COURSE UNIT TITLE

: NEW APPROACHES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IOÖ 5029 NEW APPROACHES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHER EDUCATION

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR GÜZIN ÖZYILMAZ AKAMCA

Offered to

EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHER EDUCATION

Course Objective

To investigate different early childhood education programs in Turkey and in the world, and to apply these approaches in the education process.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To know different approaches in early childhood education
2   To compare different approaches in early childhood education
3   To apply different approaches in early childhood education
4   To identify and determine appropriate approaches in Turkish early childhood education
5   To evaluate different early childhood approeaches.

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 content of the course
2 The overview of different approaches in early childhood education
3 Montessori approach in early childhood education
4 Montessori approach in early childhood education
5 High scope approach in early childhood education
6 High scope approach in early childhood education
7 Reggio Emilia approach in early childhood education
8 Reggio Emilia approach in early childhood education
9 Mid-term exam
10 HIPPY approach in early childhood education
11 Head start approach in early childhood education
12 Waldorff approach in early childhood education
13 Back street approach in early childhood education
14 The comparison and the evaluation of different approaches
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Wardle, F. (2009). Approaches to Early Childhood and Elementary Education, Education in a Globalizing and Competetive World.
2. Oktay, A. (2005). Yaşamın sihirli Yılları: Okul Öncesi dönem, Epsilon Yayıncılık
3. Oktay, A. Ve Diğ.(2006). Ne Yapıyorum , Neden Yapıyorum, Nasıl Yapmalıyım , YA-PA
4. Poyraz, H. Ve Dere, H. (2005). Okul Öncesi eğitimin Ilke ve Yöntemleri, Anı Yayıncılık
5. Senemoğlu, N. (2002). Kuramdan Uygulamaya Gelişim ve Öğrenme, Gazi Kitapevi
6. Aral, N. Ve Duman, T. (2009). Eğitim Psikolojisi, Kriter Yayınları 5.Aktaş Arnas, Y. ( 2007), Fen Ve Matematik Öğreniyorum Kök Yayıncılık

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing, question-answer, discussion, cooperative learning cooperative learning

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.30 +ASG* 0.10 + FCG* 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.30 + ASG * 0.10 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

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)

guzin.ozyilmaz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Theoretical 13 2 26
Midterm Preparation 1 10 10
Final Preparation 1 10 10
Quiz Preparation 2 2 4
Research Presentation 5 10 50
Pre Class Self Study 13 2 26
Paper Preparation 5 8 40
Final Exam 1 1 1
Midterm Exam 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 168

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.143132453344
LO.233132443344
LO.333133443344
LO.433133433344
LO.544444444444