Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
SCA4242014333CREATIVITY DEVELOPMENT TECHNIQUES IN PRIMARY AGE CHILDRENElective483
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
Understanding themeaning and importance of creative thinking. Understanding therotical knowledge about creativity in early years.Be able to develope and apply creative activities and materials for preschool settings
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1Students will provide families, teachers and others with guidance in creativity and its development
2Students will investigate preventive factors of creativity in children and make some applications to remove them
3Students will assess the development of creativity in preschool children
4Students will develop and apply activities that encourage creativity in preschool children
5Students define the basic concepts and theories about creativity and explain relationships between creativity and other thinking skills
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Introduction.Terminology of creativity. The impotance of creative thinking for individuals and communities.Obstacles of creative thinking in terms of individual, social and educational terms, Creative personalities. Creativity and intelligance. Dimensions of creative thinking, Development of creativity from birth to adulthood. The role of education on creative thinking. Educational aims for creative thinking. Attitudes of parents and teachers in terms of creative thinking, Differnet theories for creativty, Creative drama. Creativity and play. Creativity and art, Creative problem solving and brain storming, Creative manegement, Midterm, Creative manegement, Create ideas or things for adults and children, Final Exam
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Introduction.Terminology of creativity. The impotance of creative thinking for individuals and communities.Obstacles of creative thinking in terms of individual, social and educational terms.
2Creative personalities. Creativity and intelligance. Dimensions of creative thinking.
3Development of creativity from birth to adulthood. The role of education on creative thinking. Educational aims for creative thinking. Attitudes of parents and teachers in terms of creative thinking
4Differnet theories for creativty
5Creative drama. Creativity and play. Creativity and art.
6Creative problem solving and brain storming.
7Creative manegement
8Midterm
9Creative manegement.
10Create ideas or things for adults and children
11Create ideas or things for adults and children
12Create ideas or things for adults and children
13Create ideas or things for adults and children
14Create ideas or things for adults and children
15Create ideas or things for adults and children
16Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Erken Çocuklukta Yaratıcılık Yeteneğini Tanıma ve Geliştirme. M.Ü. Anaokulu/Anasınıfı Öğretmen Elkitabı.Güven,Y. İstanbul: Ya-Pa Yayınları İş Hayatında Yaratıcılık. Birch,P ve Clegg,B.(1997). İstanbul:Rota Yayınları Sanatta Yaratma: Çocukta Yaratıcılık. San,İ. (1979). Ankara: Türkiye İş Bankası Yayınları Yaratıcı Düşünce. Sungur,N. (1997).İstanbul: Evrim Yayınevi Yaratıcı Düşünme ve Beyin Fırtınası.Rawlinson,J.G. İstanbul:Rota Yayınları Yaratıcı Zeka. Adler,H. (2004).(Çev.M.Zaman ve C.Avşar).İstanbul: Hayat Yayınları Yaratıcı Zeka. Rowe,A.J. (Çev.Ş.Gülmen).2004. İstanbul:Prestij Yaratıcı Zekanın Gücü. Buzan,T.(2003). İstanbul: Epsilon Yayıncılık Yaratıcılık ve Yenilik. Yıldırım, R. (2002). İstanbul: Sistem Yayıncılık Yaratıcılık. Arık,A. (1987). Ankara: Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı Yayınları Yaşayarak Öğrenme İçin Eğitici Drama. Önder,A. (1999). İstanbul: Epsilon Yayıncılık
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
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End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
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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 Examination11010
Final Examination11010
Attending Lectures11010
Experiment11010
Observation11010
Self Study11010
Individual Study for Mid term Examination11010
Individual Study for Final Examination11010
Reading11010
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)90
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