COURSE UNIT TITLE

: EDUCATIONAL THEORIES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TEG 6011 EDUCATIONAL THEORIES ELECTIVE 2 2 0 10

Offered By

Medical Education

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR BERNA MUSAL

Offered to

Medical Education

Course Objective

Acquisition of knowledge and skills in learning, learning theories, learning strategies and styles, learning environments related concepts, and implementation of these concepts in the domain of medical education

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To discuss learning-teaching concepts
2   To elaborate on the philosophy of education and adapt it into the field of medical education
3   To discuss the relationship between intelligence and learning
4   To discuss the place of different learning theories in the programmes of medical education
5   To adapt the principles of adult learning into the field of medical education
6   To discuss the principles for the provision of a positive learning environment in under and post graduate educational programmes
7   To adapt learning strategies and styles related information into the field of medical education

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Concepts of learning, teaching, education Philosophy of education and medical education
2 Behaviouristic learning theories and their relationship with medical education programmes Cognitive domain theories and their relationship with medical education programmes
3 Principles of adult learning and their relationship with medical education programmes Learning environments and their relationship with under/post graduate medical education programmes
4 Learning strategies and their relationship with medical education programmes Learning styles and their relationship with medical education programmes

Recomended or Required Reading

Bruning RH, Schraw GJ, Ronning RR (1995) . Cognitive psychology and instruction (2nd edition). Prentice Hall.
Schmidt HG, Norman GR, Boshuizen HPA (1990) Acognitive perspective on medical expertise: Theory and implications. Academic Medicine, 65, 611-621.
Patrick J (1992) Training: Research and Practice. London: Academic Press.
Klausmeier HJ (1990) Conceptualizing. In: Jones BF , Idol L (Eds). Dimensions of thinking and cognitive instruction. Hillsdale NJ: Erlbaum.
Roth KJ (1990) Developing meaningful conceptual understanding in science. In: Jones BF , Idol L (Eds). Dimensions of thinking and cognitive instruction. Hillsdale NJ: Erlbaum.
Derry SJ (1990) Learning strategies for acquiring useful knowledge. In: Jones BF , Idol L (Eds). Dimensions of thinking and cognitive instruction. Hillsdale NJ: Erlbaum.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures
Literature discussion sessions
Practicals
Observations

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 SEM SEMINAR
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.40 + SEM * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

75 out of 100 points

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof.Dr.Berna Musal
berna.musal@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 14.00-16.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 3 4 12
Case study 11 3 33
Tutorials 16 3 48
Case study 4 3 12
Tutorials 3 3 9
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 3 10 30
Preparation for midterm exam 1 30 30
Preparation for final exam 1 40 40
Preparing assignments 1 30 30
Final exam 1 3 3
Midterm exam 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 250

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55
LO.65
LO.755

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