1. komponenta

Lecture type	Total
Lectures	30
Seminar	15

* Load is given in academic hour (1 academic hour = 45 minutes)

COURSE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:
Introduce students to basic scientific knowledge about psychological processes and individual differences of students important for successful learning. Develop understanding of different aspects of child and adolescent development.

COURSE DESCRIPTION AND SYLLABUS:
1. Introduction to psychology - subject of study, subject areas, research methods, definition of psychological processes (cognition, emotion, motivation)
2. Individual differences in personality
3. Individual differences in cognitive abilities
4. Cognitive approach to learning - model of memory, cognitive processes
5. Cognitive approach to learning - metacognition, structure of long-term memory
6. Behaviorist theories of learning
7. Social-cognitive theory of learning
8. Basic determinants of human development
9. Cognitive development - theory of Jean Piaget
10. Cognitive development - socio-cultural theory of Lev Vygotsky, developmental theories of information processing
11. Emotional development
12. Development of self-concept
13. Social and moral development
14. Role of family, peers and school in development
15. Promoting the adaptive development of students

1. Dječja razvojna psihologija, Berk, L. E., Naklada Slap, Jastrebarsko, 2015.
2. Psihologija cjeloživotnog razvoja (Odabrana poglavlja), Berk, L. E., Naklada Slap, Jastrebarsko, 2008.
3. Educational Psychology: Windows on Classrooms, P. Eggen, D. Kauchak, Pearson Education, New Jersey, 2015.

Mandatory course - Regular study - Mathematics Education