Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
TKE1042017336EDUCATION PSYCHOLOGYCompulsory124
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The purpose of this course is to familiarise students with concepts, dynamics, sequences, risk and protective factors, theories of life span development as well as concepts, theories of learning psychology and their implications for education/teaching.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr. Öğretim Üyesi Selen Demirtaş-Zorbaz
Learning Outcomes
1To be able to understand the phases of physical, emotional, and cognitive development
2To be able to explain the theories of cognitive and moral development and theories of personality development
3To be able to explain social, language, and humor development
4To be able to understand the meaning of learning and factors influencing learning
5To be able to understand behaviorist, cognitive, and social learning approaches
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Basic concepts and principles of developmental psychology, Protective and risk factors impacting human development, Domains of human development Theories of human development, Implications of developmental psychology knowledge/theories/findings for education/teaching , Basic concepts and principles of psychology of learning, Theories of learning Use of learning psychology in education/teaching
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Introduction
2Basic principles of development Developmental approaches
3Psychical Development
4Sexual Development
5Language Development
6Moral Development
7Cognitive Development
8Midterm
9Personality Development - Psychosexual and psychosocial development
10Biological foundations of personality
11Learning approaches
12Behavioral approaches
13Behavioral approaches
14Cognitive approaches
15Motivational approach
16EXAM
Recommended or Required Reading
Arı, R. (2008). Eğitim psikolojisi. Ankara: Nobel Yayın Dağıtım. Aydın, A. (2008). Eğitim psikolojisi: Gelişim, öğrenme ve öğretim. Ankara: Pegem Akademi. Bacanlı, H. (2010). Eğitim psikolojisi. Ankara: Pegem Akademi. Başaran, İ. E. (2005). Gelişim, öğrenme ve öğretim: Kuramdan uygulamaya. Ankara: Nobel Yayın Dağıtım. Erden, M., & Akman, Y. (2009). Eğitim psikolojisi: Gelişim, öğrenme ve öğretme. Ankara: Arkadaş Yayınevi. Erikson, E. (1968). Identity: Youth and crisis. New
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
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination133
Final Examination133
Attending Lectures12336
Self Study10330
Individual Study for Homework Problems14228
Individual Study for Mid term Examination11414
Individual Study for Final Examination11616
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)130
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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