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Pedagogic psychology and Sports Psychology

Class at Faculty of Physical Education and Sport |
PPPD191NC

Syllabus

Lectures:

1. The subject of educational psychology

2. Personality of learners - developmental processes

3. Teacher’s assessment of students

4. Developmental processes and effective nurture

5. Coping with school demands, psychosocial stress

6. Learning, motor learning

7. Classroom climate, psychological approaches

8. Sport psychology, psychological aspects of movement

9. Psychological analysis of sport activities

10. Cognitive processes in sport

11. Personality and development of personality in the sport contexts

12. Emotion, motivation and volition in sports

13. Social interaction, facilitation and social groups in sport

14. Aggression, sport spectators, doping Seminars:

1. Methodology of psychological research

2. Cognitive strategies in sports (interview, qualitative research)

3. Performance anxiety (observation, questionnaire methods)

4. Classroom and sport team as a social group (sociometry)

5. Imagination - preparation of a training program (experiment)

6. Attention, assessment of attention (psychophysiological measurement)

7. Current themes related to sport and health, exercise, well-being, exercise adherence (questionnaire survey)

Annotation

The course focuses on an application of psychological knowledge to educational practice, providing future educators with basic knowledge and skills related to effective educational and psychological interventions. The course also provides students with knowledge about psychological aspects of movement and explains the role of psychology in motor skills development.

It also focuses on a positive experience of physical activity as a background for life-long physical activity participation.