CHILD PSYCHOLOGY

EDS405

Course Code: EDS405
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 2 + 0
ECTS: 4

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Describe the basic principles and history of child psychology.
Describe the developmental characteristics of childhood period (infancy, early childhood, middle childhood, late childhood).
Explain the status of child in familial, school and social environments
Describe the adjustment problems that can be observed in childhood period.
Explain adjustment problems in childhood period by developmental perspective.
Define the needs of children with special needs

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Developmental Psychology I - II

Course Description

Basic concepts in child psychology, history and methods; prenatal development; infant developmental domains and characteristics; early childhood developmental domains and characteristics; late childhood developmental domains and characteristics; child in the family structure, child in the school system; adaptation and conduct problems of childhood, children with special needs.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction to the course
2^nd Week	Basic concepts and history of child psychology
3^rd Week	Developmental Characteristic in Infancy: Early Learning, Motor Skills, Perceptual Capacity
4^th Week	Developmental Characteristics of Early Childhood
5^th Week	Developmental Characteristics of Late Childhood
6^th Week	Cognitive Development in Childhood Period: Theoretical Framework of Piaget and Vygotsky
7^th Week	Language Development, Emotional Development and Moral Development and in Childhood Period
8^th Week	Midterm
9^th Week	Approaching Childhood Adjustment Problems from Developmental Perspective
10^th Week	Adjustment Problems in Childhood: Familial Problems
11^th Week	Adjustment Problems in Childhood: Preschool and school life Problems
12^th Week	Adjustment Problems in Childhood: Mental Retardation-Neurodevelopmental Disabilities from the perspective of DSM-V
13^th Week	Adjustment Problems in Childhood: Societal Problems
14^th Week	Ethical issues while working with children with special needs
15^th Week	Revision

Recommended or Required Reading

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM-5) (E. Köroğlu, Çev.). American Psychiatric Pub.
Boyd, D. & Bee, H. (2009). Çocuk ve gelişim psikolojisi. Ankara: Kaknüs.
Mash, E. J., & Barkley, R. A. (Eds.). (2014). Child psychopathology. Guilford Publications.
Onur, B. (2000). Oyuncaklı dünya. Ankara: İmge.
Onur, B. (2005). Türkiye?de çocukluğun tarihi. Ankara: İmge.
Özer, S. & Özer, K. (2008). Çocuklar bizden, biz çocuklardan öğrenirken. İstanbul: Sistem.
Piaget, J. & Inhelder, B. (2016). Çocuk psikolojisi. Ankara: Pinhan.
Stearns, P. N. (2018). Çocukluğun tarihi. Ankara: Dedalus.
Yörükoğlu, A. (2016). Çocuk ruh sağlığı: çocuğun kişilik gelişimi, yetiştirilmesi ve ruhsal sorunları. İstanbul: Özgür.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Case Study
Problem Solving
Questions/Answers
Practice
Report Preparation
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	30
Assignment	1	20
Total(%)		50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		50
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	1	1
Preparation for Quiz	0	0	0
Individual or group work	12	3	36
Preparation for Final exam	1	22	22
Course hours	13	2	26
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	18	18
Laboratory (including preparation)	0	0	0
Final exam	1	1	1
Homework	1	16	16
Total Work Load			120
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5	LO6
K1	X	X	X	X	X	X
K2
K3
K4	X	X	X	X	X	X
K5					X
K6
K7
K8
K9
K10