Educational Psychology

Code:

LPSI207

Acronym:

PE

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Psychology

Instance: 2022/2023 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	http://moodle.up.pt/course/view.php?id=3766
Responsible unit:	Psychology
Course/CS Responsible:	First degree in Psychology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LPSIC	205	Official Curricular Structure	2	-	6	54	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

Learning outcomes and competences

It is intended that students:
Find out about the contribution of Educational Psychology to the study and understanding of human behavior and development in educational contexts.

Develop an integrated perspective on Educational Psychology and its relationships with other domains and areas of psychology, at the theoretical and applied level.

Acquire knowledge about the teaching and learning process, in different educational contexts and across different periods of development, as well as about relevant theories and models for their understanding.

Relate the psychology of education with other areas of knowledge and areas of intervention.

Appy the acquired knowledge in practical tasks.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Introduction -  Relevant contributions to the scope and goal of Educational Psychology.

2. Human development and educational settings.
2.1 Bronfenbrenners' bioechological model; risks and opportunities at different levels of the ecological system.

2.2 The contributions of  Vygotsky to undersanding and intervention in educational settings and processes. Teaching and Learning processes in classrooms.

3. Educational settings: Family
3.1 Educational approach to parenting
3.2  Models of Family-school relations

4. Educational settings: schools and formal contexts

4. 1 School organizational models and academic performance: contemporary aproaches.
4.2 Team work models and colaboration. 
4.3 The role of the educational psychologist in formal educational settings.

- legislation requirements for the Pscyhological services in schools
- Current situation of educational psychologist: challenges and dilemas.


4.4 Inclusive education: current trends.

Mandatory literature

Santrock; Educational Psychology, McGraw-Hill, 2008
Sprinthall Norman A.; Psicologia educacional. ISBN: 972-9241-37-6
Bronfenbrenner, U., & Morris, P. A. ; The ecology of developmental processes, 1998
I. B. Weiner, Series Ed; Handbook of psychology: Volume 7: Educational psychology , Reynolds, W. M., & Miller, G. E. (Eds.). , 2003
Vygotsky, L. S. ; Educational Psychology., Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1997

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical exposition by the teacher. Small group work that includes topic discussions and/or writing essays on suggested topics, or aplication exercices. Observing and comenting selected videos.  
Study of a theme in small group.
Interviews to educational psychologists.

keywords

Social sciences > Psychological sciences > Psychology > Educational psychology
Social sciences > Psychological sciences > Psychology > Educational psychology

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho prático ou de projeto	70,00
Teste	30,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	44,00
Frequência das aulas	56,00
Elaboração de projeto	24,00
Trabalho de campo	8,00
Trabalho escrito	30,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Minimum attendance in classroom according to regulation (presence in at least 3/4 of classes). Participation in classes is advised. Students may be required to use the moodle platform to hand in academic ativities.
Details on evaluation activities will be provided in the first classes.

Calculation formula of final grade

The final grade (NF) corresponds to the grade obtained in four evaluation components, namely: a) 2 assignments carried out in a small group, evaluated from 0 to 20 points (each with a weight of 20% in the final grade) b) 1 interim evaluation test, on a scale of 0 to 20 values, which will correspond to 40% of the final grade. c) A final assignment carried out in a small group, evaluated from 0 to 20 points (with a weight of 30% in the final grade). There will be no grade improvement in any of the evaluation components. Students must obtain at least 8 out of 20 points in each component. The final exam is reserved for working students and students who do not obtain the minimum score in any component. In this case, the final grade will be the grade obtained in the exam. Students with a final grade equal to or greater than 9.5 (out of 20) will be approved.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Students in special circumstances should contact the teacher  at the beginning of semester. 
Working studentes who do not attend the practical classes will have the possibility of a final exame.

Classification improvement

There is no grade improvement.

Observations