The Psychology of Teaching: Behavioral Approaches and Strategies

2026/2027

Учебный год

ENG

Обучение ведется на английском языке

5

Кредиты

Кто читает:

Департамент иностранных языков

Статус:

Курс обязательный

Когда читается:

2-й курс, 3, 4 модуль

Преподаватель

Кудрявцева Елена Игоревна

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The discipline is aimed at forming basic relevant theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the sphere of educational psychology, namely, psychological and methodological strategies to optimise teaching/learning process. The approach takes into account the modern dynamic changes in the sphere of psychology at all levels of education (preschool education– school-- higher education institution additional education for adults). The program provides the essence of the theoretical knowledge with the focus on the teaching/learning process. The theoretical block considers both traditional approaches and new trends which have emerged and have been developing in the 21st century. The obligatory component of the program is development of practical skills in communication and solving psychological problems, development of the most optimal strategy of solution, customization and integration approaches in curriculum development. At the practical level, the program takes into account modern psychological trends, complex strategies, interdisciplinary approaches. The discipline program contains three blocks: psychology of teaching children and adolescents; psychology of teaching students in higher education; psychology of teaching adults. Each of the blocks is an independent module consisting of an appropriate block of theory and a block of practical skills development. The theoretical block consists of interactive lectures, while the practical block includes case work, role-playing games, peer-review practice, theoretical and practical presentations, and personal projects the students/participants may propose based on their needs and preferences. The course helps teachers, college and university professors, psychology students, psychology masters students, students of pedagogical specialties, students of non-pedagogical specialties, planning commercial educational activities. The course is part of a major block and is delivered in person (offline). The Prerequisites for the course - Fundamentals of Foreign Language Teaching Methodology, B2 level of English according to the CEFR; postrequisite for the course – Instructional Design (in English). In addition, the knowledge gained by students can be used when writing course papers or bachelor theses on relevant topics.

Learning Objectives

• Foster students' ability to design, implement, and evaluate behavioral strategies for teaching, classroom management, and skill acquisition.
• Encourage students to reflect critically on the ethical, cultural, and practical implications of behavioral approaches in modern education.
• Guide students to explore the evolution of behavioral approaches and their interaction with cognitive, social, and contextual perspectives on learning.

Expected Learning Outcomes

• Students will evaluate prominent theoretical approaches to adult development and apply them to real-world examples of aging.
• Build skills in the analysis of the psychological phenomenon of moral lives.
• Apply the knowledge about morality to the social problem solving.

Course Contents

• The Essence of Learning
• The Essence of Learning: Ideas of Modern Psychology Mirror neurons.
• The Sign-Symbolic Function and Its Implementation The role of the SSF in human development.
• Text Activity as the Basis for Working with Knowledge Why text?
• Text Activity as the Basis of Learning Text as salvation.
• The Current State of the Cognitive Sphere: Networks, Interfaces, and Generative Programs What is happening? Do networks and AI create anything new in cognitive problems?
• Generational Theory for Education The concept of generations and the main motives / attitudes in life, learning, and education.
• Age-Specific Organization and Implementation of Learning Game-based learning for preschoolers.
• Organizing the Learning Environment
• Types and Forms of Learning: From Mentorship to Proactivity Subject and object in learning as roles
• Academic Stress, Coping, and the Psychology of Gamification
• Psychology of Academic Communication and Subordination Teacher roles
• Changing the Teacher's Role

Assessment Elements

• активность
• Домашние задания
• Текущий контроль
• Контрольная работа

Interim Assessment

• 2026/2027 4th module
  0.25 * Домашние задания + 0.25 * активность + 0.25 * Контрольная работа + 0.25 * Текущий контроль

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Introduction to social psychology - Timofeeva Yu. N., Vinogradova Iu. V., Voronova T. A. - Иркутский государственный медицинский университет - - - 2023 - русский - https://e.lanbook.com/book/419954 - ЛАНЬ - 419954

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Research methods in psychology, Shaughnessy, J., 2006

Authors

• Kudriavtseva Elena Igorevna
• Ursul Natalia Valerevna