. .Constructivist and cognitive explanations of learning 3.4.1. discovery learning 3.4.2. significant Learning 3.4.3. cooperative learning 3.4.4. implications for educational practice 4. Children with special needs 4.1. development of educational practices in attendance at children with special needs: inclusive school 4.2. Portuguese Legislation 4.3. Sudents with special needs.
Main Bibliography	Lopes, J. A. (2002). Problemas de comportamento, problemas de aprendizagem e problemas de “ensinagem”. Coimbra: Quarteto. Lopes, J. A., Rutherford, R. B., Cruz, M. C., Mathur, S. R. & Quinn. M. M. (2006 ). Competências sociais: Aspectos comportamentais, emocionais e de aprendizagem. Braga: Psiquilíbrios. Oliveira, J. H. B. (2005). Psicologia da educação. Porto: Legis. Papalia, D., Olds, S. & Feldman, R. (2001). O mundo da criança. Lisboa: McGraw-Hill. Rice, F. P. (1999). Adolescencia: Desarrollo, relaciones y cultura (9ª Ed.). Madrid: Prentice Hall. Silva, C. F., Nossa, P. N. S. & Silvério, J. M. A. (2000). Incidentes críticos na sala de aula: Análise comportamental aplicada. Coimbra: Quarteto. Slavin, R. E. (2006). Educational Psychology: Theory and practice (8th Ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon. Sprinthall, N. A. & Sprinthall, R. C. (1993). Psicologia educacional. Lisboa: McGraw-Hill. Woolfolk, A. E. (2000). Psicologia da educação. Porto Alegre: Artmed.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.