INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES

EĞİT100

Course Code: EĞİT100
Semester: First Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice: 2 + 0
ECTS: 3

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

First Term (Fall)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Have the knowledge of main concepts of education.
Understand the foundations of education as weel as its link with the other disciplines.
Analyse the role of the teacher in the education system.
Understand the teacher training implementations and teacher qualifications.
Define the functions of education.
Analyze the methods in educational sciences.

Mode of Delivery

E-Learning

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

Basic concepts related to education and instruction; the aims and functions of education; the relation of education to other fields and sciences; legal, social, cultural, historical, political, economic, philosophical and psychological basis of education; methods in educational sciences; school and classroom as educational and learning environment; current developments in teaching profession and teacher education; educational orientations in the twenty-first century.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction to the Course
2^nd Week	Main Concepts and Legal foundations of education
3^rd Week	Changing Society, Education and Teaching Profession
4^th Week	Philosophical Foundations of Education
5^th Week	Philosophical Foundations of Education
6^th Week	Psychological Foundations of Education
7^th Week	Psychological Foundations of Education
8^th Week	Midterm
9^th Week	Economy and Education
10^th Week	Sociological Foundations of Education
11^th Week	Political Foundations of Education
12^th Week	Contemporary Approaches and Teacher Education
13^th Week	Contemporary Learning Approaches
14^th Week	Discussion
15^th Week	Evaluation of the Course

Recommended or Required Reading

Compulsory:
Özdemir, S., Yalın, H. İ., ve Sezgin, F. (2008). Eğitim Bilimine Giriş (8. baskı). Ankara. Nobel Yayınevi

Teyfur, M., ve Saylan, N. (2009). Eğitim bilimine giriş. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık.

Recomended:
Başaran, İ. (2007). Eğitim bilimine giriş. Ankara: Ekinoks Yayınları

Ornstein, A.C., and Levine, D. U. (1997). Foundations of Education. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

Parkay, F., and Stanford, B. H. (2007) Becoming a Teacher (7th ed). Boston: Pearson Education, Inc.

Pehlivan Aydın, İ. (2002). Alternatif okullar. Ankara: Pegem A Yayıncılık

Şişman, M. (2006). Eğitim bilimine giriş. Ankara: Pegem A Yayıncılık.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Questions/Answers
Case Study
Lecture
Project

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Assignment	1	10
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
Individual or group work	10	2	20
Preparation for Final exam	1	10	10
Course hours	13	2	26
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	6	6
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework	1	6	6
Term Project Research	1	20	20
Total Work Load			91
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			3.03
ECTS Credit of the Course			3

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5	LO6
K1
K2
K3
K4
K5
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K7	X	X	X	X	X	X
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K12
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K14
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K16
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K18			X	X	X

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5	LO6
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K2
K3
K4
K5
K6
K7	X	X	X	X	X	X
K8
K9
K10
K11						X
K12
K13
K14
K15
K16
K17
K18			X	X	X

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5	LO6
K1
K2
K3
K4
K5
K6
K7	X	X	X	X	X	X
K8
K9
K10
K11						X
K12
K13
K14
K15
K16
K17
K18			X	X	X

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5	LO6
K1
K2
K3
K4
K5
K6
K7	X	X	X	X	X	X
K8
K9
K10
K11						X
K12
K13
K14
K15
K16
K17
K18			X	X	X