Pedagogical psychology (BPS230)

This course explores the psychological aspects of pedagogical processes and forms of practice. The students learn about the following central pedagogical-psychological topics: learning and development processes for people in different age groups; key psychological aspects of educational processes, pedagogical theories and forms of practice; pedagogical-psychological methods and research traditions. Educational psychology will focus on both normal development and atypical development, primarily related to learning difficulties.

Knowledge

On successful completion of this course, students will

• have knowledge of the concept of learning, based on traditions from the psychology of learning
• have knowledge of pedagogical-psychological theories and methods, and their relative strengths and weaknesses
• have knowledge of the most widely used tests for educational and psychological assessment of children and young people

Skills

On successful completion of this course, students will

• be able to select and explain pedagogical-psychological theories and methods that are relevant in connection with a given intervention case
• be able to assess and provide input for treatment plans for the most common learning difficulties in children and young people
• be able to compare these theories and methods and explain their relative strengths and weaknesses
• be able to explain and discuss different theories of motivation
• be able to discuss what constitutes good collaboration and teamwork
• be able to explain the planning, implementation and evaluation of teaching for individuals and in relevant groups

General competencies

On successful completion of this course, students will

• have a basic understanding of the thinking behind, assessment and treatment of the most common learning difficulties
• have a basic understanding of the ethical challenges that arise in connection with testing children and young people
• be able to describe, explain and compare different models

Ingen

Introduction to psychology (BPS110), The History and Method of Psychology (BPS120), Personality psychology, social psychology and psychological methods (BPS130), Biological psychology, developmental psychology and cognitive psychology (BPS140)

Seminars

All of the compulsory activities must be approved in order for the student to be eligible for examination. Approval/non-approval of compulsory activities is announced on Studentweb, normally no later than 7 days before the examination. Students who lack approval of one or more compulsory activities will be withdrawn from the examination.

Compulsary activities:

• Seminars: Preparation for, attendance and participation in five seminars. Students who have less than 75% attendance at the seminars lose the right to take the examination, regardless of the reason.

Fagperson(er)

Casual teacher:

Per Henning Uppstad

Casual teacher:

Klara Øverland

Casual teacher:

Trude Havik

Course coordinator:

Trude Havik

Casual teacher:

Johannes Nilsson Finne

Casual teacher:

Lars Edvin Bru

Casual teacher:

Simona Carla Silvia Caravita

Study Program Director:

Muriel Marisa Katharina Bruchhage

The teaching will alternate between lectures and student-active methods.

• The student is expected to prepare for the teaching through literature studies. Recommended literature is indicated in the lecture plan.

Admission to Single Courses at the Faculty of Social Sciences

Exchange programme at Faculty of Social Sciences

Book Psykisk helse i skolen Edvin Bru (1957-) (redaktør/forfatter av forord/forfatter), Bru, Edvin; Idsøe, Ella Cosmovici; Øverland, Klara, Oslo, Universitetsforl, 304 s., cop. 2016, isbn:978-82-15-02601-5, Kap. 2-5, 9 og 11 er pensum Book Chapter Læringsledelse for god psykisk helse Edvin Bru, Olsen, Mirjam Harkestad; Buli-Holmberg, Jorun, Læringsledelse for god psykisk helse, Oslo, Cappelen Damm akademisk, 147 sider, [2020], 122-143, isbn:978-82-02-62074-5, Book Chapter Elever som viser sterke emosjonelle reaksjoner på prestasjonskrav i skolen Liv Jorunn Byrjedal-Sørby og Klara Øverland, Bru, Edvin; Roland, Pål, Elever som viser sterke emosjonelle reaksjoner på prestasjonskrav i skolen, Bergen, Fagbokforlaget, 226 sider, 2019, 97-124, isbn:978-82-450-3285-7, Article Mindsets: A View From Two Eras Dweck, Carol S ; Yeager, David S, Los Angeles, CA, SAGE Publications, 481-496, Perspectives on psychological science, 3, 14, 2019-05, 481-496, https://bibsys-ur.userservices.exlibrisgroup.com/view/uresolver/47BIBSYS_UBIS/openurl-UIS?ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_id=10_1&ctx_tim=2021-05-12T09%3A26%3A20IST&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com-proquest_pubme&req_id=&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Mindsets:%20A%20View%20From%20Two%20Eras&rft.jtitle=Perspectives%20on%20psychological%20science&rft.btitle=&rft.aulast=&rft.auinit=&rft.auinit1=&rft.auinitm=&rft.ausuffix=&rft.au=Dweck,%20Carol%20S&rft.aucorp=&rft.date=2019-05&rft.volume=14&rft.issue=3&rft.part=&rft.quarter=&rft.ssn=&rft.spage=481&rft.epage=496&rft.pages=481-496&rft.artnum=&rft.issn=1745-6916&rft.eissn=1745-6924&rft.isbn=&rft.sici=&rft.coden=&rft_id=info:doi/10.1177/1745691618804166&rft.object_id=&rft.eisbn=&rft.edition=&rft.pub=SAGE%20Publications&rft.place=Los%20Angeles,%20CA&rft.series=&rft.stitle=&rft.bici=&rft_id=info:bibcode/&rft_id=info:hdl/&rft_id=info:lccn/&rft_id=info:oclcnum/&rft_id=info:pmid/&rft_id=info:eric/&rft_dat=%3Cproquest_pubme%3E2179505210%3C/proquest_pubme%3E%3Curl%3E%3C/url%3E,language=eng,view=UBIS&svc_dat=viewit&user_ip=10.16.56.55&req.skin=primo&rft_pqid=2179505210&rft_galeid=&rft_cupid=&rft_eruid=&rft_nurid=&rft_ingid=View online Article Theories of motivation: Integration and ways forward Hattie, John ; Hodis, Flaviu A ; Kang, Sean H.K, Elsevier Inc, 101865-, Contemporary educational psychology, 61, 2020-04, 101865 https://bibsys-ur.userservices.exlibrisgroup.com/view/uresolver/47BIBSYS_UBIS/openurl-UIS?ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_id=10_1&ctx_tim=2021-05-12T09%3A27%3A28IST&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com-elsevier_cross&req_id=&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Theories%20of%20motivation:%20Integration%20and%20ways%20forward&rft.jtitle=Contemporary%20educational%20psychology&rft.btitle=&rft.aulast=&rft.auinit=&rft.auinit1=&rft.auinitm=&rft.ausuffix=&rft.au=Hattie,%20John&rft.aucorp=&rft.date=2020-04&rft.volume=61&rft.issue=&rft.part=&rft.quarter=&rft.ssn=&rft.spage=101865&rft.epage=&rft.pages=101865-&rft.artnum=&rft.issn=0361-476X&rft.eissn=1090-2384&rft.isbn=&rft.sici=&rft.coden=&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016/j.cedpsych.2020.101865&rft.object_id=&rft.eisbn=&rft.edition=&rft.pub=Elsevier%20Inc&rft.place=&rft.series=&rft.stitle=&rft.bici=&rft_id=info:bibcode/&rft_id=info:hdl/&rft_id=info:lccn/&rft_id=info:oclcnum/&rft_id=info:pmid/&rft_id=info:eric/&rft_dat=%3Celsevier_cross%3ES0361476X20300308%3C/elsevier_cross%3E%3Curl%3E%3C/url%3E,language=eng,view=UBIS&svc_dat=viewit&user_ip=10.16.56.55&req.skin=primo&rft_pqid=&rft_galeid=&rft_cupid=&rft_eruid=&rft_nurid=&rft_ingid=View online Book Chapter Vansker og vanskeligheter hos barn og ungdommer Hesselberg, Finn, Tetzchner, Stephen von, Vansker og vanskeligheter hos barn og ungdommer, Oslo, Gyldendal akademisk, 418 s., 2016, 91-138, isbn:978-82-05-47921-0, Book Chapter Utredning Hesselberg, Finn, Tetzchner, Stephen von, Utredning, Oslo, Gyldendal akademisk, 418 s., 2016, 147-166, isbn:978-82-05-47921-0, Book Elevens verden : innføring i pedagogisk psykologi Imsen, Gunn, Oslo, Universitetsforlaget, 545 sider, [2020], isbn:9788215040561, Kap. 3-7 er pensum Book Elever med lese- og skrivevansker : hva vet vi? Hva gjør vi? Lyster, Solveig-Alma Halaas, Oslo, Cappelen Damm akademisk, 132 sider, 2019, isbn:978-82-02-62534-4, Kap. 1, 4, 5 og 6 er pensum Book Sosial kompetanse og problematferd blant barn og unge Ogden, Terje, Oslo, Gyldendal, 283 sider, [2022]; © 2022, isbn:9788205550612, Kap. 1, 5, 8-9 er pensum Book Motivasjon for læring : teori og praksis Skaalvik, Einar M., Skaalvik, Sidsel, Oslo, Universitetsforl, 128 s., cop. 2015, isbn:9788215024899, Book Ledelse i klasserommet : undervisningskvalitet fra teori til praksis Sigrun K Ertesvåg (1965-) (redaktør), Oslo, Cappelen Damm akademisk, 220 sider, [2020], isbn:978-82-02-64378-2, Kapittel 2 Komplekse klasseromsprosesser – et begrepsapparat for treffsikker beskrivelse av klasserommet. (s. 35-54) og Kapittel 6 Lærerens betydning for relasjoner mellom elevene i klassen (s. 113 - 131).

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