Graduate Education Institute · Primary School Teaching · Master
ECTS: 7.5 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Departmental Elective
Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Hümeyra UYSAL
Instructors: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Hümeyra UYSAL
Course Objective
Knowledge of human development characteristics and results in terms of education and learning principles according to learning theories; gaining the competencies of planning instruction according to the principles of development and learning.
Course Content
Learning theories: learning, conditioning theories, social cognitive theories, cognitive information processing theory, cognitive learning processes, constructivist theory, cognition and instruction, development and learning, learning and neuroscience, content knowledge learning, motivation
Course Learning Outcomes
- Knows the concept of learning.
- Learns learning theories.
- Explains learning and its relationship with other concepts.
- Explains the relationships between field knowledge and learning.
- Explains the concept of motivation.
Core Area Distribution
(14) Teacher Training and Education Science%100
Teaching Methods
ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionExercise and PracticeGroup StudyBrain StormingSelf studyProblem SolvingProject Based Learning (Including Field Work)
Assessment & Evaluation
HomeworkTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Midterm | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 16 | 5 | 80 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to the course content. Learning: Introduction, Problems, and Historical Perspective | Related resources reading, examining and analysis |
| 2 | Conditioning Theories | Related resources reading, examining and analysis |
| 3 | Social Cognitive Theory | Related resources reading, examining and analysis |
| 4 | Cognitive Information Processing Theory | Reading, reviewing and analyzing relevant resources |
| 5 | Cognitive Learning Processes | Reading, reviewing and analyzing relevant resources |
| 6 | Constructivist Theory | Reading, reviewing and analyzing relevant resources |
| 7 | 28 Ekim Cumhuriyet Bayramı Arefesi | - |
| 8 | Midterm Exam | - |
| 9 | Cognition and Teaching | Reading, reviewing and analyzing relevant resources |
| 10 | Development and Learning | Reading, reviewing and analyzing relevant resources |
| 11 | Learning and Neuroscience | Reading, reviewing and analyzing relevant resources |
| 12 | Field Knowledge Learning I | Reading, reviewing and analyzing relevant resources |
| 13 | Field Knowledge Learning II | Reading, reviewing and analyzing relevant resources |
| 14 | Motivation | Reading, reviewing and analyzing relevant resources |
| 15 | Final Exam | - |
| 16 | - | - |