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Program of Preschool Teaching

ECC205

EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION I

Course Code
ECC205
Semester
Third Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
4
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study2
SemesterThird Term (Fall)
ECTS4
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Define basic concepts and principles of development.
  2. Express developmental characteristics of the prenatal and postnatal baby.
  3. Explain newborn care and feeding.
  4. Evaluate factors affecting development.
  5. Evaluate the child's cognitive, physical, social and language development.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course DescriptionThis course aims for prospective teachers to learn about the motor, cognitive, and language development characteristics of children during prenatal and early childhood periods (0-8 years).
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction and explanation of course content
2nd Week Importance of knowing the development of children in early childhood, fundamental concepts in development
3rd Week Conception and prenatal period (ovum, embryo, fetus period)
4th Week Postnatal period, physical and physiological characteristics of newborns
5th Week Reflexes of newborns, adaptation to new life, care, and feeding of newborns
6th Week Newborn check-ups, premature babies, low birth weight babies, postmature babies
7th Week Attachment theory
8th Week Definitions of cognitive development, concepts related to cognitive development (perception, ımitation, attention, memory, etc.), ındividual differences in cognitive development
9th Week Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development
10th Week Jerome Bruner's theory of cognitive development
11th Week Lev S. Vygotsky's theory of cognitive development
12th Week Components of language
13th Week Stages of language development
14th Week Presentation of assignments
Recommended or Required ReadingBerk, L. (2013). Bebekler ve Çocuklar Doğum Öncesinden Orta Çocukluğa. Işıkoğlu Erdoğan, N. (ÇeviriEditörü, 7.BasımdanÇeviri), Ankara: Nobel AkademikYayıncılık.

Bayhan San Pınar, veArtan, İsmihan. (2009). Çocuk Gelişimi ve Eğitimi. İstanbul: Morpa Kültür Yayınları.

Dönmez, B.Necate. Abidinoğlu, Ülkü. Dinçer. Çağlayan. vd. (2000). Okul Öncesi Dönemde Dil Gelişimi Etkinlikleri. İstanbul: Ya-Pa.

G. Haktanır 2010 (Ed.). Zihnin Araçları. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık.

Bodrova, E. Ve Leong, D.J. 2007. Tools of The Mind. The Vygotskian Approach to Early Childhood Education. Second Edition. New Jersey, Merrill Prentice Hall.

Senemoğlu, Nuray. (2010). Gelişim Öğrenme ve Öğretim Kuramdan Uygulamaya. (16. Baskı). Ankara: Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
  • Presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 30
Assignment 1 20
Attendance 1 5
Presentation of Article 1 5
Total(%) 60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 20 20
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 30 30
Homework 2 10 20
Total Work Load114
Total Work Load / 30 (h)3.8
ECTS Credit of the Course4
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

LO1 LO2 LO3 LO4 LO5
K1
K2
K3 X
K4 X
K5 X
K6 X X
K7 X X
K8 X
K9 X
K10 X X X X X
K11 X
K12 X
K13
K14 X
K15
K16
K17 X
K18 X