CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS AND DEVELOPMENT METHODS

EĞT649

Course Code: EĞT649
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree With Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Associate Professor Hakkı İlker Koştur

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

distinguish among different kinds of reasons that support claims
make inferences and deductions from a given phenomena
build up different ways of understanding phenomena
do critical discourse analysis
undertsand and evaluate different perceptions, views and responses
design classroom activities based on critical thinking.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

Definition of thinking and critical thinking. Classroom applications regarding the development of critical thinking in education.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction to Critical Thinking
2^nd Week	Cultural myths and critical thinking
3^rd Week	Perception/Belief/Knowing/Inferring
4^th Week	Deductive and Inductive Reasoning
5^th Week	Logic and Rationalism
6^th Week	Semiology
7^th Week	Foucault/Derrida/Cultural analysis
8^th Week	Mid-term Exam
9^th Week	Critical Discourse analysis
10^th Week	Micro-teaching-Discussion
11^th Week	Micro-teaching-Discussion
12^th Week	Micro-teaching-Discussion
13^th Week	Micro-teaching-Discussion
14^th Week	Micro-teaching-Discussion

Recommended or Required Reading

Chaffee John. (2009). Thinking Critically. 9th Edition. Houghton and Mifflin
Richard, P. and Elder, L (2002). Critical Thinking: Tools for Taking Charge of Your Personal
and Professional Life.Prentice Hall.
Şahinel, S. Eleştirel Düşünme. E-kitap. Pegem.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Project
Other

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	50
Project	1	50
Total(%)		100
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		100
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		0
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	12	5	60
Preparation for Final exam
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
Homework	5	5	25
Presentation (including preperation)	1	15	15
Total Work Load			142
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4.73
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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