Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Educational Psychology for Educators
Course Code
LSPA_166
Branch of Science
Health sciences
ECTS
5.00
Target Audience
Pedagogy; Sports Trainer
LQF
Level 5
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Žermēna Vazne
Structure Unit Manager
Diāna Laipniece
Structural Unit
Latvian Academy of Sport Education (LASE)
Contacts
LSPA, Brīvības gatve 333, Riga, LV-1006
About Study Course
Objective
To master main theoretical matters of education psychology linking the theory with teacher’s practical activity in the education institution.
Preliminary Knowledge
General secondary education.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.1. Analyses, formulates, explains, recognises, describes, displays, compares the specificities of cognitive development of children, adolescents, young people and their relationships in terms of classical findings. 2. Categorises motives in the context of a child’s psychosocial development. 3. Understands the formal and informal system of relations in small groups.
Skills
1.4. Compares and critically evaluates classical theory findings with contemporary research in developmental psychology. 5. Demonstrates the skill of analysing the study process and the professional and personal aspects of the teacher’s personality. 6. Able to use the toolkit for diagnosing conflict situations and methods for solving them.
Competences
1.7. Analyses events, describes the behaviour of children or groups. 8. Assesses the individual development and learning needs of students, their cognitive, social and emotional competences and their potential interactions in the pedagogical process. 9. Assesses the learning and communication difficulties of children in the context of behavioural, cognitive and socio-cognitive aspects and makes proposals to address them.
Assessment
Individual work
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1. Student presentations with reviews of books (6 hours).
2. Student presentations of selected topics of pedagogical psychology (6 hours).
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Examination
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1. Examination. Assessment of book reviews – 30% of the final grade
2. Examination. Assessment of the presentation of the selected topic of pedagogical psychology – 30% of the grade
3. The final test is 40% of the final grade.
The total assessment is summative.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Introduction to problems of educational psychology.
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Intraplan of child’s personality: development of memory and attention.
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Intraplan of child’s personality: development of memory and attention.
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Intraplan of child’s personality: development of memory and attention.
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Intraplan of child’s personality: development of mental cognition processes.
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Intraplan of child’s personality: development of mental cognition processes.
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Intraplan of child’s personality: development of mental cognition processes.
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Child’s personality and individual differences.
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Child’s personality and individual differences.
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Children’s motivation to learn and promoting it.
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Children’s motivation to learn and promoting it.
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Contextual factors of learning motivation and teacher’s roles in promoting motivation to learn.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
2.00
Contact hours:
24 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Test (Semester)
Part 2
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Individual typological peculiarities.
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Systems of mutual relations.
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Systems of mutual relations.
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Systems of mutual relations.
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Pedagogical communication.
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Pedagogical communication.
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Pedagogical communication.
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Social perception and conflicts.
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Social perception and conflicts.
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Book review.
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Book review.
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Presentation of the topic of educational psychology.
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Presentation of the topic of educational psychology.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
30 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Sebre, S., Miltuze, A. (2022). Attīstības psiholoģija. Apgāds Zvaigzne ABC
2.
Damberga, I. (2015). Izglītības psiholoģija. Psiholoģija (3). Apgāds Zvaigzne ABC, 82-108
Additional Reading
1.
Cline, T., Gulliford, A., & Birch, S. (Eds.). (2024). Educational Psychology (3rd ed.). Routledge.
2.
Schutz, P. A., & Muis, K. R. (Eds.). (2024). Handbook of Educational Psychology (4th ed.). Routledge
3.
Ļevina, J., Šuskovnika, D., Enģele, I. (2015). Indivīds, grupa un sabiedrība. Psiholoģija (2). Apgāds Zvaigzne ABC, 77- 99
4.
Šuškovnika, D. (2015). Starppersonu attiecības. Psiholoģija (2). Apgāds Zvaigzne ABC, 108-170
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Čakurs, E., Hofmane, A. (2015). Psihiskie procesi. Psiholoģija (1). Apgāds Zvaigzne ABC, 127-170
6.
Lemos, G. C., Guisande, M.A., Almeida, L. S. (2025). Cognitive Abilities and School Achievement: Addressing Challenges Across Adolescence. Journal of Intelligence, 13(2):21,
7.
Peters, S. (2020). The Development of Executive Functions in Childhood and Adolescence and Their Relation to School Performance. In book: Educational Neuroscience,
8.
Mihailova, S. (2015). Emocijas. Psiholoģija (1). Apgāds Zvaigzne ABC, 171-196
9.
Sanchis-Sanchis, A., Grau, M.D., Moliner, A.R., Morales-Murillo, C.P. (2020). Effects of Age and Gender in Emotion Regulation of Children and Adolescents. Frontiers in Psychology, Vol.11,
10.
Shi, Y., Qu, S. (2021). Cognition and Academic Performance: Mediating Role of Personality Characteristics and Psychology Health. Frontiers in Psychology, Vol.12,
11.
Lo, K.W.K., Ngai, G., Chan, S.C.F., Kwan, K. (2022). How Students’ Motivation and Learning Experience Affect Their Service-Learning Outcomes: A Structural Equation Modeling Analysis. Frontiers in Psychology
Other Information Sources
1.
British Journal of Educational Psychology. Published by The British Psychological Society
2.
Educational Psychology. An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology. Carfax Publishing.
3.
Journal of Educational Psychology. Published by the APA.
4.
Contemporary Educational Psychology. Elsevier.