Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
OEA2022013332DEVELOPMENT II, IN EARLY CHILDHOOD Compulsory246
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
By the end of this course, students will understand the history of developmental study and its major concepts. They will understand physical, motor and cognitive development in the early childhood years (ages 3 through 6). They will understand the links between play, development, and language and sybolic thought in the early childhood years. They will understand the interaction between language, literacy, and schooling in early childhood. They will understand social and emotional development in the early childhood years, and the place of families and culture in our understandings of dev And, they will understand moral, gender and identity development in early childhood.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Yrd. Doç. Dr. Hatice DARGA
Learning Outcomes
1the students will be able to have basic content knowledge and practice for early childhood period
2Plan educational process intended to support development and learning
3Organize healthy, supportive and stimulative educational environment
4Choose, use and prepare material
5Use alternative and effective learning methods in early childhood period
6Conduct educational activities considering individual differences
7Communicate with the families and provide family involvement
8Work in collaboration with family, school and society
9Evaluate education program
10Monitor and evaluate children in different ways
11Develop effective communication skills
12Develop awareness for daily usage of information technology
13Develop skills related to research, exploration and creating alternative solutions
14develop sense of aesthetics and selectivity skills
15Have scientific and professional ethic value
16Plan, comment on research and make inferences
17Follow national and international developments in early childhood period
18Use Turkish efficiently and appropriately.
19Update and develop oneself in teaching
20Participate in professional activities organizations
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Teories of Childhood Development. 2. Week Physical and motor development in the early childhood years (3-6). 3. Week Physical and motor development (continued). 4. Week Cognitive development in the early childhood years. -Piaget's perspective. 5. Week Cognitive development in the early childhood years. -Vygotsky's perspective. 6. Week Play in early childhood & Sembolic thought. 7. Week Midterm exam 8. Week Language and literacy in the early childhood years. Acquisition of native and second language. 9. Week Social and emotıonal development in early chıldhood: -Social competence and its development., -Emotional competence and its development. 10. Week Social and emotional development (continued): -Peer relations. -Cultural acquisition. 11. Week Development from kindergarten through 3rd grade. 12. Week -Kohlberg's Moral Development theory. -Peer relations. 13. Week -Identity development -Gender & development. 14. Week Families, culture, and cultural differences & Development. 15. Week Final Exams.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1the students will be able to have basic content knowledge and practice for early childhood period Listening and interpretation
2Plan educational process intended to support development and learningListening and interpretation, Observation/manipulation situations, critical thinking, question posing
3Organize healthy, supportive and stimulative educational environmentListening and interpretation, Observation/manipulation situations, critical thinking, question posing
4Choose, use and prepare material Listening and interpretation, Observation/manipulation situations, critical thinking, question posing
5Use alternative and effective learning methods in early childhood periodListening and interpretation, Observation/manipulation situations, critical thinking, question posing
6Conduct educational activities considering individual differencesListening and interpretation, Observation/manipulation situations, critical thinking, question posing
7Communicate with the families and provide family involvementListening and interpretation, Observation/manipulation situations, critical thinking, question posing
8Work in collaboration with family, school and societyListening and interpretation, Observation/manipulation situations, critical thinking, question posing
9Evaluate education programListening and interpretation, Observation/manipulation situations, critical thinking, question posing
10Monitor and evaluate children in different waysListening and interpretation, Observation/manipulation situations, critical thinking, question posing
11Develop effective communication skillsListening and interpretation, Observation/manipulation situations, critical thinking, question posing
12Develop awareness for daily usage of information technologyListening and interpretation, Observation/manipulation situations, critical thinking, question posing
13Develop skills related to research, exploration and creating alternative solutionsListening and interpretation, Observation/manipulation situations, critical thinking, question posing
14develop sense of aesthetics and selectivity skillsListening and interpretation, Observation/manipulation situations, critical thinking, question posing
15Have scientific and professional ethic valueListening and interpretation, Observation/manipulation situations, critical thinking, question posing
16Plan, comment on research and make inferencesListening and interpretation, Observation/manipulation situations, critical thinking, question posing
Recommended or Required Reading
Trawick-Smith, J. (2013). Early Childhood Development: A Multicultural Perspective. Translated to Turkish by Akman et. al., Nobel Yayinlari.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination18080
Final Examination1100100
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)180
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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