COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PLAY DEVELOPMENT IN CHILDHOOD

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
OKÖ 2007 PLAY DEVELOPMENT IN CHILDHOOD COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

PRE-SCHOOL TEACHER EDUCATION

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR BERNA ÇÖKER

Offered to

PRE-SCHOOL TEACHER EDUCATION
PRE-SCHOOL TEACHER EDUCATION

Course Objective

This course will enable students to gain a full understanding of the importance of play in the cognitive, social, emotional, motor and language development of young children together with the ability to choose activities that are developmentally appropriate.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   An understanding of the importance of play for early childhood.
2   Be able to design appopriate learning centers for children.
3   Be able to choose appropriate play activities for early childhood.
4   An understanding of the function of play
5   be able to arrange activities and materials parallel to the learning principles of early childhood education.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the Course
2 The Importance of Play in Early Childhood
3 The Development of Stages of Play
4 The Effect of play in the Development Arears of Early Childhood
5 Stages of Play
6 Types of Play
7 Play materials and Equipment
8 Midterm Exam
9 Play Settings
10 Play and Toys
11 Basic Principles of Learning through Play
12 Theories of Play and Development
13 Theories of Play and Development
14 Appropriate Plays for Early Childhood
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Aral, N., Baran, G., Bulut, Ş., Çimen, S. (2001) Çocuk Gelişimi I II Istanbul: Ya-Pa Yayıncılık
Dönmez, N. B. (1999) Oyun Kitabı Istanbul: Esin Yayınevi
Poyraz H.(2003) Okul Öncesi Dönemde Oyun ve Oyuncak Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık
Özdoğan B. (2000) Çocuk ve Oyun : Çocuğa Oyunla Yardım Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık
Sun M., Seyrek H. (1990) Çocuk Oyunları : Okul Öncesi Eğitiminde Oyun Dersi El Kitabı Izmir: Mey Müzik Eserleri Yayınları
Yavuzer,H. (1999) Çocuk Psikolojisi Istanbul: Remzi Kitabevi.
Zulliger H. (1997) Çocukta Oyunla Tedavi Istanbul: Cem Yayınevi

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Traditional, interactive, active learning are used either individually or concurrently.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FINS FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.10 + FINS * 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

bernacoker@gmail.com

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 8 8
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 85

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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